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Centrifugal Pumps
• Booster applications
• Open water applications (25’ maximum suction lift)
• Shallow well applications
• Applications where electrical lines can’t be
installed in open water
Submersible Pumps
• Deep well applications
• Open water applications with suction lifts above
25’
• Open water applications with excessive elevation
requiring higher output pressure
• Applications where a visible pump is undesirable
How does a pump….pump?
Larger diameter
pipe results in lower
PSI loss at the same
flow.
Assume system requirements are 12 GPM at 50 PSI:
Special requirements:
Shelter large enough to accommodate pressure
tank(s)
Drain to exterior for PRV
Size bladder tank at minimum one gallon drawdown for each
GPM of pump capacity. Multiple tanks can be installed in
series for higher GPM requirements. Set tank pressure at 2
PSI below pump cut-in pressure.