Pump Basics: A Guide to Installation and Selection

The most positive mode of fluid transfer from one location to another is by pumps and piping. The pump and piping must therefore be considered as an integral transfer system with consideration made for such factors as materials, movement, support, fixing, anchorage, arrangement, accessibility as well as provision for future changes or extensions.

This booklet provides a comprehensive Installation Section including correct practices and procedures as well as valuable hints and important rules to give trouble free service.

The large number of pump types produced by the various pump manufacturers often makes it quite a problem for the average user of pumping equipment to select a unit best suited to a particular application. There are therefore a number of questions which the potential pump purchaser should be prepared to answer to enable the best pump selection to be made for a particular application. This publication advises the purchaser about some of the less understood factors which are nevertheless of paramount importance in making the right pump equipment choice.

About the Author
John Dnistriansky is a retired lecturer, having taught in the South Australian TAFE system for 30 years. He is well qualified with previous experience in urban and rural water supply.
John is author of the “Pump Basics Series” of handbooks including “Pump Basics Solutions”, “Pump Basics Workbook”, “A Guide to Installation and Selection” and “The Art of Teaching Pump Basics”.