Call it a smart pump, intelligent pump or high efficiency pump. These variable-speed circulation pumps, often with electrically commuted motors and integrated controls, promise energy efficiency and flexibility not found in the traditional fixed-speed pump. How do they work and what advantages do they offer?
This month we talked “smart pumps” with manufacturers of these sophisticated systems. Sharing their know-how are: Kirk Vigil, business development manager, Grundfos Pumps Corporation; Mark Chaffee, marketing vice president, Taco, Inc., and Brent Ross, director – configured and standard building products, Armstrong Fluid Technology.