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02/10/2019, 11:04 AM
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Full siphon pipe sizing
With a 1" bulkhead is it beneficial to the flow to increase the size of the piping after the bulkhead? I know increasing standpipe size will increase "head pressure" increasing flow but after the flow goes through the bulkhead is it worth increasing size again?
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02/10/2019, 05:07 PM
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A 1" full siphon can pass a lot of flow. I cannot imagine a situation where there would be much benefit to increasing it. Oversizing it can also make it more difficult to expel air and get the full siphon started.
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02/10/2019, 09:29 PM
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Yes..There "may" be "some" benefit to increasing pipe size in certain situations...
There could be cons in others....
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02/10/2019, 10:21 PM
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02/12/2019, 01:47 PM
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Pipe size change after the bulkhead would be largely inconsequential. The real determining factors are bulkhead size and distance between bulkhead and surface of water. Check this chart out.
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02/12/2019, 01:49 PM
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