That plastic thing around the impeller is wild, I work in a rich people water bottling plant, and our pumps are all metal. Granted they cost a shitload and can move about 12,000 gallons an hour, but still. Metal expansion from getting hot when running empty or at a standstill is a problem, but it's gotta be doing that for many hours before it actual stops working
During my military service we had a forest fire on the firing ground. A truckload of small motorized fire pumps and fire hoses showed up and got distributed among the companies. After the first day, a lot of the pumps started malfunctioning to a degree where there was a shortage of pumps. Me and two other mechanics set up shop in the middle of the firing range at the biggest crossroad and started looking into the problem. It turned out most of them had been running dry and warped or cooked the plastic impellers right off the axle. It doesn't take very long to do that depending on how the pump is constructed. We managed to bodge most of them into working condition and could keep the firefighting going enough until we got the next delivery of pumps a week later. That's the story of how 350 young Swedish men learned the importance of not running impeller pumps dry.
I think it would be really awesome if you would do a video tearing apart some antique power tools. I picked up a Craftsman jigsaw from the 1970's this thing chooches HARD. Would love to get your take.
Seen a few replies saying machine a new defuser out of aluminium, personally I would go bras or if Le Fancy bronze. If you have a pressure head why not go for a ram pump with a couple of NRV’s?
I think there are some switches (dry run protection are called) for when the pump is running out of water. There pressure activated. I've seen them installed in a store on some hydrophore systems.
Had a big 50kw pump dead head on me once. Problem with the discharge piping/hose and a check valve. Overcome by the other pumps in parallel. The case got up to I don't remember whether it was 70c or 170f. Not boiling but hot enough to where you knew something was messed up when you smelled the room and touched the case. Thermostatic switch probably a good idea!! 👍
Full rebuild kits are $20
That plastic thing around the impeller is wild, I work in a rich people water bottling plant, and our pumps are all metal. Granted they cost a shitload and can move about 12,000 gallons an hour, but still. Metal expansion from getting hot when running empty or at a standstill is a problem, but it's gotta be doing that for many hours before it actual stops working
During my military service we had a forest fire on the firing ground. A truckload of small motorized fire pumps and fire hoses showed up and got distributed among the companies. After the first day, a lot of the pumps started malfunctioning to a degree where there was a shortage of pumps. Me and two other mechanics set up shop in the middle of the firing range at the biggest crossroad and started looking into the problem. It turned out most of them had been running dry and warped or cooked the plastic impellers right off the axle. It doesn't take very long to do that depending on how the pump is constructed. We managed to bodge most of them into working condition and could keep the firefighting going enough until we got the next delivery of pumps a week later. That's the story of how 350 young Swedish men learned the importance of not running impeller pumps dry.
Keep your poop in a group.
I think it would be really awesome if you would do a video tearing apart some antique power tools. I picked up a Craftsman jigsaw from the 1970's this thing chooches HARD. Would love to get your take.
Those black pieces are called diffusers I think
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Seen a few replies saying machine a new defuser out of aluminium, personally I would go bras or if Le Fancy bronze. If you have a pressure head why not go for a ram pump with a couple of NRV’s?
Couldn’t u 3D print the impellers
Thanks for the stickers brother! Best wishes for the new year!
I think there are some switches (dry run protection are called) for when the pump is running out of water. There pressure activated. I've seen them installed in a store on some hydrophore systems.
Had a big 50kw pump dead head on me once. Problem with the discharge piping/hose and a check valve. Overcome by the other pumps in parallel. The case got up to I don't remember whether it was 70c or 170f. Not boiling but hot enough to where you knew something was messed up when you smelled the room and touched the case. Thermostatic switch probably a good idea!! 👍
What about a pleasure switch. I mean pressure switch
2 meters deep in the ground is where im tryna be.
Ha dude said "dad joke" in French. Nice.
The first rule of working with tools, don't throw them in anger. There is always a bigger hammer or wrench somewhere.
20 meters? I guess you're one of those extraverts.