• By Madelyn Vetter
  • Posted August 1, 2018

Velocity: A Defining Feature of Industrial Pump Styles

It’s almost impossible to pump a fluid without using some aspect of velocity.  Whether it is the speed of the flow in the pipe or the conversion of velocity to pressure, fluids don’t move without it.  The most common form of pump technology, the centrifugal pump, makes use of velocity in a completely different way […]
  • By Madelyn Vetter
  • Posted November 16, 2017

Solids Concentration, Sludge Thickness & the Industrial Sump Pump

How Thick Can It Be and The Difference Between ‘Could’ And ‘Should’ There is an old rule of thumb with the Pitbull industrial sump pump that says if you kick a bucket of your sludge over and it spreads out, the Pitbull can pump it. Well … that is true, but it needs a closer […]
  • By Madelyn Vetter
  • Posted September 25, 2017
  • In all-pneumatic pumps, high-heat pump applications, industrial pumps

Sump Pumps and the High Heat Dilemma

Heat. It’s a great thing – it warms our offices, cooks our dinners, makes our seaside vacations worth vacationing. But heat – especially high heat – isn’t everyone’s best friend, particularly when it comes to sump pumps. High temperatures come into play during events like boiler blowdowns, condensate dumps or hot water rinses when large […]
  • By Madelyn Vetter
  • Posted May 8, 2017

Lift Station Pumps vs. Flushable Wipes

In a classic case of unintended consequences, flushable wipes – a truly modern, useful and popular convenience – are wreaking havoc with sewer systems in the U.S. and across the world. The problem is straightforward and intrinsically linked to the wipes’ design: they’re tough and durable, which is great for users but not great for […]
  • By Madelyn Vetter
  • Posted April 6, 2017
  • In industrial pumps, positive displacement pumps, sump pumps

Dilemmas in Physics … Solids Size vs Flow Rate

It has proven to be a source of frustration in the pumping world of how to match solids capacity to actual flow rates using a centrifugal pump, the old go-to in industrial sump pumps.  The term “velocity head machine†applies well to a centrifugal pump because the pump has to create internal velocity to impart […]