Wastewater Pumps & Wastewater Pump Suppliers
What is a Wastewater Pump?
A wastewater pump is any type of pump whose primary purpose is to move wastewater toward or within a wastewater treatment facility. Many types of pumps commonly fall into this category—including sludge pumps, slurry pumps, booster pumps, chopper pumps, grinder pumps, and sewage pumps. Wastewater pumps have a wide variety of uses from moving wastewater out of homes to transmitting large amounts of waste water out of sizable industrial or agricultural facilities. Wastewater pumps are also major components of every public sewage system, particularly in spots where gravity is not enough to move the wastewater toward the treatment facility.
How do Wastewater Pumps work?
Most types of wastewater pumps require a pumping mechanism that is capable of moving heavy, volatile, and solids-laden fluids. The most common pumps are centrifugal type, with non-clog impellers designed to handle large solids, and with relatively high flows and relatively low heads. Wastewater pumps may also be submersible type, but there are also many types that are not submersible. Because many types of wastewater pumps may be filled with solids, grinder pumps or chopper pumps are commonly used to macerate the solids and make them easier to process.
Other related Pump Types include: water pump, dewatering pump, vertical sump pump, sump pump.
ABS is a leading producer of wastewater pumps. The company specializes in submersible wastewater pumps in both domestic and commercial waste water applications. ABS makes available its Scavenger submersible wastewater pump, AS submersible wastewater pumps and more.
Among other pumps, APEX Pumping Equipment, Inc. makes available for sale several wastewater pumps. The company sells a solids handling wastewater pump which is vertical in alignment and available in cast iron construction. The pump also comes with a vertical electric motor and is capable of handling 6500 gpm and 250 ft of head.
APO Pumps & Compressors sells and services positive displacement pumps and centrifugal pumps throughout NE and Central Ohio. APO Pumps & Compressors offers 28 different pump types including: Slurry Pumps, Drum Pumps, Horizontal Split Case Pumps, Plunger Pumps, Multistage Pumps, Vertical Sump Pumps, Grinder Pumps.
Arizona Pump & Equipment is a distributor of pumps, motors, drives, controls, and more throughout the state of Arizona. Arizona Pump & Equipment offers 37 different pump types including: Booster Pumps, Vertical Turbine Pumps, Horizontal Split Case Pumps, Magnetic Drive Pumps, End Suction Pumps, Cryogenic Pumps, Self-Priming Pumps.
Fluid-o-Tech is a pump manufacturer of positive displacement pumps. Fluid-o-Tech offers 6 different pump types including: Gear Pumps, Magnetic Drive Pumps, Vane Pumps, Metering Pumps, Piston Pumps, Self-Priming Pumps.
Hoffman-Kane Distributors, Inc. distributors pumps and pump parts, seals, gaskets and more. The company is located in Bethel Park, PA. Hoffman-Kane Distributors, Inc. offers 11 different pump types including: Horizontal Split Case Pumps, Magnetic Drive Pumps, API Pumps, AODD Pumps, ANSI Process Pumps, End Suction Pumps, Gear Pumps.
Kraissl Company produces valves, filters, strainers and pumps. Kraissl Company offers 1 different pump types including: Gear Pumps.
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Laborde Products distributes diesel powered equipment and engines for the industrial and marine industries. Laborde Products offers 10 different pump types including: Well Pumps, Gear Pumps, Self-Priming Pumps, Diaphragm Pumps, Slurry Pumps, Trash Pumps, Plunger Pumps.
Mechanical Equipment Company (MECO) sells and services skid mounted pump systems for the fire protection, commercial, industrial markets and more. Mechanical Equipment Company (MECO) offers 36 different pump types including: Diaphragm Pumps, Vane Pumps, Circulator Pumps, Metering Pumps, API Pumps, Booster Pumps, Axial Flow Pumps.
Mouvex is a manufacturer of positive displacement pumps. Mouvex offers 3 different pump types including: Peristaltic/Hose Pumps, Vane Pumps, Lobe Pumps.
MSI Supply, Inc. is a manufacturers rep and stocking pump distributor. MSI Supply Inc offers 14 different pump types including: Horizontal Split Case Pumps, Grinder Pumps, Multistage Pumps, Booster Pumps, Self-Priming Pumps, Well Pumps, Vertical Sump Pumps.
National Oilwell Varco makes reciprocating and centrifugal pumps for the oil & gas and industrial markets. National Oilwell Varco offers 5 different pump types including: Vertical Turbine Pumps, Multistage Pumps, Slurry Pumps, Plunger Pumps, Piston Pumps.
Phoenix Pumps distributes centrifugal pumps and positive displacement pumps throughout the Southwest. Phoenix Pumps, Inc. offers 37 different pump types including: API Pumps, Magnetic Drive Pumps, Canned Motor Pumps, Drum Pumps, Grinder Pumps, ANSI Process Pumps, Trash Pumps.
River City Pump sells pumps to the water and waste water market. River City Pump & Supply offers 18 different pump types including: End Suction Pumps, Metering Pumps, Grinder Pumps, Well Pumps, Circulator Pumps, Chopper Pumps, Booster Pumps.
Ruhrpumpen produces centrifugal pump technology. Ruhrpumpen offers 24 different pump types including: Well Pumps, Booster Pumps, Cryogenic Pumps, API Pumps, Jet Pumps, Canned Motor Pumps, Axial Flow Pumps.
Expert Advice
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Industry Updates
A drought-ravaged farming district in the northwest region of India will soon receive 2.2 billion gallons of water per day -- thanks to two huge vertical turbine pumps from ITT.
Thai officials are hoping that pumps they've purchased from China and Japan will speed water drainage in flooded industrial areas and help keep many of the country's factories up and running again.
Pump Solutions Group has purchased the Chinese company, Tianjin RedScrew Pump Manufacturing Technology Co. Ltd. The RedScrew Pump brand includes a portfolio of twin and triple screw pumps as well as multiphase and specialty pumps.
Pump Tweets
Xylem, Inc. is now fully operational as a global water technology company following its spinoff from ITT Corp. Xylem is headquartered in White Plains, NY and includes several brands including Bell & Gossett, Flojet, Flygt, Godwin, Goulds Water Technologies, WTW and YSI.
Here's a great read in The Atlantic highlighting the importance of water pumps -- and the man who repairs them -- to a small Kenyan village. In a farm town as small as Kikuyu, you're in serious trouble if the motor on your water pump breaks down, the writer reports. "Crops wither and die quickly in the sweltering heat. New motors are expensive, and out of the price range of subsistence farmers."
On November 16, Xylem rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Gretchen McClain, president and CEO of Xylem was present at the event as well as representatives from each of the four value centers: Residential and Commercial Water (RCW), Water Solutions (formerly Water and Wastewater) Flow Control and Analytics.