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Unread 01-06-2003, 08:16 PM   #10
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Originally posted by unregistered
do NOT restrict the pump inlet
feed it directly from a close-coupled res with a big pipe
pHaestus' res was/is excellent
try 1 1/2" Cu pipe with a bell reducer to 3/4 FNPT right at the pump inlet
I'm gonna throw a stupid question at that...

Volenti (?) mentionned (at OCAU) that measuring the pump head is different wether the pump is submerged or not: something to do with the water having to speed up into the pump inlet (when submerged).

My Q: is there such a thing as too big an inlet?
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