Head?

[ebauman75]

when a pump's specs mention "head", is it distance up from the pump? Or the amount of water above the device being driven?

 

[jdm01]

I believe it is the total distance the pump has to push water from its outlet to the inlets in the tank.

 

[ebauman75]

Gracias!

 

[smcdonn]

head which is measured in feet is the pressure difference between the outlet and the inlet. So say your output is 3 ft above your inlet, look at the flow for 3 ft and that is what your pump can push. The more head, the less flow. Cheers