Find your horsepower in the row, then read across. Total head is the lift from the pumping water level to the discharge, plus the pressure you want at the tank (2.31 ft for every PSI), plus friction in the drop pipe.
Total head in feet · curves end at 8 GPM
| HP |
0 GPM (Shut-off) |
1.5 GPM |
4 GPM |
6 GPM |
7.5 GPM |
| 1/2 HP |
356 ft |
327 ft |
268 ft |
194 ft |
127 ft |
| 3/4 HP |
492 ft |
466 ft |
375 ft |
271 ft |
167 ft |
| 1 HP |
600 ft |
567 ft |
459 ft |
331 ft |
212 ft |
| 1 1/2 HP |
702 ft |
668 ft |
550 ft |
392 ft |
256 ft |
| 2 HP |
841 ft |
800 ft |
654 ft |
470 ft |
301 ft |
Read from the published curve in the Pumps by Baker catalog (Sept 2025, rev 3/26), p. 108, digitized and rounded down, at the flows nearest 20%, 50% and 75% of the curve’s 8 GPM end. 0 GPM is the printed shut-off. The last column is the last flow every curve reaches; the curve ends are named in the table title.
Output in GPM at 30 PSI (switch cut-in), by depth to water
| HP |
160 ft |
200 ft |
220 ft |
260 ft |
280 ft |
300 ft |
340 ft |
| 1/2 HP |
5.3 |
4.4 |
3.8 |
2.0 |
— |
— |
— |
| 3/4 HP |
6.8 |
6.1 |
5.8 |
5.1 |
4.8 |
4.4 |
3.6 |
| 1 HP |
7.5 |
6.9 |
6.7 |
6.1 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
5.0 |
| 1 1/2 HP |
— |
7.5 |
7.3 |
6.8 |
6.6 |
6.3 |
5.9 |
| 2 HP |
— |
— |
— |
7.4 |
7.2 |
7.0 |
6.7 |
Output in GPM at 50 PSI (switch cut-out), by depth to water
| HP |
160 ft |
200 ft |
220 ft |
260 ft |
280 ft |
300 ft |
340 ft |
| 1/2 HP |
4.2 |
2.8 |
1.5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 3/4 HP |
6.0 |
5.3 |
5.0 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
3.4 |
2.0 |
| 1 HP |
6.9 |
6.3 |
6.0 |
5.5 |
5.2 |
4.9 |
4.4 |
| 1 1/2 HP |
7.4 |
7.0 |
6.7 |
6.3 |
6.0 |
5.8 |
5.3 |
| 2 HP |
— |
7.5 |
7.4 |
7.0 |
6.8 |
6.6 |
6.2 |
Output tables as printed in the Pumps by Baker catalog (Sept 2025, rev 3/26), pp. 107-108, at the 30 and 50 PSI rows. Riser-pipe friction is not included (manufacturer note): add it for long or small drop pipe. — marks a point A.Y. McDonald does not print for that horsepower.
Baker 4 in motor by horsepower (230V unless marked, ordered separately)
| HP |
Motor |
| 1/2 HP |
2-wire 3132-005 · 3-wire 3132-004 · 3Ph 3132-525 |
| 3/4 HP |
2-wire 3132-006 · 3-wire 3132-000 · 3Ph 3132-527 |
| 1 HP |
2-wire 3132-007 · 3-wire 3132-001 · 3Ph 3132-529 |
| 1 1/2 HP |
2-wire 3132-009 · 3-wire 3132-002 · 3Ph 3132-531 |
| 2 HP |
3-wire 3132-510 · 3Ph 3132-534 |
Best operating range: the published curve shades the most efficient operating range for each model; the catalog prints no figures for it. The curve is in the image gallery.