Plumbing & water system calculators

Nine free calculators for pipes, wells, and water heating — sizing math computed from public engineering formulas and your own numbers, with the working shown. Free, no signup, runs entirely in your browser. These are planning tools: for gas work and permanent installations, confirm against local code and a licensed professional.

Two sizing chains that cover most jobs

Water supply, from the well to the fixtures

Start at the source: the Well Pump Sizing Calculator turns well depth, system pressure, and fixture count into the pump’s required GPM and total dynamic head. With the pump’s flow known, the Pressure Tank Sizing Calculator gives the drawdown and tank size that keep it from short-cycling. From there, the Pipe Flow Calculator checks velocity and friction loss for the runs you’re planning, and the Pipe Volume Calculator tells you how much water the system actually holds — useful for treatment dosing and drain-down.

Water heating, sized from your fixtures

Count the fixtures that can run hot water at once and the temperature rise you need. The Tankless Sizing Calculator converts that flow and rise into the BTU/hr an on-demand unit must deliver, while the Water Heater Sizing Calculator sizes a storage tank from your household’s peak-hour demand — run both to compare the two approaches for the same house. If the heater is gas-fired, finish with the Gas Pipe Sizing Calculator to check the line can carry the appliance’s BTU load over your run length.

Supporting references

The Pipe Size Conversion Calculator translates between NPS, DN, and actual outside diameter when drawings and fittings disagree on naming, and the Pipe Weight Calculator gives the mass of a run for hanger spacing and transport.

All 9 tools in this category

Plumbing · Pipe
Pipe Flow Calculator
Flow rate, velocity, and friction loss for a pipe run, from the Hazen-Williams equation.
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Plumbing · Pipe
Pipe Volume Calculator
How much water a pipe holds — per foot or meter, and for the whole run.
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Plumbing · Pipe
Pipe Size Conversion Calculator
NPS ↔ DN ↔ actual outside diameter — translate between pipe-size naming systems.
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Plumbing · Gas
Gas Pipe Sizing Calculator
Gas line size from BTU load, run length, and allowable pressure drop.
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Plumbing · Pipe
Pipe Weight Calculator
Pipe mass from material, diameter, and wall thickness — for supports and transport.
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Plumbing · Water heating
Tankless Water Heater Sizing Calculator
Tankless heater BTU/hr from fixture flow and the temperature rise you need.
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Plumbing · Water heating
Water Heater Sizing Calculator
Tank water heater size from your household’s peak-hour hot-water demand.
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Plumbing · Wells
Well Pump Sizing Calculator
Pump GPM and total dynamic head from well depth, pressure, and fixture count.
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Plumbing · Wells
Well Pressure Tank Sizing Calculator
Pressure-tank drawdown and size from pump flow and cut-in/cut-out pressures.
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Frequently asked questions

What order do I size a well system in?

Pump first, tank second, pipe last. The pump’s GPM and total dynamic head come from the well and the house’s demand; the pressure tank is then sized to that pump’s flow so it doesn’t short-cycle; and the piping is checked against the flow the pump delivers. The supply chain above links each step to its calculator.

Tankless or tank — which calculator do I start with?

Run both for the same house. The tankless tool sizes from simultaneous flow (GPM × temperature rise), the tank tool from peak-hour volume — the two numbers tell you which technology fits your usage pattern, and what size of each you’d need. Houses with short, overlapping draws often suit tankless; long soaking draws favor storage.

Do these replace code tables or a licensed plumber?

No. Every result here is computed from public engineering formulas and the numbers you enter — nothing is copied from code tables or manufacturer charts. That makes them honest planning estimates, but gas piping, well work, and water-heater installation are code-governed: verify against your local code and have the work done or checked by a licensed professional.

Is anything I type stored or sent anywhere?

No. The calculators run as JavaScript in your browser; your inputs never leave your device and there’s no account or server involved.