Pumps & Valves Resources
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Xylem’s Bypass Enables Critical Upgrades For Aging Sewer Lines In Greenwich, Connecticut
8/12/2021
Greenwich, Connecticut, located in the tristate area immediately surrounding New York City, is a scenic New England town that is home to approximately 60,000 people. It was first settled in 1640 on a spot between the Asamuck and Patomuck Rivers, and like many historic towns, Greenwich proactively addresses aging infrastructure on a continuing basis. Its ongoing initiatives include repairs and upgrades to the town’s wastewater treatment plant and 28 pumping stations.
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California Lift Station Finds Perfect Pump Rental Solution
8/12/2021
After a sewage pump failure at the Menlo Lift Station left the station without a back-up pump, they immediately needed a replacement pump that could handle flow rates of 378 gallons per minute.
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Building A Bypass With Meticulous And Multiple Back-Up Precautions To Ensure 100 Percent Uptime
8/12/2021
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, like hundreds of other cities across the nation, is tackling the challenges of upgrading its water and sewage system as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. A key part of the city’s endeavor is the upgrade of four pumping stations along the Conestoga River to reroute more stormwater to the City’s Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant (AWWTP), versus draining it into the river.
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Temporary Bypass Helps City Of Auburn, New York, Divert Stream Water Safely And Efficiently
8/12/2021
The Owasco Outlet in Auburn, New York, is a waterway that flows from the north end of Owasco Lake through five counties before connecting to the Seneca River. Over time, portions of the Owasco Outlet were contaminated with coal tar. A byproduct of burning coal, the coal tar had been buried throughout the grounds of a former manufactured gas plant located along the waterway during the 1800s, eventually leaching into the surrounding sediment.
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Xylem’s Quick Response Restores Critical Water Supply To North Carolina Community During COVID-19 Outbreak
8/12/2021
There is never a good time for a municipality to encounter problems with its water supply. But during the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak – when handwashing and sanitation are essential to maintaining public health – a reduction in water supply to residents quickly becomes critical.
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Insta-Valve 250 Provides Permanent Control After Traditional Valve Fails
6/3/2021
During an infrastructure improvement project, the Town of Windsor discovered an inoperable valve close to the historic downtown area. With residences, a fire department, a middle school, and businesses nearby, the loss of a control point could create significant issues should routine maintenance or an emergency repair be required. Also, replacing the valve would disrupt service to essential services within the area.
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Hydra-Stop Solutions Isolate Damaged Valve During Water Main Replacement
6/3/2021
The Village of Covington, Ohio had an ambitious 90-day project to replace the water main, taps, sewer main, laterals, and storm sewer through the center of town. Unfortunately, on day one, an unknown water service line was snagged and the top half of an 8” valve blew off, causing water to shoot 10”–12” out of the street.
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Electric Or Diesel: Selection Criteria Should Include Operating Costs For Temporary Bypass Pumping
3/21/2021
For decades, the standard in temporary bypass pumping has been diesel-powered portable pumps, and for good reason: Their flexibility and the ability to set them up anywhere has made them the go-to choice. But with fluctuating fuel and rising servicing costs, as well as growing interest in cleaner, greener sources of power, electric-drive pumps can be a viable alternative for project needs, especially for longer-term projects.
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Upgrading A 100-Year-Old Pump Installation In New Orleans
3/9/2021
Finding just the right pump for an application can be quite a challenge, especially when the building presents several constraints. Sulzer updated a near antique installation.
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Valve Health Diagnostics
1/20/2021
Valves are one of the most common assets in the process industry, spanning all verticals. Chemicals, refineries, and petrochemicals, however, will find improved valve health diagnostics useful for critical valves and controllers in their plants, while upstream and midstream oil and gas companies may be focused on much larger, critical valves like pipeline or subsea valves. Using Seeq, process manufacturers are able to implement a condition-based monitoring analysis to monitor valve health across an entire fleet. Engineers can utilize the historical data to accurately create a predictive maintenance forecast and preemptively detect valve failures before they occur.