Gallons per minute required-

The amount of water that must be produced by the pump to provide satisfactory performance. The pump should be capable of delivering the total water requirement for domestic use in 2 hours of continuous operation. In general, 8 to 10 gallons per minute will cover any two major uses at the same time. The pump can only deliver as much water as the well can produce.

AVERAGE WATER REQUIREMENTS FOR THE HOME AND FARM

Each person per day...................50 gal.

Each horse or large animal.........12 gal.

Each 100 chickens per day..........4 gal.

Each hog per day........................4 gal.

Each milking cow......................35 gal.

Each sheep per day.....................2 gal.

AVERAGE AMOUNT OF WATER REQUIRED BY VARIOUS HOME AND YARD FIXTURES

Each shower bath.............................Up to 60 gal.

to fill bathtub.............................................30 gal.

To flush toilet..............................................6 gal.

To fill lavatory............................................2 gal.

To sprinkle 1/4" of water on each

1000 square feet of lawn...........................160 gal. per day

To sprinkle 1 Acre all at once.......................45 G.P.M.

Dish washing machine................................3 gal.

Automatic washer......................................50 gal.

Water softener....................................50-100 gal.

AVERAGE FLOW RATE REQUIREMENTS BY VARIOUS FIXTURES

(GPM equals gallons per minute)

Shower..........................................................................................................4 to 6 GPM

Bathtub.........................................................................................................4 to 8 GPM

Toilet............................................................................................................4 to 5 GPM

Lavatory.......................................................................................................1 to 3 GPM

Kitchen sink................................................................................................2 to 3 GPM

1/2" hose and nozzle.................................................................................. ...3-5 GPM

3/4" hose and nozzle..........................................................................................5 GPM

Lawn sprinkler....................................................................................................2 GPM

SINGLE PHASE MOTOR MAXIMUM CABLE LENGTH (MOTOR TO SERVICE ENTRANCE). SINGLE PHASE CONTROL BOXES MAY BE CONNECTED AT ANY POINT OF THE TOTAL CABLE LENGTH.