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II AES enlarges Convertor II mechanica l seals

Used in bo th new ins t a l l a t ions and to rep lace pack ings or two- piece seals, the s t a n d a r d du ty Conver to r II size range from AES Engineer ing has been ex- t ended to fit shaf t or sleeve sizes up to 4" (100 m m ) .

The new and l a rge r Conver- t o r II seals a re avai lab le in the same ma te r i a l combina t ions as the sma l l e r seals and have been deve loped us ing the same tech- nology FEA p r o g r a m m e to en- sure o p t i m u m performance .

All AES car t r idge mechan ica l seals a re s ta t ica l ly t e s ted (to 8 bar ) to ensure leak-free op- e ra t ion and they a re pre -as - s e m b l e d t o t h e i r p r e c i s e working length to faci l i ta te in- s t a l l a t i o n a n d give e x t e n d e d p u m p service-life.

Accord ing to AES, the c lean s imple profi le of the compet i - t ively p r i ced Conver to r II en- ables th is ba lanced seal to be

f i t t ed in to a w ide r r ange of r o t a t i n g e q u i p m e n t w i t h o u t modif icat ions .

Contact: Cathy Leatherbarrow, AES Engineering Limited, Mangham Road, Barbo! Hall Industrial Estate, Rotherham S61 4RJ, UK. Tel: +44 1709 369966; Fax: + 44 1709 720788.

UK debut for Integra pumping stat ion

Sarl in Pumps ' In tegra p u m p i n g s ta t ion has been l aunched in t he UIC This p re fab r i ca t ed uni t arr ives on the back of a lorry, ready to instal l , comple te wi th pumps , p ipework and al l t h a t is needed to comply with 'Sewers for A d o p t i o n -- Ed i t ion 4'.

Manufac tu red from GRP, i t has a foo tp r in t of 7 m 2, and the whole package is des igned for unde rg round ins t a l l a t ion which, says the campany, can be per- fo rmed in a m a t t e r of days. C o m p a r e d wi th a t r a d i t i o n a l concre te s t ructure , th is is sa id to be much fas te r and more c o s t - e f f e c t i v e , a n d in s o m e cases, up to 30% cos t savings have been achieved over con- crete p u m p i n g s ta t ions . Under- g r o u n d s i t i n g i s a l s o unobt rus ive and de te r s vandals .

The In t eg ra f ea tu re s a we t / dry well design, wi th t he p u m p s a n d c on t ro l e q u i p m e n t con- t a i n e d in a dry, c lean , a i r - cond i t i oned env i ronment . Ac- cess to t he wet well is s e ldom necessary.

The seamless chambers do not leak, they requi re min ima l e x t r a s u p p o r t and are r e s i s t an t to a wide range of effluents. They are also r e s i s t an t to cli- mat ic condi t ions t h a t a re far tougher t han those expe r i enced in the UtC Prefabr ica ted sta- t ions of th is so r t a re widely used, and in some p a r t s o f Scandinav ia th is des ign is the no rm. S o m e o f t h e e a r l i e s t S a r l i n p u m p i n g s t a t i o n packages have been in use for twenty years.

Each uni t is fu l ly-equipped with s ta in less s teel p ip ing and Sarl in submers ib l e p u m p s fea- t u r ing a d j u s t a b l e wear c lear-

ances for improved ope ra t iona l rel iabi l i ty. Cond i t ion moni tor - ing is also ava i lab le t h rough Sarl in Pump Manager sys tems and i t is compa t ib l e wi th lead- ing t e l eme t ry systems.

Sar l in says t ha t t he s t a t ion ' s des ign is as f lexible as the use r n e e d s i t to be a n d s p e c i a l r e q u i r e m e n t s can be r e a d i l y t aken into account .

Contact: Jon Nix, Sarlin Ltd, Highcliffe Road, Hamilton In- dustrial Estate, Leicester LE5 1TY, UK. Tel: +44 116 246 1527; Fax: +44 116 246 0813.

Stuart Turner expands submers ib le pump range

Stua r t Turner has a d d e d an- o the r model to i ts high head range of submer s ib l e pumps . Des igna ted Diver 4, th is four- stage, centr i fugal p u m p jo ins t h e t w o - s t a g e D i v e r 2 a n d t h r e e - s t a g e Diver 3 mode l s . The c ompa ny has also l aunched a range of po r t ab l e j e t power pumps , ideal for a wide range of domes t i c appl ica t ions .

