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Old 03-18-2009, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by oilfieldsafety View Post
So I was plumbing up my new (used) 90 and a question came to mind, this is my first system that will have a sump so I was more or less going to match what I have seen done on other systems that I have seen. Most of these have been plumbed with 1" line running from the pump to the tank even though the output of the pump was 1/2 or 3/4 inch. Now I assume that this was done with friction in mind and wanting to get max flow, 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? Thoughts?

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Ooooooh but that was my point!!! If it's 1200 psi out of a 1/8" nozzle, it ain't gonna be 1200 psi out of a 4" tube.
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