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    Default Re: Figuring Flow Rate

    Any modification to the return side plumbing will have a dramatic affect on the flow rate so again, would not be very accurate.
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    Default Re: Figuring Flow Rate

    Okay, I'll drop that idea. I suppose the resistance of the return fitting would change the flow rate.
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