Describes the 22-story Huntington Building in Cleveland, Ohio, constructed in the early 1920s. States that its size has presented problems associated with pumping of domestic water to the building that are experienced by much taller buildings. Addresses the problems associated with conversion of the gravity-fed domestic water distribution system to a pumped, variable-flow type domestic water booster pump system.

KEYWORDS: USA, multistorey buildings, plumbing, buildings, domestic, cold water supply, pumping, pumps, water pumps.