Transfer pumps are crucial to the multi-stage processes involved in water treatment. These pumps manage water, chemicals, and waste to help produce clean, safe water.
Facilities must choose the best pumps for these applications to achieve maximum productivity and safety. The wrong pumps can increase costs and risks. However, with the right pumps in place, facility managers can overcome the many challenges of the water treatment industry.
Every industry faces unique challenges. In the arena of water treatment, three specific challenges rise to the top.
Rigorous Regulations
Due to their critical nature, water treatment facilities must adhere to strict standards. The EPA sets legal limits on more than 90 contaminants in drinking water. On top of this, local governing bodies add their own regulations. Additionally, enhanced water treatment is needed to meet growing population demands and the effects of modern pollutants.
Water treatment facilities need water transfer pumps that can deliver precise, efficient operations to meet these demands.
Corrosive Chemicals
Water treatment facilities expose water transfer pumps to extreme environments. Treatment processes involve the use of harsh chemicals which some pumps cannot handle. If the wrong pumps are used, corrosive chemicals can cause damage that results in health and environmental hazards. Failed pumps also generate additional costs due to replacements, repairs, and downtime.
Water treatment facilities need water transfer pumps that feature heavy-duty construction to withstand corrosive chemicals.
Diverse Applications
Water treatment involves diverse processes and requirements. Systems include multiple applications involving a variety of chemicals. Facilities also face a variety of layout and logistical concerns. No single style of water transfer pump can meet these diverse needs.
Water treatment facilities need a comprehensive line of water transfer pumps to meet multiple system demands.
Facilities can meet these demands with three crucial water transfer pump solutions.
Drum pumps can improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance safety. Their operation requires little training. They are portable, and they can transfer high volumes of fluids quickly and effectively. Drum pumps are an affordable option, while also keeping chemicals safely contained. These advantages improve production and the bottom line.
In water treatment processes, drum pumps are key for the safe and efficient handling of harsh chemicals, from disinfectants and algaecides to flocculants. Facilities use drum pumps to transfer these water treatment chemicals from storage tanks to the various systems throughout the water treatment plant.
Centrifugal pumps are the most commonly used type of pump for water applications. Sealless mage drive centrifugal pumps offer heavy-duty construction designed to deliver leak-free, reliable performance. Some can run dry without issue. Their capabilities can help improve treatment processes and safety levels.
These types of water transfer pumps are used in multiple water treatment systems. Applications include rapidly emptying batch treatment tanks, unloading chemicals from tank trucks, and disinfecting treated wastewater with sodium hypochlorite.
AODD pumps offer several benefits for water treatment systems. They are self-priming, submergible, offer adjustable flow and pressure, and can handle solids and abrasives. Their simple construction with few moving parts also minimizes maintenance and repairs.
In water treatment facilities, AODD pumps are used for several applications. These may include filter presses, sumps, transferring solid-laden media, and general-purpose fluid transfer applications.
Finish Thompson offers a complete line of water transfer pumps for the water treatment industry. Comprehensive designs include drum pumps, sealless mag drive pumps, and AODD pumps.
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Finish Thompson Inc. designs and manufactures pumps for the safe transfer of a wide variety of corrosive liquids. Products include centrifugal sealless magnetic drive pumps with run-dry capability, mechanically sealed pumps, drum and barrel pumps, vertical mag-drive pumps, multi-stage pumps, and the FTI Air line of air operated double diaphragm (AODD) pumps. For durable solutions for your applications, contact Finish Thompson Inc.
