Do you have a cold water booster set? If you do, it will be used for giving you good cold water pressure throughout your property. Some are variable speed, where the pump runs at just the speed required. Some are fixed speed, where the only variation is how many pumps are running, not how fast they’re running at. In either case there are usually two or more pumps, which turn on individually or together to meet the demand at any particular time. If you have a fixed speed c

As everyone familiar with pump maintenance would know, one of the most common reason for pumps to need repairing is seal failure. The reasons why seals fail were covered on a previous post, and this post discusses the different types of seal to choose from. Packing This is when material (usually braided or in formed rings) is packed into the stuffing box of the pump, which compresses it against the shaft to form a seal. While it’s economic and reliable, it’s best to only us