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Let me also try to have a wild guess. Will it mean '1/4" Nominal Bore size, Female', similar as jte suggested, or '1/4" Nominal Bore, Single Flanged' for high pressure connection. Please tell us the answer after you clarified with your Marketing guys

A centrifugal pump may be a good idea as a start for low head and low flow application. However, there are some limitations to be aware of at the inlet conditions.

The main purpose for using carrier water is to increase the flow velocity of chemical line. It helps to: - avoid settlement in pipes (i.e during lime water feeding) - increase flowability in pipes (i.e. during polymer feeding) - reduce the time-lag between the dosing pump and dosing point

Ecorp, Just some suggestions for you to consider. 1. Check the pH of the water and see whether it is within the operation range of the chemical "chitosan" 2. You may contact some chemical suppliers for water treatment (i.e. a polymer supplier), they are always willing to offer help...

Mlib, Corrosion should not be a big problem as you can internally lined the ductile iron pipe with concrete lining, epoxy or bitumen coating. As your pipe will be operated once a year, another point you have to be awared of, if you choose to have a filled pipe, is water trapped inside the pipe...

Coops, When I work with sludge, I experienced similar situations as sludge will accumulate in the piplines causing problems during the start-up of the pumps. There are two ways to solve our case, one is pass high pressurized water to flush the pipeline after pump stop and before pump start...

vsv101, The function of the hypropneumatic tank is to smooth out the fluctuation of the system pressure thus reduce the frequency of start/stop of the pumps. When you size your tank capacity, you should use the highest pumping rate as Qp. (i.e., if only 1 pump is used at one time, then it is...

I think 6mm clearance is not enough for your re-installation as the gasket will not be totally flat when you put it in and once it touches the side of the flange, it won't go in any more.

I am a bit confused with this one: "We have always done this by drawing liquid out from the bottom and then pumping it back into the tank via a fitting located 90 degrees to the suction fitting." Do you mean the pump discharge is connected back to the pump suction line? If yes, then...

Maybe I am talking stupid, but is it possible for you to change a higher load rating bearing instead?

Chris73, Putting one flange adaptor will surely give you enough clearance to remove the valves and the meter. I didn't get the catalogue with me but I think a 10" flange adaptor will give you a clearance of at least 38mm. Why sometimes we put two flange adaptors? Not because for the...

My suggestion will be put two small pipelines instead of one large and one small. When you run at 210 gpm, use one of the pipeline, if 419 gpm then use both. You can also connect flushing water to individual pipelines and flush any deposit out when any of them is idled.

You did not give us an information about your distribution pipework. Is your supply directly pumped to the customers or it is through a service reservoir at high level? I'll assume that you have a service reservoir at high level and supply by gravity. In this case, when you stopped your...

Crowbar1, If your fuse ratings are larger than the capacity of your conductors, then the fuses won't be able to protect your conductors.

If you are not using Flygt pumps, then the 'flush valve' from Flygt will not be suitable since it can only be mounted to Flygt pumps. Perhaps I should also ask where your pumps lie in the process. Are they before the coarse screen, after the fine screen or somewhere in between? The 1/8 pipe is...