Pipe diameter
Pipe diameter, is it that important?
Will a vulkan nozzle (For example) be suitable for an
existing water feature ("bird bath" for example) that has no nozzle?
Most water features only require a small water flow so
they often have a small diameter pipe, around 12mm in diameter. A vulkan
43-3T has a one inch inlet so already you can see there is a problem. We
can however supply adaptors to make it fit, but the one thing we can not do is
change the laws of physics. If a vulkan 43-3T requires 42 litres / minute
to have a jet height of 50cm, how will you get 42 litres / minute down a
12mm diameter pipe?
The pictures below show what happens if you try
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For the unsure, to the left are the three pipe sizes. |
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