Agriculture Pipe Manufacturer Guide: Matching Pipe Strength With Farm Water Pressure
Your pump is rated for 5 bar. Your pipe is rated for 6.5 bar. On paper, that gap looks safe. In practice, it isn't the pump's rated output that bursts a pipe — it's the pressure spike that happens for a fraction of a second every time a valve slams shut or a pump kicks on cold. That surge routinely runs well above steady-state pressure, and it's exactly the number most buyers never ask...
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