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    How To Understand Pool System Water Flow Limitations

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    This document discusses three key limitations to consider when sizing pool equipment: 1. Pipe size determines the maximum water flow rate - for 1 1/2" and 2" pipes, the max is 45 GPM and 80 GPM respectively to avoid overloading the pump motor or damaging pipes. 2. Filter type impacts flow rate capacity - sand filters generally handle less than 62 GPM, cartridge filters 75-150 GPM, and DE filters are in between sand and cartridge filters. 3. Cartridge filters have the smallest footprint making them best for limited equipment space.

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    How To Understand Pool System Water Flow Limitations

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    This document discusses three key limitations to consider when sizing pool equipment: 1. Pipe size determines the maximum water flow rate - for 1 1/2" and 2" pipes, the max is 45 GPM and 80 GPM respectively to avoid overloading the pump motor or damaging pipes. 2. Filter type impacts flow rate capacity - sand filters generally handle less than 62 GPM, cartridge filters 75-150 GPM, and DE filters are in between sand and cartridge filters. 3. Cartridge filters have the smallest footprint making them best for limited equipment space.

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    This document discusses three key limitations to consider when sizing pool equipment: 1. Pipe size determines the maximum water flow rate - for 1 1/2" and 2" pipes, the max is 45 GPM and 80 GPM respectively to avoid overloading the pump motor or damaging pipes. 2. Filter type impacts flow rate capacity - sand filters generally handle less than 62 GPM, cartridge filters 75-150 GPM, and DE filters are in between sand and cartridge filters. 3. Cartridge filters have the smallest footprint making them best for limited equipment space.

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    How To Understand Pool System Water Flow Limitations

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    Al Patrick Dela Calzada
    This document discusses three key limitations to consider when sizing pool equipment: 1. Pipe size determines the maximum water flow rate - for 1 1/2" and 2" pipes, the max is 45 GPM and 80 GPM respectively to avoid overloading the pump motor or damaging pipes. 2. Filter type impacts flow rate capacity - sand filters generally handle less than 62 GPM, cartridge filters 75-150 GPM, and DE filters are in between sand and cartridge filters. 3. Cartridge filters have the smallest footprint making them best for limited equipment space.

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    How to Understand Pool System Water Flow Limitations

    When sizing your pool equipment, you have to be aware of limitations imposed by your selection of pool
    components like pipe size and distances. This guide identifies some of those limitations to consider in
    setting up or changing your pool equipment

    Step 1
    FLOW RATE BY PIPE SIZE - The size of your pool
    piping is a major consideration is setting up or
    changing your pool equipment. Pipe size determines
    the maximum flow rate that your pool system will
    handle. The chart at left shows these flow rates by
    pipe size. For the more common sizes, 1 1/2" and 2"
    pipe diameter, the maximum recommended water
    flow rate is 45 GPM and 80 GPM. If you exceed
    these rates, you will be overloading your pump's
    motor. It will be trying to push more water through
    then the system can handle. You also run the risk of
    damaging the piping system.

    Step 2
    FILTER CAPABILITY.- Filters come in three basic types: Sand , cartridge,  and DE. The filtering capacity
    of these types varies according to their square footage of filtration area. This filtering capacity relates
    directly to their flow rate.. The sand filters in general have the lowest square footage of filtering material
    and are in general less able to handle the higher flow rates (GPM). The smaller to mid-size sand filters
    have 1 to 3 square footage of filtration area which supports 25 to 62 GPM. The larger sand filters have
    fitration areas of up to 7 sq ft and will support up to about 145 GPM flow rate. The smaller to mid-size
    cartridge in contrast have filtration areas of 75 to 120 square ft and will support flow rates from 75 to 120
    GPM. The typical larger cartridge systems will handle up to 150 GPM.  DE filters fall somewhere in
    between the capability of sand and cartridge in ability to handle flow rate.

    Step 3
    FILTER FOOTPRINT - In general, if you have limited space in pool equipment area, go with the cartridge
    filter. Cartridge filters have a much smaller foot print that either the sand of DE filters.

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