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NOZZLE FLOW RATE AND REACTION FORCE

COMPARISON CHART
STANDARD AND LOW PRESSURE ATTACK NOZZLE STEM CHART
FLOW RATE (REACTION FORCE)
NOZZLE 125 GPM 150 GPM 150 GPM 150 GPM 175 GPM 175 GPM 185 GPM 200 GPM 200 GPM 250 GPM 250 GPM 325 GPM

PRESS.

@ 75 PSI @ 50 PSI @ 75 PSI @ 100 PSI @ 75 PSI @ 100 PSI @ 75 PSI @ 75 PSI

@ 50 PSI @ 50 PSI @ 100 PSI @100 PSI

40

92 (29)

134 (43)

109 (35)

95 (30)

128 (41) 111 (35) 134 (43)

145 (47)

179 (57)

224 (72)

158 (50)

206 (66)

45

97 (33)

142 (48)

116 (39)

101 (34)

136 (46) 117 (40) 142 (48)

155 (53)

190 (64)

237 (80)

168 (57)

218 (74)

50

103 (37) 150 (54)

122 (44)

106 (38)

143 (51) 124 (44) 150 (54)

163 (58)

200 (71)

250 (85)

177 (73)

230 (82)

55

108 (40) 160 (59)

128 (48)

111 (42)

150 (56) 130 (49) 160 (59)

171 (64)

210 (79)

263 (98)

185 (69)

241 (90)

60

112 (44) 165 (64)

134 (52)

116 (45)

156 (61) 136 (53) 165 (64)

179 (70)

219 (86) 274 (107)

194 (76)

252 (99)

65

117 (48) 171 (70)

139 (57)

121 (49)

163 (66) 141 (57) 171 (70)

185 (76)

228 (93) 285 (116)

202 (82) 262 (107)

70

121 (51) 177 (75)

145 (61)

125 (53)

169 (71) 146 (62) 177 (75)

193 (82)

237 (100) 296 (125)

209 (88) 272 (115)

75

125 (55) 185 (80)

150 (66)

130 (57)

175 (77) 152 (66) 185 (80)

200 (87)

245 (107) 307 (134)

217 (95) 281 (123)

80

130 (59) 190 (86)

155 (70)

134 (61)

181 (82) 157 (71) 190 (86)

207 (93)

253 (114) 317 (143) 224 (101) 291 (131)

90

138 (66) 201 (96)

164 (79)

142 (68)

192 (92) 166 (80) 201 (96) 220 (105) 268 (128) 336 (161) 237 (114) 308 (148)

100

145 (73) 212 (107) 173 (87)

150 (76) 202 (102) 175 (88) 212 (107) 230 (117) 283 (143) 354 (179) 250 (126) 325 (164)

110

152 (81) 222 (118) 181 (76)

157 (83) 212 (112) 184 (97) 222 (118) 245 (130) 297 (157) 371 (196) 262 (139) 341 (181)

Streams having nozzle reaction forces under 45 pounds/force are considered too weak for effective firefighting. Streams having nozzle reactions over
68 pounds/force are usually considered as generating too much reaction force to be safely handled by a single firefighter.

SMOOTH-BORE NOZZLES
FLOW RATE (REACTION FORCE)

NOZZLE
PRESS.

7/8" TIP

15/16 TIP

1 TIP

1-1/8 TIP

1-1/4 TIP

40

144 (45)

165 (52)

188 (60)

238 (79)

294 (98)

45

153 (51)

175 (58)

199 (68)

252 (89)

311 (110)

50

161 (57)

182 (65)

210 (75)

266 (99)

328 (123)

55

167 (62)

191 (71)

220 (83)

279 (109)

344 (135)

60

174 (68)

199 (78)

230 (90)

291 (119)

360 (147)

Smooth Bore nozzles generate effective streams at nozzle pressures as low as 30 PSI, but, the streams will
degrade at pressures over 60 PSI.