Seal failure is a condition where a submersible pump and its motor housing have been compromised. Water has penetrated into the housing which is normally filled with oil. Most pumps have what is known as a double seal: If the first seal fails, it gives us time to do maintenance before (inevitably) the second seal…
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Potable, Waste Water Management Critical to Civilized World
The movement and control of water for centuries has puzzled, confounded and challenged the even the greatest engineering minds. Still does today on some scale. How do we extract water out of the ground? How do we move waste water from one place to another? How do we lift water from reservoirs and put it…
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Why UL508A Standards Matter
UL508A is the Underwriters Laboratory (UL) rating that provides standards and certifications for electrical control panels. It promotes safety, sustainability and consumer confidence in electrical control panels. If you think UL raking is something out of the past, you are correct. In fact, the practice of safeguarding the public against the dangers of fire hazards…
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Consider Support Service When Buying Pump Controllers
A pump supplier can have the best, high end pumps in the world available to his customers. But it's the electrical pump controller tells the pumps what to do. If the pump controller is not operating properly, neither will the pumps -- no matter how good they are. The pump control panel is subject to…
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