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Gorman-Rupp pump solves blockage issue
CENTRAL Agri Group is one of Australia’s leading fully integrated beef farming, back- grounding, feed lotting and meat processing companies.
to overflow, requiring the need for outside contrac- tors to be called in to help deal with the inflow into the well.
Benefits of the installa- tion
all, as opposed to the pre- vious pump requiring work once or twice each day.
through to 10”, with flows to 200L per second and pressures to 90m.
Established in 1991, it has loyal domestic cus- tomers, supplies to over 50 exports markets and has invested heavily in state- of-the-art meat processing facilities.
Another processor run- ning genuine Gorman- Rupp pumps suggested they contact Hydro Inno- vations.
After almost two months post-installation, Central Agri Group plant main- tenance supervisor Josh could not be happier.
The savings are quickly adding up and Josh has now recouped the time to work on other projects at the plant that he couldn’t get to before due to main- taining the old pump.
The Gordon-Rupp pumps are extremely popular, par- ticularly in difficult waste- water pumping applications in animal processing plants across Australia.
However, the Trafalgar plant had some issues with the wastewater pump.
Running copies of the Gorman-Rupp self- priming pump on green waste, the group were at- tending the pump daily to fix blockages.
The well had a high loading of grass and so the pump was setup to deal with this too.
Solution
“The Gorman-Rupp is a great pump – far better than what we had before,” Josh said.
Gorman-Rupp self- priming trash pumps are available in sizes from 2”
For more information contact Hydro Innovations on info@hydroinnovations. com.au
The new Gorman-Rupp T3A71S-B Super T Series trash pump fitted with an ‘Eradicator’ solids manage- ment system at Central Agri Group’s Trafalgar plant.
Hydro Innovations rec- ommended the existing pump be replaced by a Gorman-Rupp T3A71S-B Super T Series trash pump fitted with an ‘Eradi- cator’ solids management system, featuring hardened internal parts to deal with the grit and stringy mate- rials flowing into the well.
He hasn’t had to attend the Gorman-Rupp pump at
The problem
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sales@HydroInnovations.com.au www.HydroInnovations.com.au
On occasion, these is- sues would cause the well
The new Gorman-Rupp T3A71S-B Super T Series trash pump.
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