Pump Motor Efficiency Part 4: What Is a SMART PUMP?

Perhaps you’ve heard about mandates for higher energy efficiency and the innovations that have emerged to meet these requirements. Integrated control functionality for some HVAC equipment is among these innovations. Fan manufacturers were the first….

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Pump Optimization with Large Impellers Part 1: Why Bigger Really Can Be Better

Pump Optimization with Large Impellers Part 1:  Why Bigger Really Can Be Better

Variable speed drives (VSDs) are less expensive and more reliable than a decade ago, paving the way for new best practices when specifying pumps. Traditionally, pumps have been specified with impellers trimmed to deliver peak load without overloading the pump motor. But is all that trimming necessary…?

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How to Determine Control Head for a Variable Speed Pumping System

How to Determine Control Head for a Variable Speed Pumping System

To control a variable speed pumping system, we must determine the minimum operational head of the system. Some refer to this value as constant head, minimum head, independent head, etc. Throughout this and in other JMP blogs, we refer to it as ...

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