RE: Rain barrels

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• Subject: RE: Rain barrels
• From: B*@OPENMAIL1.UEDN84.sukepabe.simis.com
• Date: 01 Jun 1999 08:07:56 +0100
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Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html

> There is a formula for figuring out water height/pressure, but I can't
find
> it in my book right now.

Hydrostatic pressure of water is 0.433 psi / ft vertical height.  So to
get a head of say 10 psi the water level needs to be 23 ft heigh.  That
is the vertical level in the barrel to the verrtical level of the soaker
hose.  
 
         [   ]
Here     [---]
         [   ]
23 ft    [   ]
         [   ]
To here  [___]----------->  10 psi



regards

Brian


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