For 10μ filtration in typical New York City water conditions, we advise that each gallon per minute of flow rate should have at least 80 cm2 of screen area in a constant pressure application, and ideally about 100 cm2 in a traditional house pump to roof tank application.
Therefore, at a minimum: 100 gpm requires about 8000 cm2 and 400 gpm requires about 32,000 cm2. We offer these ratios for guidance only. It is not an exact science, as water quality is never a constant. The amount of pressure entering the system is a significant factor in correctly sizing for an application. As a general principle: When seeking to implement fine filtration, more screen area is better than less.
The table below summarizes our maximum flow rate recommendations for various models in typical New York City water conditions.
For clarity, Omicron model numbers reference total screen area.
Thus our Omicron 21300-10 provides 21,300 cm2 of 10μ screen area.
Please note:
Model | Micron | Max GPM/Filter | Max PSI | Configuration | Specs |
Omicron Master Spec | DOCX | ||||
2900UV | 25μ | 60 | 150 | Single or Twin | |
5300-25(V) | 25μ | 95 | 150 | Single or Twin | |
5300-10(V) | 10μ | 65 | 150 | Single or Twin | |
8000-25(H) | 25μ | 180 | 150 | Single | |
10600-10(H) | 10μ | 135 | 150 | Single | |
10600-10(H) PN25 | 10μ | 135 | 360 | Single | |
10600-10(H) PN16 | 10μ | 135 | 230 | Single | |
13200-10(H) | 10μ | 165 | 150 | Single | |
13200-25(H) | 25μ | 250 | 150 | Single | |
16500-10(H) | 10μ | 205 | 150 | Single | |
16500-10(H) PN16 | 10μ | 205 | 230 | Single | |
16500-10(H) PN25 | 10μ | 205 | 360 | Single | |
Twin 16500-10(H) | 10μ | 205 (x2 = 410) | 150 | Twin | |
Twin 16500-10(H) PN16 | 10μ | 205 (x2 = 410) | 230 | Twin | |
Twin 16500-10(H) PN25 | 10μ | 205 (x2 = 410) | 360 | Twin | |
21300-10(H) | 10μ | 265 | 150 | Single | |
21300-10(H) PN16 | 10μ | 265 | 230 | Single | |
21300-10(H) PN25 | 10μ | 265 | 360 | Single | |
21300-25(H) | 25μ | 400 | 150 | Single | |
21300-25(H) PN16 | 25μ | 400 | 230 | Single | |
Twin 21300-10(H) | 10μ | 265 (x2 = 530) | 150 | Twin | |
Twin 21300-10(H) PN16 | 10μ | 265 (x2 = 530) | 230 | Twin | |
Twin 21300-10(H) PN25 | 10μ | 265 (x2 = 530) | 360 | Twin | |
Twin 21300-25(H) | 25μ | 400 (x2 = 800) | 150 | Twin |