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Why does thicker pipe wall slightly reduce flow volume?

It shrinks the inside flow path.

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  1. It shrinks the inside flow path ✔
  2. It makes water colder
  3. It adds extra fittings

Why: Thicker walls reduce the inner flowpath, causing a slight increase in pressure losses.

Huh, didn't know that: Thicker walls reduce the inner flowpath, causing a slight increase in pressure losses.

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Thick walls leave less room to flow.
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Answer: It shrinks the inside flow path. Thicker walls reduce the inner flowpath, causing a slight increase in pressure losses.

  1. Plumbing en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumbing
    a slight increase in pressure losses is realized due to a decrease in flowpath
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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