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When buying a new pump, consider the following factors to help you select the right one for your specific application:  Application & Fluid Type – think about what the pump will be used for (chemical processing, food and beverage, wastewater, etc.). What type of fluid will it handle? Consider the chemical composition of that fluid […]

Dear Valued Customers, I am writing this letter to you personally to let you know that during this national emergency, my primary goal at ProFlow is to accomplish two things: Take care of my valued team of employees and their families, while at the same time; Support you, our mission-critical customers who need to remain

When is a pump repair the right answer? When is NEW TECHNOLOGY for and OLD PROBLEM a better answer?    Here is an example:  ProFlow Pumping Solutions provided a repair quote for a customer’s large reciprocating pump.  We supplied the quote and the customer was ready to send the pump. But wait a minute. ProFlow

Mechanical seals are designed to produce an acceptably low level of leakage to function effectively. They are controlled leakage devises, not zero-leakage devices.    Here is the reason that seal faces cannot be permitted to run dry: the frictional heat buildup of hard contact will very quickly cause them severe damage and lead to extensive leakage.

If your pump system performance isn’t what it should be, it might make sense to look at the installation in three different areas:  The suction side; The pump in the middle; The discharge side.  This “segmenting” of the pump system might help with your troubleshooting process.    Of course, one likes to think that the

It was one of the harshest boiler-room sump situations I’d ever seen.  That was one ugly sump pit. The fluid was loaded with abrasive slag and a lot of it.  This was at a power plant, actually.   The sump pumps being used were fine, except for one thing – as the seals began to wear,