Gartner Equip Co Inc

A jet pump is a type of water pump that’s used for pumping water up from a water well or from other above-ground water sources to use in a home potable water system or sprinkler systems. These pumps are perfect for circumstances where space is tight.

Did you know that a magnetic drive pump is the only type of industrial pump that works solely on magnetism? This type of pump is powered using only the force of magnetism itself, which means fluids can be moved without any need of electricity or a motor.

Did you know that depending on what liquid you have in the pump will change the pressure even though the head is similar? A heavy liquid like sulfuric acid may have a lower pressure where as something like gasoline may have a higher pressure even though they are moving in the same system.

When we measure pressure, we usually use psi, or pounds per square inch. Normally, pressure will change with the amount of head. For example, a hundred foot pipe will have more psi at the bottom than a fifty foot pipe.

In the early Neolithic period about seven thousand years ago, wells were generally constructed with wood, especially oak timbers.

In water pumps, a break will typically occur through the front bearing race portion of the shaft. This type of break is usually a clean fracture and can be caused by bearing overload caused by vibration and/or imbalance.

Cavitation is when there are pockets or cavities of air within a body of liquid, also known as bubbles. But these bubbles can cause serious problems in a water pump motor. Fortunately, a properly installed water pump will have the correct suction system to minimize cavitation.

What we know today as the reciprocating pump was conceived around 270 BC by the Greek inventor Ctesibius. He constructed a device called the Hydraulicus, which used water and compressed air to force air into pipes and produce musical notes.

It is important to know the water replenishment rate of your water supply. If you choose a pump with too high a capacity and it delivers water a too great a flow rate, you can run your well dry, burnout the pump, and ruin the system.

Industrial lift station pumps (often called pumping stations) are defined as any type of structure that houses or contains the fluid moving pumping mechanism. The equipment used by a lift station pump will vary according to the fluid being moved as well as the function of the pump station itself.

The clearance between the impeller and the wear plate or wear rings must be correct or the efficiency of the pump will deteriorate. If the clearance less than required, excessive contact will cause the pump to overheat.

Industrial booster pumps are often used in pipelines to move liquids more vigorously along to the next pump or to its final destination at the end of a pipeline. Booster pumps are also used to pump drinking water from a well.

One of the smallest pumps on the face of the planet is natural not manmade. Recent scientific research revealed hummingbirds are able to efficiently extract flower nectar because their tongues act more like miniature pumps than straws.