Owner's Manual

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VOLUME OF WATER IN STEEL PIPE AND COPPER TUBE - GAL/FT
TO USE THIS TABLE: (1) ENTER LEFT HAND COLUMN AT DESIRED TYPE OF
PIPE, (2) MOVE TO THE RIGHT TO THE DESIRED PIPE SIZE, (3) READ THE
RESULTING GALLONS PER FOOT OF PIPE.
FIGURE 3-8
COMPRESSION TANK SELECTION TABLE - CAPACITY IN GALLONS
To use this table: (1) Enter left hand column at water volume of the system, (2)
Move to the right to the maximum water temperature of the system. (3) Read
the uncorrected tank size, (4) Proceed to Figure 3-10.
FIGURE 3-9
Size ½ ¾ 1 1¼ 1½ 2 2½ 3 4 5 6 8 10 12
Copper Tube .012 .025 .043 .065 .092 .161 .250 .357 .625 1.00 1.40 2.43 3.78 5.40
Steel Pipe .016 .028 .045 .078 .102 .172 .250 .385 .667 1.00 1.50 2.63 4.20 5.90
Water Vol.
In Gallons
Mean Design Water Temperature °F
150° 160° 180° 200° 220° 240° 250°
10 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.0
20 1.2 1.7 2.0 2.6 3.2 3.8 4.1
30 1.8 2.5 3.0 4.0 4.8 5.7 6.1
40 2.4 3.3 4.0 5.3 6.4 7.6 8.2
50 3.0 4.2 5.0 6.6 8.0 9.5 10
60 3.6 5.0 6.0 7.9 9.7 11 12
70 4.2 5.8 7.0 9.2 11 13 14
80 4.7 6.7 8.0 11 13 15 16
90 5.3 7.5 9.0 12 14 17 18
100 5.9 8.0 10 13 15 19 20
200 12 17 20 26 32 38 41
300 18 25 30 40 48 57 61
400 24 33 40 53 64 76 82
500 30 42 50 66 80 95 102
600 36 50 60 79 97 114 122
700 42 58 70 92 113 133 143
800 47 67 80 110 129 150 163
900 53 75 90 120 145 170 184
1000 59 80 100 130 161 190 200
2000 120 170 200 260 320 380 410
3000 180 250 300 400 480 570 610
4000 240 330 400 530 640 760 820
5000 300 420 500 660 800 950 1020
6000 360 500 600 790 970 1140 1220
8000 470 670 800 1100 1290 1500 1630
10000 590 800 1000 1300 1610 1900 2000