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Old 03-17-2009, 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Myka View Post
I didn't say more pressure increases flow! Where do you see that?
Well you started off your post by saying you agreed with the fact that larger diameter pipe means more water weight and therefore less flow. Your next statement seemed to be your argument on why you agreed. Sorry for the confusion but I'm not a mind reader

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Originally Posted by oilfieldsafety View Post
but by going to a larger diameter pipe won't you increase your head pressure due to weight of the water column and in fact decrease your flow?
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Originally Posted by fkshiu View Post
You, sir, are correct!
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I'm with fkshiun on this one! If you pump 500 gph through a 1" pipe you will get a lot more psi coming out the end than you will if that pipe was 4".

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