Water Pumps & Water Pump Suppliers
What is a Water Pump?
A water pump is a pump that uses various mechanical and hydraulic principles to move water through a piping system and to build adequate water pressure for its intended use. Water pumps have been around in one form or another since early civilizations. Today they’re used in a broad range of residential, agricultural, municipal, and industrial applications.
How do Water Pumps work?
Water pumps rely upon principles of positive displacement and kinetic energy to move and pressurize water. Most water pumps require A.C. or D.C. electrical power to energize the pump motor, while others can be powered by other types of drivers, such as diesel or gasoline engines. A few of the most common types of water pumps include:
- Positive displacement pumps rely on rotary or reciprocating motion to create a vacuum to draw water into the intake, and subsequently apply direct force on the water to push it through the discharge, and build up additional pressure as required. The original pumps that were used in ancient Greek water systems used rotary positive displacement screws to accomplish this. Early hand pumps still used throughout the world rely on positive displacement reciprocating motion created by moving the pump handle up and down to achieve the pumping action. Reciprocating positive displacement versions typically have one or more sets of check valves at the inlet and outlet of the pumping chamber to keep the fluid moving in one direction toward the outlet of the pump.
- Centrifugal pumps are a type of velocity pump that use a rotating impeller to create high velocity (kinetic energy). The water then passes through the pump volute casing where the high velocity is reduced as this velocity energy is converted to high pressure.
How are Water Pumps used?
Water pumps are used in private residences, city water systems, agricultural irrigation, and industrial applications. They range from small pond pumps, to multistage pumps used in wells, to the huge pumps used in municipal and industrial water applications.
Here are a few water pump manufacturers to consider.
Other related Pump Types include: well pumps, sump pumps, submersible pumps, submersible water pumps, sprinkler pumps, wastewater pumps, irrigation pumps.
Allesco sells the RWA series hot water pump. The water pump is manufactured by Dean Pump and can handle capacities to 1,500 gpm and 425 ft of head. The RWA series pump is heavy duty, capable of handling hot water, propylene glycol, steam condensate and more.
APEX Pumping Equipment, Inc. offers several water and waste water pumps from both ITT A-C and ITT Goulds. The water pumps come in many different types including vertical turbine, end suction, split case, and inline.
CLYDEUNION Pumps manufacturers several industrial water pumps. The company's water pumps are used for lift stations, water transfer, water treatment, filter washing and other applications. CLYDEUNION Pumps offers several models of water pumps including its Ulectriglide submersible driven pump, SBWM and VS1 multistage vertical turbine pump and more.
DNS Company is a pump distributor and pump rep for several pump manufacturers. DNS Company offers 35 different pump types including: Submersible Pumps, Grinder Pumps, Flexible Impeller Pumps, Axial Flow Pumps, Horizontal Split Case Pumps, Progressive Cavity Pumps, AODD Pumps.
Folsom Associates has an extensive water pump offering. The company sells Layne/Verti-Line municipal water pumps, Weinman inline, vertical sump and horizontal pumps for water systems, Barnes wastewater pumps and more.
General Air Products sells several models of water pumps. General Air Products sells the CDU end suction centrfugal pump used for general water applications. The water pump is water reclamation and treatment, irrigation, and is used in water supply systems.
Gorman-Rupp is a leading manufacturer of centrifugal pumps and lift and booster systems. Gorman-Rupp Company offers 8 different pump types including: Diaphragm Pumps, Submersible Pumps, Booster Pumps, Gear Pumps, Self-Priming Pumps, Fire Pumps, Trash Pumps.
Griswold Pump makes centrifugal pumps for the oil & gas, waste water, petrochem, and industrial markets. Griswold Pump offers 6 different pump types including: Submersible Pumps, Slurry Pumps, Magnetic Drive Pumps, ANSI Process Pumps, End Suction 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: Multistage Pumps, Self-Priming Pumps, Magnetic Drive Pumps, Circulator Pumps, Gear Pumps, End Suction Pumps, Slurry Pumps.
KD Scientific manufacturers equipment for use in the laboratory environment. KD Scientific offers 1 different pump types including: Metering 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: Slurry Pumps, Canned Motor Pumps, Flexible Impeller Pumps, Gear Pumps, Booster Pumps, Regenerative Turbine Pumps, Grinder Pumps.
Power Prime Pumps manufacturers industrial pumps, high head pumps, agriculture pumps, and more. Power Prime Pumps offers 13 different pump types including: Piston Pumps, Booster Pumps, End Suction Pumps, Chopper Pumps, Trash Pumps, Self-Priming Pumps, Slurry Pumps.
River City Pump sells pumps to the water and waste water market. River City Pump & Supply offers 18 different pump types including: Horizontal Split Case Pumps, Self-Priming Pumps, Submersible Pumps, Booster Pumps, Peristaltic/Hose Pumps, Metering Pumps, Trash Pumps.
Sundyne manufacturers several models used for a variety of water resource applications. The companies water pump models include its HMP 7000 four-stage centrifugal pump; KMLF non-metallic mag drive centrifugal pump; HMP 3000 two-stage centrifugal pump and much more.
TIGERFLOW Systems, Inc. is a packaged pumping systems integrator. TIGERFLOW Systems, Inc. offers 14 different pump types including: Self-Priming Pumps, Jet Pumps, Submersible Pumps, Metering Pumps, End Suction Pumps, ANSI Process Pumps, Fire Pumps.
Water Pumps Direct distributes a full line of water pumps from top water pump manufacturers. Water Pumps Direct sells the DuroMax XP650WP water pump capable of handling flows to 220 gpm; the Honda WX15AX2 72 gpm water pump; the Pacer SEB2PLE4C 170 gpm water pump and more.
WeGotPumps.com sells a complete line of commercial and industrial pumps online. WeGotPumps.com offers 37 different pump types including: Magnetic Drive Pumps, Chopper Pumps, Axial Flow Pumps, Grinder Pumps, Concrete Pumps, ANSI Process Pumps, Circulator Pumps.
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Industry Updates
ITT Corporation completed its acquisition of Blakers Pump Engineers, a long-time distributor of ITT's Goulds Pumps in Australia. Goulds makes industrial pumps for the chemical, oil and gas, mining, and power markets.
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.
According to a company press release, CLYDEUNION Pumps has been awarded a contract by Kindasa Water Services to supply pumps for a desalination plant in Saudi Arabia.
Pump Tweets
A Wilden Pump press release announces its Stallion Series of AODD Pumps built to transfer solid-laden slurries and other applications. The pump features many powerful features including a shock-absorbing polyurethane screen base that absorbs the impact from constant pounding by solid particles. Wilden Pump is a leader in air-operated double-diaphragm pump technology.
WEF has awarded ITT Corporation's Water and Wastewater group the 2011 Innovative Technology Award. ITT Water & Wastewater - Flygt Products was awarded in the category of "collection systems", for Flygt's patented N-pump. The N-pump features a clog-resistant design and is equipped with the newly-designed Adaptive Impeller functionality.
Bell & Gossett sets the Fall 2011 course training schedule for its Little Red Schoolhouse Education Center in Morton Grove, Illinois. The seminars deliver various pump and system topics to engineers, contractors and facility maintenance professionals. Visit http://completewatersystems.com/brands/bell-gossett/ for more details.
Karl Buscher is now the Senior Vice President of Pump Solutions Group (PSG) Commercial. A company press release states that Buscher will report to PSG President Dean Douglas.