Viking XPD 676 API Compliant Pump Viking has just stepped up promotion of their new XPD 676 range, so we thought it would be a good time to review their offerings for chemical, petro-chemical oil and gas process applications – the XPD 676 pump series – the first internal gear positive displacement pump to be […]
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 […]
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 to […]
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 are often […]
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… […]
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 the […]
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 the […]
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 with the […]
To think that so many pumps operating today were built up to 50 years ago… It shows you what happened in the good ole days when it seemed we were more skilled at matching operating demands to the pump selected and the pump designers were good too. Pumping applications still account for more than 20% […]
5 Roadblocks To Optimizing Your Pumping Systems Working towards upgrading your pumping systems is a worthwhile goal. System upgrades can save you a fortune from reduced operating costs, while increasing output and minimizing the cost of repairs and duration of downtime. Here are the five roadblocks to optimizing your pump system Roadblock #1: Selecting the […]