T h e D i v e r 4 p r o d u c e s heads up to 46 m and flows up to 95 l / rain, mak ing it ideal for p re s su re r equ i r emen t s such as p u m p i n g w a t e r from a well or a wa te r source to taps , or any clean wa te r env i ronment requir- ing a high head of water .

The Diver 3 and 4 p u m p s are avai lable wi th a 'Boos tamat ic ' opt ion, des igned to provide a p r e s s u r i s e d w a t e r sys tem for ins ta l l a t ions where ma ins pres- sure is i n a d e q u a t e or unavai l - able. Using th is opt ion, they are idea l for i r r i ga t i on or w a t e r supp ly app l i ca t i ons where the p u m p can be located, for exam- ple, in a well o r pond. Auto- mat ic s t a r t ing and s topp ing is achieved by tu rn ing on a t a p some d i s t ance away.

The company ' s family of sub- mers ib le p u m p s inc ludes clean- and d i r ty -wate r ranges along- s ide t he high head Diver range. Capab le of hand l ing sol ids up to 30 m m in d iameter , the t h ree p u m p s in the Vort d i r ty -wate r range are ideal for app l i c a t i ons

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such as sump dra inage . The four Sub c l e a n - w a t e r p u m p s a re supp l i ed comple te wi th a bui l t in s t r a ine r and a factory op t ion of a f loat switch, for a var ie ty of u ses t h a t r a n g e f rom w a t e r t ransfe r to empty ing tanks.

S tua r t Turner ' s range of por- t ab le j e t p o w e r p u m p s com- pr i ses two models: the Je t 60 and Je t 90, offering flows of up to 60 and 90 l /min respectively. Both models provide a suc t ion lift of up to 9 m, making t hem ideal for p u m p i n g f rom wells, deep ponds , wa te r bu t t s or even f looded cellars.

Suppl ied wi th 1.5 m of cable and a f i t ted t h ree p in plug, t he p u m p s incorpora t e a carrying hand le and an on /of f switch. They are also se l f -pr iming and are supp l i ed with a 7 m suct ion hose, footvalve and s t ra iner .

Manufac tu red from engineer- ing plas t ic , the p u m p s are ex- t r e m e l y d u r a b l e , a n d b o t h models in the range come wi th a 12 mon th gua ran tee and full

ope ra t ing ins t ruct ions . A p p l i c a t i o n s fo r t h e j e t

power p u m p s inc lude ca r wash- ing, p o o l d r a i n a g e , g a r d e n s p r i n k l e r s y s t e m s , p u m p i n g f rom wells and any o the r use where h igh p r e s s u r e , mob i l e p u m p i n g is required.

Contact: Stuart Turner, Market Place, Henley-on-Thames, Ox- fordshire RG9 2AB, UK. Tel: +44 1491 572655; Fax: +44 1491 573704.

Closed system oiler for bearing housings

Trico Mfg. Corp. has in t roduced the Opto-Mat ic c losed system oi ler which ma in t a in s a con- s t a n t level of oil in bea r ing hous ings and o t h e r wet sump appl ica t ions .

This sys tem has the s ame moun t ing d imens ions as a s ta re

d a r d Opto-Matic, a l lowing users to easi ly conver t the i r p u m p s to a c losed system.

The a d ju s t a b l e col lar al lows the oil level to be set to the des i red po in t for m o s t l t y p e s of ro ta t ing equipment . A / s" N P r po r t is p rov ided for a vent l ine back to the bear ing hous ing to a l low p r e s s u r e ba l anc ing be- tween the oi ler and the housing.

The Opto-Mat ic c losed sys- t em has a one-piece glass re- s e r v o i r to e n s u r e t h a t t h e p r o p e r oil level is main ta ined , and there is no poss ib i l i ty of a i r leakage t h a t would cause over- filling of the bear ing housing.

The sys tem also p reven ts oil c on t a mina t i on f rom the a tmo- sphere as well as spi l lage from oil surges. Units wi th 4 oz, 8 oz and 16 oz glass reservoirs a re avai lable from the company.

Contact: Trico Mfg Corp. 1235 Hickory Street, Pewaukee, Wl 53072-3999, USA. Tel: +1 414 691 9336; Fax: +1 414 691 2576.

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