Pumps Resources
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10 Tips To Save Energy On Pumping Systems
8/12/2013
Whatever your business in water, if you’re moving it, you need pumps. Unfortunately, at 8.34 pounds per gallon, water is not so easily moved. To do so requires tremendous energy. According to the U.S. DOE, 16 percent of a typical facility’s electricity costs are for its pumping systems. Moreover, the Water Research Foundation states that pumps for drinking water systems, in particular, account for up to 80 percent of the total energy required for treatment and distribution. Submitted with help from the Hydraulic Institute (HI), here's a quick course on lessening the energy burden of pumps.
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Oil-Filled VS. Air-Filled Premium Efficient Motors
5/16/2013
If one debate over a specific design feature stands out amongst all the others in the submersible waste water pump field, it must be, “Which is better, air-filled or oil-filled motors”? With The introduction of premium efficient motors by several manufactures, this topic has come to the forefront once again.
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Premium Efficient Shaft Grounding Rings VFD Operation
5/16/2013
When a motor is operated on a variable frequency drive, unexpected voltage can be induced on the rotor and shaft.
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Pump Power: Are You Getting Bang For Your Buck?
3/11/2013
It’s no secret that municipalities are working under tight budgets, in no way commensurate to their responsibilities and objectives. Unfortunately, the purse strings likely won’t loosen any time soon, and so efficiency becomes an essential part of operations.
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Fairbanks Nijhuis Protecting New Orleans
12/18/2012
Originally constructed from the 1920s to 1949, the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) is one of America’s most remarkable transportation arteries. The New Orleans District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operates and maintains the GIWW in Louisiana, and maintains its six locks for both navigation and agricultural purposes.
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Demystifying Explosion Proof Submersible Pumps
12/18/2012
When the discussion turns to requirements for “explosion-proof” pumps, many people rely on word of mouth, past practices or even old wives tales it seems. By Kevin Clemons
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Easy And Trouble-Free Self Priming Centrifugal Pump Adjustments
12/18/2012
Most manufacturers employ a semi-open impellers in their self priming centrifugal sewage and trash pump designs. While other types of impellers, (enclosed, open or recessed), are sometimes used, this type of impeller has a proven field record for clog resistance and high efficiency. By Kevin Clemons
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Proper Feeding Of A Submersible Pump
12/18/2012
Most manufacturers employ a semi-open impellers in their self priming centrifugal sewage and trash pump designs. By Kevin Clemons
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The Straight Scoop On UPC/IAPMO Listed Grinder Pump Systems
12/18/2012
At least two major sewage grinder pump manufacturers advertise their systems as having UPC/IAPMO listings. There has been some confusion as to what this listing really means. By Kevin Clemons
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Mixing Comparison: Hydraulic Or Gas
5/10/2012
Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District (FSSD) in California installed a Vaughan Rotamix® hydraulic mixing system next to an identical anaerobic digester with a 7-year-old gas mixing system. Rotamix® installation was completed in Sept, 2010.