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Natural Gas
| Pipe Length (feet) |
1/2" |
3/4" |
1" |
1 1/4" |
1 1/2" |
2" |
2 - 2 1/2" |
3" |
4" |
| 10 |
108 |
230 |
387 |
793 |
1237 |
2259 |
3640 |
6434 |
- |
| 20 |
75 |
168 |
280 |
569 |
877 |
1610 |
2613 |
5236 |
9521 |
| 30 |
61 |
129 |
224 |
471 |
719 |
1335 |
2165 |
4107 |
7859 |
| 40 |
52 |
110 |
196 |
401 |
635 |
1143 |
1867 |
3258 |
6795 |
| 50 |
46 |
98 |
177 |
364 |
560 |
1041 |
1680 |
2936 |
6142 |
| 60 |
42 |
89 |
159 |
336 |
513 |
957 |
1559 |
2684 |
5647 |
| 70 |
38 |
82 |
149 |
317 |
476 |
896 |
1447 |
2492 |
5250 |
| 80 |
36 |
76 |
140 |
239 |
443 |
840 |
1353 |
2315 |
4900 |
| 90 |
33 |
71 |
133 |
275 |
420 |
793 |
1288 |
2203 |
4667 |
| 100 |
32 |
68 |
126 |
266 |
411 |
775 |
1246 |
2128 |
4518 |
| 125 |
28 |
60 |
117 |
243 |
369 |
700 |
1143 |
1904 |
4065 |
| 150 |
25 |
54 |
105 |
215 |
327 |
625 |
1008 |
1689 |
3645 |
| 175 |
23 |
50 |
93 |
196 |
303 |
583 |
993 |
1554 |
3370 |
| 200 |
22 |
47 |
84 |
182 |
280 |
541 |
877 |
1437 |
3160 |
| 300 |
17 |
37 |
70 |
145 |
224 |
439 |
686 |
1139 |
2539 |
- Natural Gas (NG) flow is given in thousands of BTU per hour. One cubic foot of natural gas = 1000 BTU.
- Nominal pressure at the burner for natural gas is 3.5 inches of water column. (Typical machine supply 5-7 Inches)
- Pipe length must include additional lengths for all fittings. Add approximately 5 feet of pipe per fitting.
- EXAMPLE: A machine with a burner that requires 440,000 BTU you need a 1 1/4 inch pipe for a 20 foot long run.
Liquid Propane
| Pipe Length (feet) |
1/2" |
3/4" |
1" |
1 1/4" |
1 1/2" |
2" |
2 - 2 1/2" |
3" |
4" |
| 10 |
275 |
567 |
1071 |
2205 |
3307 |
6221 |
10140 |
17990 |
35710 |
| 20 |
189 |
393 |
732 |
1496 |
2299 |
4331 |
7046 |
12510 |
25520 |
| 30 |
152 |
315 |
590 |
1212 |
1858 |
3465 |
5695 |
10110 |
20620 |
| 40 |
129 |
267 |
504 |
1039 |
1559 |
2992 |
4778 |
8481 |
17300 |
| 50 |
114 |
237 |
448 |
913 |
1417 |
2646 |
4343 |
7708 |
15730 |
| 60 |
103 |
217 |
409 |
834 |
1275 |
2394 |
3908 |
6936 |
14150 |
| 70 |
89 |
185 |
346 |
724 |
1086 |
2047 |
3329 |
5908 |
12050 |
| 80 |
78 |
162 |
307 |
630 |
976 |
1811 |
2991 |
5309 |
10830 |
| 90 |
69 |
146 |
275 |
567 |
866 |
1606 |
2654 |
4711 |
9613 |
| 100 |
63 |
132 |
252 |
511 |
787 |
1496 |
2412 |
4281 |
8736 |
| 125 |
54 |
112 |
209 |
439 |
665 |
1282 |
2083 |
3618 |
7382 |
| 150 |
48 |
100 |
185 |
390 |
590 |
1138 |
1808 |
3210 |
6549 |
| 175 |
43 |
90 |
168 |
353 |
534 |
1030 |
1637 |
2905 |
5927 |
| 200 |
40 |
83 |
155 |
325 |
491 |
947 |
1505 |
2671 |
5450 |
| 300 |
37 |
77 |
144 |
303 |
458 |
887 |
1404 |
2492 |
5084 |
- Liquid Propane (LP) flow is given in thousands of BTU per hour. One cubic foot of LP = 2516 BTU
- This chart refers to low pressure LP, after regulation, standard nominal pressure at the burner for LP gas is 11 inches of water column
- Pipe length must include additional length for all fittings. Add approximately 5 feet of pipe per fitting
- EXAMPLE: A machine with a burner that requires 440,000 BTU would need a 1 inch pipe for a 20 foot long run