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Old     (kx250frider617)      Join Date: Aug 2013       09-18-2013, 4:04 PM Reply   
I am building a sprinkler system for one of my Fire Tech classes and need a pump that can sustain pressure lie how your house plumbing is. I think a house has are 50 psi. Will a normal ballast pump be able to handle water pressure or are they just designed to move alot of water.

I will be using one of my ballast bags as a water source with a pump to a set of small misting nozzles.
Old    cheesesteak            09-18-2013, 4:10 PM Reply   
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I am building a sprinkler system for one of my Fire Tech classes and need a pump that can sustain pressure lie how your house plumbing is. I think a house has are 50 psi. Will a normal ballast pump be able to handle water pressure or are they just designed to move alot of water.

I will be using one of my ballast bags as a water source with a pump to a set of small misting nozzles.
If my memory serves me - ballast pumps run around 5 to 8 psi, give or take. Certainly not as high as 50 psi.
Old     (Greeko)      Join Date: May 2013       09-18-2013, 4:26 PM Reply   
High Volume, Low pressure. The pumps don't need to overcome anything more than a couple feet of head and a 3/4" restriction in most bags....
Old     (kx250frider617)      Join Date: Aug 2013       09-18-2013, 4:30 PM Reply   
Okay thanks for the help. I actually just found a heavy duty pump rated at 40psi but a smaller 3/4" outlet.

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