Pexline Pipe Pressure Head Loss
The below table shows friction loss over 30 metres (or 100 feet) of Pexline PE-X pipe:
| Pressure / Head Loss Per 30 Metres (100 Feet) of Pipe | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum Flow Required/Min | 16mm | 20mm | 25mm | 32mm | |||||
| Litres | Gallons | kPa | P.S.I | kPa | P.S.I | kPa | P.S.I | kPa | P.S.I |
| 18.0 | 4 | 180 | 26.1 | 20 | 2.9 | 15 | 2.18 | 5 | 0.73 |
| 22.5 | 5 | 240 | 34.8 | 90 | 13.05 | 23 | 3.34 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 27.0 | 6 | 420 | 60.9 | 120 | 17.4 | 32 | 4.65 | 10 | 1.45 |
| 31.5 | 7 | 540 | 78.3 | 180 | 26.1 | 43 | 6.24 | 13 | 1.80 |
| 36.0 | 8 | 750 | 109 | 210 | 30.5 | 55 | 8.0 | 17 | 2.50 |
| 40.0 | 9 | 900 | 130.5 | 270 | 39.2 | 67 | 9.7 | 20 | 2.90 |
| 45.0 | 10 | 1200 | 174 | 360 | 52.2 | 83 | 12.0 | 26 | 3.80 |