Piping flexible connectors for pumps, chiller, towers, and other equipment are often described in two different sections of the mechanical specifications for new and retrofit …
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Hydronic Expansion Joints: Flexible Connectors vs. Expansion Joints
William Shakespeare may not have known anything about hydronic engineering, but a small part of his play, Romeo and Juliet, could be renamed Flexible Connectors and Expansion …
Hydronic Pump Piping and Trim: Vibration Inertia Bases
Oftentimes an engineer will specify a pump mounted on springs, vibration base, inertia base, or isolation base. Our industry tends to use a number of terms for the same …
Hydronic Pump Piping and Trim: Rubber Flexible Connectors
This week we look at rubber flexible connectors and compare. The first thing the reader will notice in the photo are the words “expansion joints” …
Hydronic System Centrifugal Pump Trim: Flexible Connectors
Centrifugal pumps in hydronic systems normally have flexible connectors on the inlet and outlet piping at the pump. Why are they there? Do we need …
R.L. Deppmann Earns Metraflex’s “Quota Buster” Award for 2024
Thank you to Metraflex for honoring R.L. Deppmann with the 2024 Quota Buster award. This recognition celebrates another year of strong performance and successful collaboration …
Hydronic Pump Piping and Trim: Why Use Flexible Connectors?
The R. L. Deppmann Monday Morning Minutes will look at near pump piping over the next several weeks. This week, we want to spend some …
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Using ECM Smart Circulator Pumps in Primary Pump Applications in Hydronic Systems
Last week I featured the ECM High-Efficiency Smart Circulator Pump used in a secondary application. This week the R.L. Deppmann Monday Morning Minutes continues to …