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New Catchment Tank
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Originally posted by bluesboy

from what i understand about gravity systems, they need to be 10s to 100s of feet higher than the spigots to get any appreciable water pressure.


The number you're looking for is: 0.42 psi per foot of elevation, so to get 30 psi the tank needs to be about 70' high, and you would want to oversize the plumbing to avoid losing all that pressure to friction.
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New Catchment Tank - by Rattlestaff - 06-22-2013, 01:23 PM
RE: New Catchment Tank - by VancouverIslander - 06-23-2013, 03:08 PM
RE: New Catchment Tank - by Sniper Steve - 07-04-2013, 02:28 AM
RE: New Catchment Tank - by rainyjim - 07-04-2013, 03:50 AM
RE: New Catchment Tank - by terracore - 07-04-2013, 04:30 AM
RE: New Catchment Tank - by Sniper Steve - 07-04-2013, 04:50 AM
RE: New Catchment Tank - by Rattlestaff - 07-05-2013, 10:57 AM
RE: New Catchment Tank - by terracore - 07-05-2013, 01:25 PM
RE: New Catchment Tank - by terracore - 07-05-2013, 01:26 PM
RE: New Catchment Tank - by Sniper Steve - 07-06-2013, 12:26 AM
RE: New Catchment Tank - by OpenD - 07-15-2013, 01:17 AM
RE: New Catchment Tank - by Peter Epperson - 07-15-2013, 03:12 AM
RE: New Catchment Tank - by bluesboy - 07-15-2013, 05:43 AM
RE: New Catchment Tank - by kalakoa - 07-15-2013, 06:01 AM
RE: New Catchment Tank - by OpenD - 07-15-2013, 01:02 PM
RE: New Catchment Tank - by mac nut - 07-15-2013, 02:41 PM
RE: New Catchment Tank - by MarkP - 01-30-2014, 01:30 PM
RE: New Catchment Tank - by seekir - 01-30-2014, 02:14 PM
RE: New Catchment Tank - by MarkP - 01-30-2014, 02:48 PM
RE: New Catchment Tank - by seekir - 01-31-2014, 12:13 PM
RE: New Catchment Tank - by kalakoa - 01-31-2014, 07:07 PM
RE: New Catchment Tank - by MarkP - 02-01-2014, 04:32 AM

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