Pressure Loss Charts
Use the following chart to answer pressure loss related questions. The values represent pressure loss in PSI per 100 feet of pipe for Class 200 PVC.
Class 200 IPS PVC Plastic Pipe
PSI Loss Per 100 Feet of Pipe Sizes ¾" thru 2½"
| 1/2" | 3/4" | 1" | 1 1/4" | 1 1/2" | 2" | 2 1/2" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPM | PSI Loss | PSI Loss | PSI Loss | PSI Loss | PSI Loss | PSI Loss | PSI Loss |
| 1 | - | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
| 2 | - | 0.22 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 3 | - | 0.46 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 4 | - | 0.79 | 0.24 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| 5 | - | 1.19 | 0.36 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| 6 | - | 1.67 | 0.51 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| 7 | - | 2.23 | 0.67 | 0.22 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.01 |
| 8 | - | 2.85 | 0.86 | 0.28 | 0.14 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
| 9 | - | 3.55 | 1.07 | 0.34 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.02 |
| 10 | - | 4.31 | 1.30 | 0.42 | 0.22 | 0.07 | 0.03 |
| 12 | - | 6.04 | 1.83 | 0.59 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.04 |
| 14 | - | 8.04 | 2.43 | 0.78 | 0.40 | 0.14 | 0.05 |
| 15 | - | 9.13 | 2.76 | 0.89 | 0.46 | 0.16 | 0.06 |
| 16 | - | 10.29 | 3.11 | 1.00 | 0.52 | 0.17 | 0.07 |
| 18 | - | 12.80 | 3.87 | 1.24 | 0.64 | 0.22 | 0.09 |
| 20 | - | 15.56 | 4.71 | 1.51 | 0.78 | 0.26 | 0.10 |
| 22 | - | 18.56 | 5.62 | 1.80 | 0.93 | 0.32 | 0.12 |
| 24 | - | 21.81 | 6.60 | 2.12 | 1.09 | 0.37 | 0.15 |
| 25 | - | 23.52 | 7.12 | 2.28 | 1.18 | 0.40 | 0.16 |
| 26 | - | 25.29 | 7.65 | 2.45 | 1.27 | 0.43 | 0.17 |
| 28 | - | 29.01 | 8.78 | 2.82 | 1.46 | 0.49 | 0.19 |
| 30 | - | 32.96 | 9.97 | 3.20 | 1.65 | 0.56 | 0.22 |
| 32 | - | 37.15 | 11.24 | 3.61 | 1.86 | 0.63 | 0.25 |
| 34 | - | 41.56 | 12.58 | 4.03 | 2.09 | 0.71 | 0.28 |
| 35 | - | 43.86 | 13.27 | 4.26 | 2.20 | 0.74 | 0.29 |
| 36 | - | 46.21 | 13.98 | 4.48 | 2.32 | 0.78 | 0.31 |
| 38 | - | 51.07 | 15.45 | 4.96 | 2.56 | 0.87 | 0.34 |
| 40 | - | 56.16 | 16.99 | 5.45 | 2.82 | 0.95 | 0.38 |
| 42 | - | 61.47 | 18.60 | 5.97 | 3.08 | 1.04 | 0.41 |
| 44 | - | 67.00 | 20.27 | 6.50 | 3.36 | 1.14 | 0.45 |
| 45 | - | - | 21.13 | 6.78 | 3.51 | 1.19 | 0.47 |
| 46 | - | - | 22.01 | 7.06 | 3.64 | 1.24 | 0.49 |
| 48 | - | - | 23.82 | 7.64 | 3.95 | 1.34 | 0.53 |
| 50 | - | - | 25.69 | 8.24 | 4.26 | 1.44 | 0.57 |
| 55 | - | - | 30.65 | 9.83 | 5.08 | 1.72 | 0.68 |
| 60 | - | - | 36.00 | 11.55 | 5.97 | 2.02 | 0.80 |
| 65 | - | - | 41.76 | 13.39 | 6.93 | 2.34 | 0.93 |
| 70 | - | - | - | 15.36 | 7.95 | 2.69 | 1.06 |
| 75 | - | - | - | 17.46 | 9.03 | 3.05 | 1.21 |
| 80 | - | - | - | 19.67 | 10.17 | 3.44 | 1.36 |