What Boyle's Law Means to You Bob Pelikan July 1, 2002 No Comments In this month's column, Robert Pelikan covers how to use Boyle's Law to calculate the amount of usable water in a captive air tank.Read More
Submersible Pump Cable Splicing Bob Pelikan June 1, 2002 No Comments Robert Pelikan explains that making a proper splice is crucial to a long-lasting, trouble-free installation, and tells you how todo it.Read More
Pump Performance Charts Bob Pelikan March 1, 2002 No Comments Robert Pelikan presents the third installment in a series on pump selection and pump performance curves and charts.Read More
Pump Selection, Part 2 -- Performance Curves Bob Pelikan February 1, 2002 No Comments Robert Pelikan says that an understanding of pump performance curves is an important part of a pump installer's storehouse of knowledge.Read More
Calculating Pressure Drop Due to Friction in a Piping System - Part 1 It's a Prime Factor to Consider When Determining a Pump's Pressure Requirements Bob Pelikan November 1, 2001 2 Comments
How to Determine the Pressure Requirements of a Pump Bob Pelikan September 27, 2001 No Comments Bob Pelikan discusses two of the three factors that go into the determination of the pressure required from a pump in a residential water system.Read More
Electronic Pump Protection for Single-phase Motors Bob Pelikan September 1, 2001 No Comments Columnist Robert Pelikan goes over some conditions that can interfere with motor cooling, also offering up some possible solutions to the problems.Read More
When the Well Runs Dry Bob Pelikan June 27, 2001 No Comments Robert Pelikan recaps the special considerations necessary to make stingy wells work satisfactorily.Read More
Three-phase Installations -- Pump Control Panels Bob Pelikan June 12, 2001 No Comments This month we turn our attention to the interface between incoming three-phase power and the pump -- the pump control panel.Read More
Making a Submersible Pump Test Station Bob Pelikan June 1, 2001 No Comments Robert Pelikan helps you take some of the guesswork out of your troubleshooting, making you a better pump person.Read More
