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    GIW Technical Series: Pumping Through An Idle Pump

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    Pumping through an idle pump should generally be avoided due to wasted energy and increased wear on pump parts. If pumping through cannot be avoided, the impeller will rotate slowly in the forward direction at 25-30% normal speed. Pressure drop will be 30% of normal at the same flow if unrestricted, or 60% of normal if the rotor is locked. Locking is not recommended due to safety and risk of unscrewing the impeller. Allowing freewheeling and ensuring proper tightening before idling reduces the risk of impeller unscrewing.

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    GIW Technical Series: Pumping Through An Idle Pump

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    Pumping through an idle pump should generally be avoided due to wasted energy and increased wear on pump parts. If pumping through cannot be avoided, the impeller will rotate slowly in the forward direction at 25-30% normal speed. Pressure drop will be 30% of normal at the same flow if unrestricted, or 60% of normal if the rotor is locked. Locking is not recommended due to safety and risk of unscrewing the impeller. Allowing freewheeling and ensuring proper tightening before idling reduces the risk of impeller unscrewing.

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    Pumping through an idle pump should generally be avoided due to wasted energy and increased wear on pump parts. If pumping through cannot be avoided, the impeller will rotate slowly in the forward direction at 25-30% normal speed. Pressure drop will be 30% of normal at the same flow if unrestricted, or 60% of normal if the rotor is locked. Locking is not recommended due to safety and risk of unscrewing the impeller. Allowing freewheeling and ensuring proper tightening before idling reduces the risk of impeller unscrewing.

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    GIW Technical Series: Pumping Through An Idle Pump

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    Pumping through an idle pump should generally be avoided due to wasted energy and increased wear on pump parts. If pumping through cannot be avoided, the impeller will rotate slowly in the forward direction at 25-30% normal speed. Pressure drop will be 30% of normal at the same flow if unrestricted, or 60% of normal if the rotor is locked. Locking is not recommended due to safety and risk of unscrewing the impeller. Allowing freewheeling and ensuring proper tightening before idling reduces the risk of impeller unscrewing.

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    GIW Technical Series

    Pumping through an Idle Pump

    In general, the practice of “pumping through” an idle pump should be avoided. Energy is wasted
    and the wetted parts of the pump will still wear out, in some cases faster than a normally operating
    pump, due to the undesirable flow patterns caused by pumping through.
    In cases where this practice cannot be avoided, the following points should be remembered:
    1. The flow through a pump that is being “pumped through” will cause it to rotate slowly in the
    forward direction.
    2. The speed of rotation will depend on the amount of friction in the drive train. Assuming that
    this amounts to less than 10% of normal running torque, the pump will turn at 25% to 30% of
    normal running speed.
    3. The pressure drop across the pump under this freewheeling condition will be approximately
    30% of the head under normal operation at the same flow.
    4. If the rotor is locked, the pressure drop will increase to approximately 60% of normal running
    head and the shaft torque will increase to approximately 45% of normal running torque.
    5. Locking the rotor is NOT recommended, partly due to safety concerns on restart and partly due
    to danger of unscrewing the impeller (see next item).
    6. While being pumped through, the torque on the impeller will always be negative, meaning that
    the impeller could be unscrewed if it is not properly tightened. The danger of this can be greatly
    reduced by:
    a. Allowing the pump to freewheel (no locked rotor).
    b. Insuring that the pump is run at normal speed and power before it is allowed to be “pumped
    through” any time the impeller is removed and replaced (or in the case of a new pump that
    has never run). This will insure that the impeller is tightened as much as possible and
    virtually eliminates the possibility of unscrewing due to being pumped through.
    In some rare applications, this pre-tightening is not possible. In these cases, a locking nut
    can be designed to hold the impeller to the shaft. However, this is a non-standard part that
    would generally have to be custom designed and which significantly increases the cost of
    the shaft and impeller.
    Note that the unscrewing of impellers can also occur under certain conditions of back flow and
    reverse rotation. This subject is covered in another GIW Tech Article titled: “Reverse Rotation
    and Flow”. Contact your GIW representative for a copy, or request one via our website:
    “giwindustries.com”.

    TECH Pumping through an Idle Pump 2009-04-02.doc

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