Gallons per minute to Litres per hour conversion

How to convert gallons per minute to litres per hour?

Certainly! Converting gallons per minute (GPM) to liters per hour (LPH) involves a few simple steps. Let's break it down.

1 gallon (US) = 3.78541 liters

1 minute = 60 seconds

1 hour = 60 minutes

First, let's determine how many liters are in 1 gallon:

1 gallon = 3.78541 liters

Now let's convert 1 gallon per minute (GPM) to liters per hour (LPH):

1 GPM = 3.78541 liters per minute

Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, we multiply by 60:

3.78541 liters per minute * 60 minutes per hour = 227.1246 liters per hour

So, 1 GPM is equivalent to 227.1246 LPH.

Real World Examples:

Household Water Flow:

• Kitchen Faucet: Usually, kitchen faucets have a flow rate of 1.5 to 2.2 GPM.
  • 1.5 GPM = 340.6869 LPH
  • 2.2 GPM = 499.6732 LPH

Garden Hose:

• Standard Garden Hose: These often have flow rates around 5 to 10 GPM.
  • 5 GPM = 1135.623 LPH
  • 10 GPM = 2271.246 LPH

Fire Hose:

• Fire Hose: These can have flow rates of roughly 150 to 250 GPM.
  • 150 GPM = 34068.69 LPH
  • 250 GPM = 56781.15 LPH

Industrial Pumps:

• Small Industrial Pump: May have a flow rate of 500 GPM.
  • 500 GPM = 1,135,623 LPH

Conversion Reference Table:

GPM	LPH
1	227.1246
5	1,135.623
10	2,271.246
50	11,356.23
100	22,712.46

These conversions and examples will give you a better understanding of how various flow rates compare between GPM and LPH in different contexts.