Sump/Sewage/Grinder GPM Calculation Worksheet

Use the tables below to calculate GPM required.

  1. Use Table 3.5 (Step #1) to determine number of fixture units
  2. Then use Table 3.6 (Step #2) to convert Fixture Units to GPM
  3. Enter the GPM in the GPM box under “Design Flow Rate” on the Pump Design Guide.

 

Step
#2:

Table 3.6: Conversions –
Gallons Per Minute to Fixture Units

Flow (GPM)

Fixture Units
(Flush Tank)

Fixture Units
(Flush Tank)

Flow (GPM)

Fixture Units
(Flush Tank)

Fixture Units

(Flush Tank)

Flow (GPM)

Fixture Units
(Flush Tank)

Fixture Units
(Flush Tank)

1 0 45 107 37 145 611 521
2 1 46 111 39 150 638 559
3 3 47 115 42 155 665 596
4 4 48 119 44 160 692 631
5 6 49 123 46 165 719 666
6 7 50 127 48 170 748 700
7 8 51 130 50 175 778 739
8 10 52 135 52 180 809 775
9 12 53 141 54 185 840 811
10 13 54 146 57 190 874 850
11 15 55 151 60 200 945 831
12 16 56 155 63 210 1018 1009
13 18 57 160 66 220 1091 1091
14 20 58 165 69 230 1173 1173
15 21 59 170 73 240 1254 1254
16 23 60 175 76 250 1335 1335
17 24 62 185 82 260 1418 1418
18 26 64 195 88 270 1500 1500
19 28 66 205 95 280 1583 1583
20 30 68 215 102 290 1668 1668
21 32 70 225 108 300 1755 1775
22 34 5 72 236 116 310 1845 1845
23 36 6 74 245 124 320 1926 1926
24 39 7 76 254 132 330 2018 2018
25 42 8 78 264 140 340 2110 2110
26 44 9 80 275 148 350 2204 2204
27 46 10 82 284 158 360 2298 2298
28 49 11 84 294 168 370 2388 2388
29 51 12 86 305 176 380 2480 2480
30 54 13 88 315 186 390 2575 2575
31 56 14 90 326 195 400 2670 2670
32 58 15 92 337 205 410 2765 2765
33 60 16 94 348 214 420 2862 2862
34 63 18 96 359 223 430 2960 2960
35 66 20 98 370 234 440 3060 3060
36 69 21 100 380 245 450 3120 3150
37 74 23 105 406 270 500 3620 3620
38 78 25 110 431 295 550 4070 4070
39 83 26 115 455 329 600 4480 4480
40 86 28 120 479 365 700 5380 5380
41 90 30 125 506 396 800 6280 6280
42 95 31 130 533 430 900 7280 7280
43 99 33 135 559 460 1000 8300 8300
44 103 35 140 585 490