What can be simpler than pumping water from an open or atmospheric tank into another tank or system? What seems simple to many opens a …
Pumping from an Atmospheric Tank: Pump Selection and Installation (Part 1)
What can be simpler than pumping water from an open or atmospheric tank into another tank or system? What seems simple to many opens a …
Heat Pump Water Heaters: Drive Down First Cost Using Hybrid Solutions (Part 11)
The owner of a local engineering firm recently said to me, “First cost and space are key discussion points in any building design.” First cost …
Heat Pump Water Heaters: How They Work (Part 2)
Heat pump water heaters have a place in the decarbonization efforts by building plumbing designers, contractors, and engineers. Heat pumps have been part of the …
Circulator Pump Curves & Step Sized Selections. A Domestic Water Recirculation Example
Circulator series pumps are those small inline pumps that have fixed impeller choices with no impeller trimming available. When these pumps have ECM technology, the …
Primary-Secondary or Primary-Variable Heating Systems: Which System to Choose?
Primary-Secondary vs. Primary-Variable hydronic boiler pumping systems each have advantages for the engineer to consider. Most people in the industry are in one camp or …
Primary Variable Heating Systems: Should I Pump Into the Boiler or Out of It?
We recently received several calls for our recommendation on whether to pump into the boiler or out of the boiler in a primary variable heating …
Minimum Flow in a Variable Speed Pump: A Great Example
What is the minimum flow rate a variable speed pump can provide without damage to the pump? This is a question every engineer should ask …
How to Limit the Speed of the Pump using a Danfoss Variable Frequency Drive
In this Service Tip of the Month, we demonstrate how to limit the speed of the pump using the Danfoss Variable Frequency Drive (VFD).
Double Suction Pump Specification: Rotating Pump Elements
We continue to examine the double suction pump specification for HVAC and hydronic systems. Your specification may have a paragraph or two about the shaft, …