water pump selection tips

How to select a water pump for my needs?

Some useful information on “how to select a water pump for my needs” follows. Before one starts to determine which pump is the best type of pump or the correct size etc., there is basic information you need to know. This post is our tip on the basics you need when enquiring about your pump needs.

Guidelines for your enquiry:-

Pump fluid flow rate in litres per minute.

Static Head, the highest point to which the pump must elevate the fluid is known as static head. It is measured from the centre body of the volute casing to the maximum vertical height of the discharge pipe above the pump.

Friction Head, the friction loss that the fluid will develop while travelling through the pipe system. In terms of water this is easily determined by consulting a friction loss curve. You will need to know the total length of the pipe and the internal diameter of this pipe.

Another piece of information you will need is the suction conditionyou expect the pump to operate with, is it flooded (water level above pump centre body) self priming (pump is above water level) Submersible (pump is located inside the water body?

Once you have this basic information, you are ready to send your mail or make a call to sales as per the contact details above.

Email sales@pedropumps.com or support@pedropumps.com for a full quotation with technical detail.

 

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