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Sunday, August 3rd 2008, 12:54am

Author: mikebuild

Calculate psi based on gpm?

Am designing an irrigation system that will be supplied by a tank and pump. The distance between the supply and valve manifold is ~100’ via 1 ¼” pvc with ~5’ of lift. I need to know gpm and psi to properly design system. I ran pump to check volume at this distance/grade. Pump produced ~34gpm. Question ... with above data, can I calculate PSI? Thanks.

Tuesday, July 29th 2008, 12:34pm

Author: mikebuild

System design help

Looking for some advice ... Need to design and install a residential irrigation system. The water source will be via a tank and pump, beings that the "well system" (2 party) is inadequate to supply any kind of irrigation system. I know it’s recommended that you first calculate your available water supply in order to design the irr. System. So, am I better off selecting a pump and then designing the zones or design the zones and selecting a pump to match? For optimum pump performance, it should ...