A Better Way to Compare Pump Efficiency

A Better Way to Compare Pump Efficiency

Comparing pump efficiency just got a whole lot easier thanks to a new rating system developed by the Hydraulic Institute (HI). For the first time ever, pump specifiers or purchasers can go directly to an online tool where they can compare the numerical efficiency scores of any pump….

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Diversity in a System with Variable Speed Pump Control

Diversity in a System with Variable Speed Pump Control

Comfort and efficiency are the ultimate goals of variable speed pump control. As technical as the discussions may become, it all comes back to comfort and efficiency. With that in mind, let’s review the concept of diversity, because managing system diversity enables us to... 

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Variable Speed Pump Control: How Variations in Demand Load Define the Control Area

Variable Speed Pump Control:  How Variations in Demand Load Define the Control Area

In our last blog, we showed you what happens in a variable speed system when load drops. For clarity, we chose an unrealistically simple example of a system with only one coil. Today we’re going to give our system a small dose of reality by incorporating multiple zones...

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