Pump Protection Against Sandy Water Well Damage
Posted by William Vander Plaats on Tue, Oct 13, 2009 @ 12:40 PM
Sand in water wells will pit and damage pump impellers and bearings. Even though screens and packs and other well development techniques can be used to minimize the presence of sand in a well, some well locations and aquifers are more sandy than others, and sand often makes its way into the well despite these efforts. 
If the amount of sand reaches a certain level, that sand will damage the components of any submersible or turbine pump installed there. As the sand particles accelerate through the pump, they will cause pitting and wear, beginning first with the bearings and then the pump impellers. The pump's efficiency will gradually decrease until it eventually must be replaced.
In the meantime, energy is wasted as the pump's efficiency drops lower and lower, forcing the pump to run longer periods of time to supply adequate water volume or pressure. By the time the pump components finally do wear out and break, thousands of dollars of wasted energy will have been spent.
Pump protection separators operate by preventing the sand from entering the pump, thereby reducing wear to the pump components. This extends the life of the pump and keeps the pump operating longer and at highest efficiency. Read Case Study AB-213 about how a LAKOS Separator helped a large farm extend the life of its' turbine pumps or read Case Study AB-212 about how a municipal water district installed LAKOS Separators to maintain maximum efficiency of its' pumps.
Isn't a small investment in pump protection worth the cure to prevent pump sand damage and SAVE ENERGY?