help horizontal pump head ?

[Good_Times]

Ok so I know pump has to do with how high a pump can push water vertically, but i was wondering if horizontal movement in a pipe would lower flow rate like head does ?

See I have this idea in the back of my head about making a plant only filter sump for a pond, but there is no space near the pond and it is too shaded. So the closest I can put it is about 15 feet away. The pump will have to pump about a foot of vertical head overall, which it is currently doing right now but I wondered if the long distance will also decrease flow rate.

Oh and another question, lets say I put a pump 6ft down from water level on the bottom of a pond and connect a pipe straight up to 1 inch above water level.
Would my head be 6ft 1 inch or just an inch?

 

[joe jaskot]

Horizontal movement in a pipe will lower the flow rate. How much depends on the diameter of the pipe and the length of the run. Elbows and fitting also have to be considered.

As to your second question, head height is measured from the surface of the water where the pump is located to the surface of the water where the water will be pumped. In your example the head would be one inch.

Here is a handy calculator to determine head pressure: http://www.your-garden-ponds-center.com/head-pressure-calculator.html

 

[Good_Times]

Thanx man the calculator is really helpful. There'll be no elbows or fittings, but about the pipe diameter is it case of the wider the better or does each pump have it's sweet spot ?