JHuck
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Hello everyone, I'm in the process of making my own suction nozzle for my DIY dredge. For background I picked up a 2" Powermate trash pump on sale recently. It maxes out at 158 GPM. I can size the sluice based on real world flow.
For the nozzle I have a 45 degree 2" EMT tube. From what I've read, the jet should be roughly 1/4 of the 2" intake and the jet should be short. What are your thoughts on the jet size with the pump I bought? Also, I'm wondering does the size of the supply matter? I was planning on using 1" EMT to the jet and a 1" supply hose from the pump.
Lastly does the length of the supply hose matter? I was looking at 10-20' lengths at a big box store.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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