Swimming pool pump cavitation
The Challenge
A highly organised community school, which caters for children with a range of needs, was suffering persistent and troublesome problems with the pumps supplying their hydrotherapy pool. This is a wonderful facility for the school and the failures were causing unnecessary disruption to their day-to-day activities.
We were called to the site and found their swimming pool pumps to be cavitating. After carrying out an in-depth investigation of the system, we found the pumps had been incorrectly specified and were, therefore, running off the curve and causing the cavitation. This cavitation was also causing the motors to overheat regularly and the bearings to fail, resulting in regular breakdowns and repairs.
The Solution
We specified the correct pumps to suit the existing system, which included ABB inverters. The pumps supplied were KSB Etabloc pumps, with motors 1kW smaller than the originals.
The Outcome
Not only has this solved the persistent breakdowns and failures which are costly and inconvenient, but coupled with an extra 1kW saving per pump on energy they will also make significant energy savings!
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