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ESTIMATING
WATER LOSS
Ever wonder how much water is lost because of a little drip or a big leak?
Ever had a leak and received a high water bill and wondered how that
much water was used? These charts will show you how much water can be lost because of a
leak.
| DRIPS
PER SECOND |
GALLONS
PER MINUTE |
GALLONS
PER DAY |
|
1 |
0.006 |
8.64 |
|
2 |
0.012 |
17.28 |
|
3 |
0.018 |
25.92 |
|
4 |
0.024 |
34.56 |
|
5 |
0.030 |
43.20 |
| 8
OZ CUPS PER MINUTE |
GALLONS
PER MINUTE |
GALLONS
PER DAY |
|
0.25 |
0.016 |
23.04 |
|
0.50 |
0.031 |
44.64 |
|
0.75 |
0.047 |
67.68 |
|
1.00 |
0.062 |
89.28 |
|
1.50 |
0.094 |
135.36 |
|
2.00 |
0.125 |
180.00 |
|
2.50 |
0.156 |
224.64 |
|
3.00 |
0.188 |
270.72 |
|
3.50 |
0.219 |
315.36 |
|
4.00 |
0.250 |
360.00 |
Circular Holes at 60 PSI
| DIAMETER
(in.) |
GALLONS
PER MINUTE |
GALLONS
PER DAY |
|
0.2 |
7.339 |
10,568 |
|
0.4 |
29.597 |
42,620 |
|
0.5 |
46.245 |
66,593 |
|
0.7 |
90.640 |
130,522 |
|
1.0 |
184.979 |
266,370 |
|
1.2 |
266.370 |
383,573 |
|
1.4 |
362.559 |
522,085 |
|
1.6 |
473.547 |
681,908 |
|
1.8 |
599.333 |
863,040 |
|
2.0 |
739.918 |
1,065,482 |
Joints and Cracks at 60 psi
|
LENGTH
(in.) |
WIDTH
(in.) |
GALLONS
PER MINUTE |
GALLONS
PER DAY |
|
1.0 |
1/32 |
5.5 |
7,920 |
|
1.0 |
1/16 |
11.0 |
15,840 |
|
1.0 |
1/8 |
22.1 |
31,824 |
|
1.0 |
1/4 |
44.1 |
63,504 |
These charts were supplied to us by the:
NC Rural Water Association
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