Pounds per square inch to meters of head
Type a value in psi to get it in m instantly.
That's 1.06× as high as a house supply, while a town mains is 1.89× higher. That would reach about 7.043 floors up a building.
Convert the other way: m to psi
What it means
How high will it push?
This is static head. A real system also loses head to friction in the pipe, which grows with the square of the flow.
The math
How to convert psi to m
A column of fluid pushes with p = ρ g h: the height times the density times gravity. For water that is about 1 bar every 10 meters, or 1 psi every 2.31 feet. The figures below use the fluid selected above.
Example: 30 psi = 21.1301 m.
The table below is for Water (998 kg/m³).
Every unit
Your head in every unit
Tables
psi to m conversion table
| psi | m |
|---|---|
| 1 psi | 0.704337 m |
| 2 psi | 1.40867 m |
| 5 psi | 3.52169 m |
| 10 psi | 7.04337 m |
| 20 psi | 14.0867 m |
| 30 psi | 21.1301 m |
| 50 psi | 35.2169 m |
| 75 psi | 52.8253 m |
| 100 psi | 70.4337 m |
| 150 psi | 105.651 m |
| 200 psi | 140.867 m |
m to psi conversion table
| m | psi |
|---|---|
| 1 m | 1.41977 psi |
| 2 m | 2.83955 psi |
| 5 m | 7.09887 psi |
| 10 m | 14.1977 psi |
| 20 m | 28.3955 psi |
| 30 m | 42.5932 psi |
| 50 m | 70.9887 psi |
| 75 m | 106.483 psi |
| 100 m | 141.977 psi |
| 150 m | 212.966 psi |
| 200 m | 283.955 psi |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many m is 1 psi?
- 1 psi is 0.704337 m.
- How many m is 10 psi?
- 10 psi is 7.04337 m.
- How many m is 30 psi?
- 30 psi is 21.1301 m.
The units
About these units
Pounds per square inch (psi)
The US pressure unit on every gauge and pressure switch.
Meters of head (m)
How pump curves are drawn everywhere outside the US.
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