Variable Speed Pump Control: A Quick Review of Fundamentals and Terminology

Variable Speed Pump Control: A Quick Review of Fundamentals and Terminology

We are now three blogs into our series on Variable Speed Pump Control and we are going to hit the pause button and review some fundamentals. If sequentially that seems like a strange thing to do, there is a method to our madness...

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Hydronic Balancing Part 7: When to Trim the Pump Impeller

Hydronic Balancing Part 7: When to Trim the Pump Impeller

Balancing isn’t just about adjusting valves. Sometimes (very often in fact) it is about evaluating the performance of the pump(s) under real world operating conditions. Remember what ASHRAE 90.1 has to say about Hydronic System Balancing: “Hydronic systems shall be proportionately balanced in a manner to first minimizethrottling losses; then the pump impeller shall be trimmed or pump speed shall be adjusted to meet...

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Pump Affinity Laws Are Key To Saving Money in a Hydronic System

What are the pump affinity laws and why are they so important? 

Pump affinity laws define the mathematical relationship that exists between pump speed, flow, total head, and power consumption.

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