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hance protec t ion . For vola t i le a p p l i c a t i o n s , e x p l o s i o n p r o o f v e r s i o n s a r e available.

Grundfos expects typical ap- p l ica t ions for the new p u m p s to be in a reas such as the pumping of waste and sewage from hous- ing es ta tes and communal dwell- ings; the removal of sewage or w a s t e f r o m p r i v a t e t o i l e t s , showers, swimming pools and campsi tes , as well as o ther pub- lic and commerc ia l bui ldings. The des ign c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of the APIO0 also make the range par t icu la r ly sui table for appl ica- t ions where the bui lding is a t a remote locat ion or the out le t is below the publ ic sewage line.

The APIO0 p u m p s are avail- able in a var ie ty of configura- t i o n s a~nd a r e d e s i g n e d p r imar i ly for use in p e r m a n e n t wet well ins ta l la t ions , a l though t h e a d d i t i o n of an o p t i o n a l

cooling jacket , will also enable effective ope ra t ion in both ver- t ical a n d hor izon ta l dry well ins ta l la t ions .

The range is of rugged con- s t ruct ion, which is based on a cas t i ron housing, and is highly r e s i s t a n t to t h e m a j o r i t y of eff luents f rom bo th domes t i c and mun ic ipa l s i tua t ions .

The p u m p s are avai lable as f ree-s tanding uni t s wi th base, or wi th an au to-coupl ing system, which uses a submerged guide tube sys tem to provide auto- ma t i c connec t ion and discon- nect ion of p u m p s from outs ide the sump.

In a d d i t i o n , t h e A P 1 0 0 p u m p s can be supp l i ed as por- t ab le units , wi th r ing s t and base and d ischarge elbow, for use in mob i l e a pp l i c a t i ons , such as excava t ion d ra inage and flood w a t e r pumping .

i New submers ib le pump range

Grundfos Pumps Limi ted has l aunched a new range of high p re s su re , s u b m e r s i b l e p u m p s for was t ewa te r and sewage re- moval. Cal led the AP100, the new p u m p s a r e c a p a b l e o f handl ing sol ids of up to 100 m m and are su i tab le for a wide range of bo th mun ic ipa l and commerc ia l appl ica t ions .

The p u m p is a submers ib le , centr i fugal design, which can be supp l i ed with a choice of c losed single channe l or vor tex impel- ler, to bes t sui t the appl ica t ion . The ro to r shaft is manu fa c tu r e d from ch romium steel and runs in p r e - l u b r i c a t e d heavy d u t y bal l bear ings. In addi t ion , two i n d e p e n d e n t l y m o u n t e d me- chanica l seals ope ra t e back- to- back in an oil ba th be tween the m o t o r and p u m p unit .

Each p u m p fea tures a power- ful, in tegra l t h r ee -phase motor , which is ex te rna l ly f in ished in an an t i -cor ros ion p a i n t to en- Canned motor pumps from APV

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Contact: Grundfos Pumps Lim- ited, Grovebury Road, Leight- on Buzzard, Bedfordshire LU7 8TL, UK. Tel: +44 1525 850000; Fax: + 44 1525 850011.

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APV I n d u s t r i a l P u m p a n d M i x e r D i v i s i o n h a s a n n o u n c e d t h e a v a i l a b i l i t y of Se r ies C a n d CT c a n n e d m o t o r p u m p s w i th en- h a n c e d f e a t u r e s d e s i g n e d to i m p r o v e o p e r a t i n g service-l i fe , safety, a n d re l iab i l i ty .

The p u m p s a re s u i t a b l e for f lu id t e m p e r a t u r e s to 750°F, a n d as s t a n d a r d e a c h u n i t c o m e s wi th so l id e p o x y - f i l l ed m o t o r w i n d i n g cavi t ies , t h e r m i s - t o r s e m b e d d e d in t h e m o t o r w i n d i n g s to p r o t e c t t h e m o t o r a g a i n s t b u r n o u t , a n d a co r r ec t r o t a t i o n ind ica to r . Wi th t h e s e f ea tu res , t h e c o m p a n y n o w of- fers a full t h r e e - y e a r w a r r a n t y on i ts uni t s .

APV h a s been s u p p l y i n g i t s l ine of c a n n e d m o t o r p u m p s to t he c h e m i c a l p r o c e s s a n d nuc le - a r i n d u s t r i e s in t h e UK a n d E u r o p e f o r o v e r 35 y e a r s . T h r o u g h i t s a s s o c i a t i o n w i t h La ing T h e r m o t e c h , Inc of C h u l a Vista, Ca l i fo rn ia , t h e s e p u m p s a re n o w a v a i l a b l e in N o r t h a n d S o u t h A m e r i c a .

Contact: APV Industrial Pump & Mixer Division, Clenburn Road, College Milton North, East Kilbride, G74 5BJ, UK. Tel: +44 3552 25461; Fax: +44 3552 63496.

Wallace T. Korzuch, Laing Thermolech, Inc, 632 Marsat Court, Chula Vista, CA 91911, USA. Tel: +1 619 575 7466; Fax: +1 619 575 2739,

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