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Horsepower Requirements for Pumps

Use this chart as a general guideline for sizing a motor for pedestal-mount or pulley-driven pumps. Other factors (such as viscosity, particulate matter, etc.) may require increased horsepower. Use individual pump curves (when given) for more precise calculations.

GPM Horsepower required to lift water (at 60°F) to a given height
5 ft 10 ft 15 ft 20 ft 25 ft 30 ft 35 ft 40 ft 50 ft
5 0.006 0.013 0.019 0.025 0.032 0.038 0.044 0.051 0.063
10 0.013 0.025 0.038 0.051 0.063 0.076 0.088 0.10 0.13
15 0.019 0.038 0.057 0.076 0.095 0.11 0.13 0.15 0.19
20 0.025 0.051 0.076 0.10 0.13 0.15 0.18 0.20 0.25
25 0.032 0.063 0.095 0.13 0.16 0.19 0.22 0.25 0.32
30 0.038 0.076 0.11 0.15 0.19 0.23 0.27 0.30 0.38
35 0.044 0.088 0.13 0.18 0.22 0.27 0.31 0.35 0.44
40 0.051 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.51
45 0.057 0.11 0.17 0.23 0.28 0.34 0.40 0.46 0.57
50 0.063 0.13 0.19 0.25 0.32 0.38 0.44 0.50 0.63
60 0.076 0.15 0.23 0.30 0.38 0.46 0.53 0.61 0.76
70 0.088 0.18 0.27 0.35 0.44 0.53 0.62 0.71 0.88
80 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50 0.61 0.71 0.81 1.0
90 0.11 0.23 0.34 0.46 0.57 0.68 0.80 0.91 1.1
100 0.13 0.25 0.38 0.50 0.63 0.76 0.88 1.00 1.3

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