How To Choose The Right Pipe Size For Your Pond Pump. Free Calculator
calculators to help you choose right pond pump pipe diameter
Basic Instructions On The Spreadsheet
When water flows through a pipe pressure is "lost". This is
important concept when designing for accurate pump specification
calculations are complex but this table allows for good
approximation The following table applies to new plastic pipe of
internal diameters as shown Diameter is critically important The
main use of this table is to convince you that you should always
minimise pipe length and maximize pipe diameter In this way the head
loss due to friction is minimized Notice the 3 red cells in the
diagram to explain this in numerical terms You will see about 4
times more pressure is lost if pipe is 0.61 inch diameter compared
to 0.82 inch diameter
It does not matter if pipe is inclined or flat or going downhill the
same principle applies ...
calculators to help you choose right pond pump pipe diameter
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calculators to help you choose right pond pump pipe diameter
How To Convert Different Measurement Units
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To convert gallons to litres multiply by 4.54
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To convert gallons to US gallons multiply by 1.2
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To convert US gallons to litres multiply by 3.78
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To convert cu.feet to gallons multiply by 6.23
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To convert cu.feet to US gallons multiply by 7.48
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To convert inches to cm multiply by 2.54
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To convert feet to metres multiply by 0.305
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To convert pounds to kilograms multiply by 2.2
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To convert sq. feet to sq. Metres multiply by 0.093
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To convert cu metres to litres multiply by 1000
Of course to convert in the other direction you divide by the factor. For example to convert litres to gallons you would divide by 4.54
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