Pumps for Your Home or Garden

A pump is a mechanical device that imparts kinetic, potential, or pressure energy to a fluid flowing through it. The most common practical use is for transporting water. There are many types of pumps depending on their use. It is crucial when selecting the right pump to clarify the purpose for which it will be used. Whether we will be pumping utility, drinking, or wastewater, what source we will be using, underground (well), surface (river, stream, pond, rainwater reservoir?). Pumps also differ in construction:

• Centrifugal (the most common today)
• Vibrating
• Screw
• Gear

The following information should guide you in selecting the desired type and subsequently the performance of the pump you need for your application. It is important to know from where and what type of water we will be pumping, whether from a borehole, dug well, or possibly a driven well. It is necessary to know how deep the respective well is, how far the water intake point is, and to what height we will be transporting the water. The resulting information is the sum of all values, the height difference, and the pressure loss in the piping. It should be noted that self-priming pumps can draw water from a maximum depth of 8m. If this figure is higher, a submersible pump should be used, where the choice of pump type can address a wide range of transport heights and pump flows. More information can be found in the well pumps section. There are formulas for pump calculation, but for a general idea, one can consider 4-6 m3 per hour with a pressure between 2-3 bars. The current trend is the use of pumps with an integrated frequency converter, which maintains constant pressure in the home system or irrigation system, regardless of changing water consumption. This value is detected by a pressure sensor and transmitted to the control unit, which regulates the appropriate pump performance value based on any consumption setting. This equipment and function can be found in products from renowned global pump manufacturers, whose products can be purchased on our market. The higher purchase price is more than compensated by lower electricity consumption and longer product life.