RichConley
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A 3" pipe with 6000gph coming out of it is a 3" pipe with 6000 gph coming out of it. The pump doesnt matter.
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xdusty6920
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if you read back youll see that i want 3 outputs 
ne at the top, one mid range, and one at the bottum. i know a dart on one output will get the job done, but what if i use a single dart for the other two outputs? will they have what it takes or will i need to get three darts (one for each output)?
its either that or i just go grab one huge pump that can push all three outputs like im wanting. thats really the question at hand. what will and will not be sufficient. so let me just pose this question to everyone.
if you had a tank 5ft high and 9 ft long with 3 returns from your closed loop, what pump/pumps would you use to get flow throughout 80% of the tank? also what size plumbing would you use for your application?
ne at the top, one mid range, and one at the bottum. i know a dart on one output will get the job done, but what if i use a single dart for the other two outputs? will they have what it takes or will i need to get three darts (one for each output)? its either that or i just go grab one huge pump that can push all three outputs like im wanting. thats really the question at hand. what will and will not be sufficient. so let me just pose this question to everyone.
if you had a tank 5ft high and 9 ft long with 3 returns from your closed loop, what pump/pumps would you use to get flow throughout 80% of the tank? also what size plumbing would you use for your application?
Depends upon how deep your pockets are.
Electric prices keep going up
Myself I am going with low power pumps & Tunze
I think (3) pumps would be better then one big pump
You could service one pump at a time without cutting back the flow a great deal
If a pump dies, you still have 2 pumps going & can get a replacement fairly easily
Electric prices keep going up
Myself I am going with low power pumps & Tunze
I think (3) pumps would be better then one big pump
You could service one pump at a time without cutting back the flow a great deal
If a pump dies, you still have 2 pumps going & can get a replacement fairly easily
RichConley
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Personally, I'd put a dart on each output. That'll cost you like $60 a month in electricity. If you try to do it with one pump,. you're looking $100+, and you're not gonna get the flow.
What I was talking about before, was to put multiple darts on the SAME closed loop. Big input, splits for 3 pumps in parallel, and then goes back into one pipe.
If you want 3 outputs though, you're better off just having three loops. That also makes for easier maintenance, easier to replace a pump, etc. It seems like above the dart, the pumps start getting less and less efficient. Unless you've got a huge pressure application (which you dont), I dont think theyre needed.
What I was talking about before, was to put multiple darts on the SAME closed loop. Big input, splits for 3 pumps in parallel, and then goes back into one pipe.
If you want 3 outputs though, you're better off just having three loops. That also makes for easier maintenance, easier to replace a pump, etc. It seems like above the dart, the pumps start getting less and less efficient. Unless you've got a huge pressure application (which you dont), I dont think theyre needed.
xdusty6920
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thanks alot guys. you have successfully swayed me from one huge pump to multiple darts.
