…by a Grecian named Ctesibius, in about 250 BC. You may be familiar with reciprocating pumps, a form of positive displacement pump. This is a very early one of them. Over two millenniums on the market is a pretty impressive record for any product. If you’ve got any pumps that are that old (or even just a century or two old), we strongly recommend getting them serviced! It may well be that there’s energy efficiencies to be had, either by repairing or replacing them. Give u

Old, familiar pumps, that you’ve run with for years. You know they’re on the way out but they’ve never let you down yet and besides, because they’re well run in they’re probably better now than they’ve ever been, right? Try a risk/benefit analysis on your pumps. Look at the cost of a breakdown (in terms of impact as well as money), in the context of the likelihood of it happening, and see how that compares to the cost of a new pump. Part of proactive maintenance means monit