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  1. 07-02-2014 03:32 PM #1
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    Default Re: Figuring Flow Rate

    Get a 40 - 60gal barrel and backwash into it for 1 minute.
    Volume will give you your flow rate
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    Default Re: Figuring Flow Rate

    Backwash flow rates can be significantly higher than normal flow rates because backwash mode bypasses most of the return side plumbing so that method will not be very accurate.
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