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Frequently Asked Questions / pipe size
« on: November 27, 2016, 09:01:20 PM »
Hello,
I have a question on Line Size.
I just installed a new pside kick system on my plumbing system and found out that I had a bad check valve on my submersible pump. I replaced the pump with a new 3/4hp pump (8.8gpm) hung on 1" line to pitless adapter. from there it reduces to 3/4: copper and runs about 14' to inside the house. This is where I installed the pside kick kit. I reduced fittings to 3/4" and ran the 3/4" output to a PEX manifold. From there it reduces again to 1/2" circuits. ALL of this is brand new. I just installed a new bathroom (all fixtures are new) and I'm not getting very much volume out of the vanity faucet or shower/tub (Delta fixtures). I am getting 50lbs of pressure @ 3gpm. In fact I can get 55lbs @ almost 5gpm, but when just running say the vanity faucet something like 1gpm it running almost 60lbs just below cutoff, but it doesn't seem like I'm getting that much pressure or volume. A garden hose hooked directly up to the low point drain will lift itself up under pressure, so I know i'm getting good output pressure 18" from the CVS valve but beyond that I'm flustered.
So do you think my line size is actually reducing my volume that much?
I have a question on Line Size.
I just installed a new pside kick system on my plumbing system and found out that I had a bad check valve on my submersible pump. I replaced the pump with a new 3/4hp pump (8.8gpm) hung on 1" line to pitless adapter. from there it reduces to 3/4: copper and runs about 14' to inside the house. This is where I installed the pside kick kit. I reduced fittings to 3/4" and ran the 3/4" output to a PEX manifold. From there it reduces again to 1/2" circuits. ALL of this is brand new. I just installed a new bathroom (all fixtures are new) and I'm not getting very much volume out of the vanity faucet or shower/tub (Delta fixtures). I am getting 50lbs of pressure @ 3gpm. In fact I can get 55lbs @ almost 5gpm, but when just running say the vanity faucet something like 1gpm it running almost 60lbs just below cutoff, but it doesn't seem like I'm getting that much pressure or volume. A garden hose hooked directly up to the low point drain will lift itself up under pressure, so I know i'm getting good output pressure 18" from the CVS valve but beyond that I'm flustered.
So do you think my line size is actually reducing my volume that much?