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Need some help guys. I'm looking for some type of pump that will give enough pressure to push water through 2500 ft of 3 inch pipes up a 150 ft drop that can run off of regular household AC power. Anyone know where I can find such a thing or find someone who knows about these stuff? Trying to set up a watersprinklign system for a ranch runway.

How much water are we talking about in gallons per minute?

Mark S wrote:How much water are we talking about in gallons per minute?

Hell if I know. Just something with enough pressure to ensure that it can squirt out nicely at the end..

Here's the thing, pumps have a capacity rating in gallons/minute and a another rating in how high they can lift that water, the 2 ratings are interdependent to some extent. You'll see something on the pump that says something like "3 gal/min @ 100' " which means it can lift water 100' at a flow rate of 3 gal/min. Reducing the lift distance will slightly increase the flow rate, while increasing it beyond specs will stall and/or kill the pump. For reference a garden hose will spray roughly 5-10 gallons/minute depending on water pressure and what kind sprinkler/nozzle you've attached to it.

If you know the flow rate on the sprinkler heads you're using and the number of heads, we might be able to figure something out.

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aerius wrote:Here's the thing, pumps have a capacity rating in gallons/minute and a another rating in how high they can lift that water, the 2 ratings are interdependent to some extent. You'll see something on the pump that says something like "3 gal/min @ 100' " which means it can lift water 100' at a flow rate of 3 gal/min. Reducing the lift distance will slightly increase the flow rate, while increasing it beyond specs will stall and/or kill the pump. For reference a garden hose will spray roughly 5-10 gallons/minute depending on water pressure and what kind sprinkler/nozzle you've attached to it.

What unit did you just measure the height in?

BoredShirtless wrote:What unit did you just measure the height in?

Shorthand for feet
100' = 100 feet
10" = 10 inches

Phil Skayhan wrote:

BoredShirtless wrote:What unit did you just measure the height in?

Shorthand for feet
100' = 100 feet
10" = 10 inches

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