A quick tour of the pump exhibits at recent drilling industry events revealed some new technologies that are making life easier for both contractors and their customers. Here we present a few examples in case you might have missed the opportunity to see them.
The SandHandler features a hex rubber bearing, allowing sand and abrasives to pass through for improved bearing performance.
Check Valve
Jacuzzi Brothers, Little Rock, Ark., recently added a new internal check valve to its line of thermoplastic and stainless steel SandHandler submersible pumps. This new check valve is spring-activated to ensure a positive opening and closing, and a tight seal. It also features a patent-pending retainer for easy removal of the check valve, making the pumps field-serviceable and allowing complete access to the check valve for cleaning and/or removal. Also new to the SandHandler line is an intermediate bearing that provides improved shaft stability.
The Commander Pro 75 package includes all major components necessary for a complete installation in just one carton.
Complete Systems
Flint & Walling Inc. (F&W), Kendallville, Ind., offers pre-packaged systems to bring simplicity to the constant pressure water system market. All the major components needed to install an efficient constant pressure system are contained in one package. Flint & Walling worked with Franklin Electric, Bluffton, Ind., to develop the Sub-Drive 75 units that are used as the controller in the Commander Pro 75 packages. F&W introduced the system initially in models covering 7-, 10-, 19- and 27-gpm configurations. The latest addition to the line is the CP75-3503, capable of pumping 40 gpm at 50 psi from shallow settings. The systems are designed to provide flows of 3 gpm to 53 gpm, and pressures ranging from 25 psi to 80 psi, depending on the model chosen.
The complete SQFlex pump range consists of seven different pump sizes; four centrifugal and three helical rotor pumps.
