JVD_X
Well-Known Member
Hello,
I was hoping you guys could check my math. I have been having problems achieving a decent flow rate from my march pump. The outlet to the pump is facing up and the inlet is supplied by silicone tubing from about 1.5 feet above. The pump primes just fine.
The issue is that by the time I go through the RIMS and back into the mash, my maximum flow rate is very low. The top of my mash tun is about 3.5 feet above the outlet of the pump.
I use the 1/2" coolant quick disconnects from McMaster-Carr but realized that the internal is only 3/8" ID.
I did some fuzzy math and found that by moving from a true 1/2" port to a 3/8" port I am dropping my total potential flow from 7 gallons a minute to 3.3 gallons a minute and that is assuming zero head.
Does this sound right?
I was hoping you guys could check my math. I have been having problems achieving a decent flow rate from my march pump. The outlet to the pump is facing up and the inlet is supplied by silicone tubing from about 1.5 feet above. The pump primes just fine.
The issue is that by the time I go through the RIMS and back into the mash, my maximum flow rate is very low. The top of my mash tun is about 3.5 feet above the outlet of the pump.
I use the 1/2" coolant quick disconnects from McMaster-Carr but realized that the internal is only 3/8" ID.
I did some fuzzy math and found that by moving from a true 1/2" port to a 3/8" port I am dropping my total potential flow from 7 gallons a minute to 3.3 gallons a minute and that is assuming zero head.
Does this sound right?