A local plumber explains how to test your sump pump, why battery backups matter during power outages, and what upgrades can help protect your basement from flooding.

DESIGN CONDITIONS: “Proper pump operation at design conditions should be verified against the manufacturer’s published curve,” said Ben Needham, field applications engineer, Taco Comfort Solutions.

Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) has resolved a problem with the frequent maintenance of the five low-pressure sump pumps on Deerhaven generating station’s Unit 2 bottom ash handling system. The ...

Pumps are often designed to operate at a single point known as the Best Efficiency Point (BEP). As components begin to wear, a pumps performance begins to decline, with operation away from this point ...

It has been said, “You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.” This concept can be all-too-familiar for anyone who has ever neglected a pump. A dependable pump isn’t truly appreciated when it’s ...

The most prevalent pumps within a construction site are centrifugal water pumps, used for moving water and other light liquid substances, and positive displacement pumps, used for thicker fluids, such ...

A fuel pump’s primary task is to deliver fuel from the storage tank to the engine, and works with multiple other auto parts to accomplish that duty. That can make it difficult to know whether or not ...

To meet projected demand, Mississippi Power recently installed two 525 MW combined-cycle units at the existing Daniel coal burning plant. During peak summer demand periods, natural gas burners in the ...

Insulin pumps are designed to be fairly durable and so most of the maintenance is to do with keeping the pump’s insulin reservoir topped up with insulin and ensuring batteries are changed when ...