Centrifugal Pump Selection Guide

Centrifugal pumps offer high flow rates, low pressures, and pulseless flow at a low price—they’re ideal for your general transfer applications. Their simple design means quick installation, low maintenance, and easy repair. Most centrifugal pumps must be gravity fed or utilized with a priming chamber; some are self-priming. You can control the flow rate by restricting the flow at the outlet with a nozzle or valve, and in most cases, you can restrict the outlet indefinitely without damaging the pump. However, centrifugal pumps should not be run dry.

Typical Applications of Centrifugal Pumps

• General fluid transfer
• Pilot plant processing
• Line cleaning/irrigation
• Filtration of corrosives, caustics, dyes, soaps, brines, and other cleaning fluids
• Feed pumps for spraying systems
• Cooling tower transfer
• Filling/draining