38 results found for "Water pumps"

C.A.T.

The acronym that is used to indicate our Technical Assistance Centers in Italy. They are our authorized service centers, divided by geographic area. The list for the Italian market is here.

Technical Sheet

The document that contains the technical details of a product, such as prevalence, flow rate, type of liquid supported, building material of the impeller and other technical information. You can find every tecnichal sheet in our DNA software.

Watt

Measurement of the International System for power. It is named after James Watt (1736 - 1819) for his contribution to the development of the steam engine. This value is always present in the technical sheet of our product, here in the DNA software.

Installer menu

It is called "installer menu" because changing the parameters in this menu affects the operation of the pump and must be performed by experienced personnel (as the installer). The procedures to enter in the installer menu is different for every products. All of our manuals are available on our site or here in our DNA software.

Cavitation

Referring to pumps, cavitation is the phenomenon that occurs when the pressure in an inner point of the pump decreases by turning the liquid into gaseous state (bubbles, hence cavitations). The bubbles are unstable and when they come out of the low pressure zone they implode creating vibrations that in the long run will damage the material or the components of the pump. Usually the most exposed structure to this negative phenomenon is the impeller.

Basket

It is a perforated bucket-shaped container that in the pumps allows to filter solid bodies.

Centrifugal pump

The centrifugal pump uses a impeller to move the liquid, aspirating and moving it by the centrifugal force determined by the mechanical movement of the impeller. All of our pumps are centrifugal.

Installer

A plumber or electrician who performs the installation of the product; He should be the reference person between the end user and the DAB Pumps customer service. He is the first person to contact in the event of a problems with our product.

Dry run

"Dry run” is when the pump works without having liquid inside. A pump should never "dry run" because if it is not adequately cooled by the liquid some parts of the pump will overheat and breaks. The pumps have a device that prevents them from running in the absence of liquid.