Hey all !! I’ve been doing this for years but finally got good pics to show the difference. I have a standard 1/3 HP submersible pump withshown here
Flow from 100ft 3/4 inch hose.
Here comes the fun part : In the sprinkler section of the home centers / hardware store they have 3/4 threaded adapters to upsize them with a nipple to 1.5 inch sprinkler pipe. Shown here :
With about 75ft of 1.5 inch sprinkler pipe it’s pretty much a fire hose from the same pump
Now, sure, Being 25 ft shorter than a 100ft garden hose it will of course have slightly better flow on its own, but nowhere near the gains seen above.
Flow from 100ft 3/4 inch hose.
Here comes the fun part : In the sprinkler section of the home centers / hardware store they have 3/4 threaded adapters to upsize them with a nipple to 1.5 inch sprinkler pipe. Shown here :
With about 75ft of 1.5 inch sprinkler pipe it’s pretty much a fire hose from the same pump
Now, sure, Being 25 ft shorter than a 100ft garden hose it will of course have slightly better flow on its own, but nowhere near the gains seen above.
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