This week a Michigan engineer contacted me to discuss the conversion of an existing and oversized constant speed secondary chilled water pump to variable speed …
Bell & Gossett ESP-Systemwize Pump Selections: Part 3
Happy Memorial Day! Today we celebrate and remember those brave patriots who sacrificed their lives while serving in the Armed Forces protecting the freedoms all …
Replacing a Seal Kit and Bearing on a VSC Pump
If the bearing on your VSC pump is noisy, or you notice water dripping out of the weep hole on the bottom of the bearing …
Bell & Gossett ESP-Systemwize Pump Selections: Part 2
ESP-Systemwize provides a number of pump selection choices. Which pump should I select? Which pump should I fight for in a competitive bidding environment? Today, …
Bell & Gossett ESP-Systemwize Pump Selections
ESP-Systemwize is a powerful tool provided to the industry by Bell & Gossett. As an engineer or designer, you may want to explore the options …
Pump Selection Criteria: Maximum Point on the Curve
How many times have you, as an engineer, looked at a number of pump curves and passed up a few because you did not like …
Water Heater Thermal Expansion Tank Sizing Safety Factors
In the last R. L. Deppmann Monday Morning Minutes we used the Bell & Gossett Systemwize selection program to size and select a water heater …
Point of No Pressure Change – Expansion Tank
The Point of No Pressure Change Demonstration video by Mike Belanger, a R.L. Deppmann Service Technician, is made up of two identical pumps, both of which have …
Thermal Expansion Tank Sizing: Bell & Gossett Systemwize
In the last R. L. Deppmann Monday Morning Minute we covered some thoughts on the use of code vs. non-code hot water expansion tanks. Why …
Thermal Expansion Tanks: When is the ASME Label Required?
One of the more frequent questions we are asked has to do with ASME label requirements for the thermal expansion tank on water heaters. When …