Sump Pump Size & TDH Calculator

Enter basin dimensions, inflow, head height, pipe diameter, and fittings. The app computes TDH, overlays your pump curve, flags short cycling, recommends pipe size, estimates horsepower, watts, monthly cost, and backup runtime, plus shareable URLs, CSV and PDF exports, metric or imperial units, and helpful charts showing losses, operating point, and basin timeline clearly.

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Inputs


If inflow is 0, calculator estimates inflow from rainfall: Q≈0.0104·C·i·A (GPM) or metric equivalent.

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Recommendation

Recommended sizing target
GPM @ ft
HP (η=0.50)
Operating point
GPM, ft
Ready
Basin cycling
Drawdown volume: gal
Run time: s • Fill time: s
Cycles/hour: (target ≤ 10)
Power & cost
Pump watts: W • Duty:
Use: kWh/mo • Cost: $/mo
Backup runtime: h

Pump vs System Curve

TDH(Q) includes static, friction, and minor losses
Head breakdown at operating point
Basin timeline (2 cycles)
Velocity @ op: ft/s
Friction @ op: ft
Minor @ op: ft
Static: ft
Advice: Enter your inputs to size the pump and pipe. Keep velocity 3–8 ft/s to balance friction vs. noise and water hammer.

Notes & Assumptions

  • Imperial mode uses Hazen–Williams for friction: h_f(ft)=4.52·(L/100)·Q^1.85/(C^1.85·d^4.87), Q in GPM, d in inches.
  • Metric mode uses Darcy–Weisbach with Swamee–Jain for friction factor; head in meters then converted where needed.
  • Minor losses: h_m=K·v²/(2g) with g=32.174 ft/s² (imperial). K defaults: 90°=0.9, 45°=0.4, tee-thru=0.6, union=0.2, swing CV≈2.5, spring CV≈1.0, outlet 1–2.
  • Horsepower: HP=Q_gpm·TDH_ft·SG/(3960·η). Energy via P=ρgQH/η.
  • Generic pump curves are illustrative; import real curves for exact sizing.

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