Recently I wrote about 5 categories of problems we see when we are called out about centrifugal pumps. Today I’m going to go through the remaining 5 categories of problems we see all too often with centrifugal pump installations. Centrifugal Pump Mistake #6: Pipe size and pump geometry mistakes Centrifugal pumps are the exception to […]
All The Hidden ‘TAXES’ That Nobody Ever Anticipates When you buy a pump with a 20 year lifespan you aren’t just buying the sticker price of say $68,333, you are committing to spend some $689,000 in installation, maintenance and operating costs over the next 20 years according to The Hydraulic Institute. Of which $415,812 is […]
5 Considerations When Designing Your Pump Enclosure When I think about our clients using pumps, I think they are always going to be indoors – in a safe climate controlled environment. It’s not always true – about a third of the pumps we sell would actually be used outside. Funny how your mind works sometimes… […]
Common Mistakes We See With Self Priming/Centrifugal Pumps Part 1 We do our share of field service for centrifugal pumps – when we get there we often see them being used beyond their specifications and obviously that is when trouble strikes. If you boil all the problems down, they fall into 10 categories. I’ll deal […]
Four Common Uses for "Pulsation Dampeners" It’s a common problem across a number of industries using Double Diaphragm Pumps to experience vibration on both the intake side and the discharge side of a pump. These vibrations often result in damage to piping systems and the pumps themselves. Sadly in many industries vibrations and inconsistent flow […]
3 Affordable Monitoring Applications Historically our clients have been very diligent about installing monitoring solutions for their mission critical pumps. Due to the cost of installing the system and the cost of ongoing maintenance of the system, condition monitoring solutions for all pumps on site has been typically unrealistic. Manual monitoring of the remaining pumps […]
3 more ways to ruin your pump A couple of months back I shared with you three all too common mistakes I see our clients’ maintenance teams make that damage their pumps and shorten their lives, leading to costly repairs, more downtime and unnecessary replacement. So if you have budget to burn and really want […]
A Vital Lesson In Double Checking Your Pump Specifications (you’ll be glad this didn’t happen to you). A while ago now, we were approached by an engineering firm (who will remain nameless for obvious reasons) to quote on a pumping system for their customer on peanut butter. The engineering firm had been engaged to design […]
Pumps are a lot like the human body. Keep them healthy and they will provide you with a lifetime of good health and worry free living. In all the Krav Maga classes that I teach see this as well, the students who take the best care of their bodies, get the best performance out of […]
“In The Absence Of Information People Will Buy Based On Price.” I’ll admit that I can’t for the life of me remember who said that but I don’t believe I have the genius to think it up myself. And the default information finder of the 21st century, Google – hasn’t helped at all. When clients […]
