Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Pump "head" is different than height

The term "Pump Head" describes the force that a circulator pump uses to overcome pressure drop. When working with closed hot water heating systems, "Pump Head" has nothing to do with the height of the building. It has only to do with the circulator's ability to overcome friction. That is because the system is completely filled with water. Height, as far as the circulator is concerned, does not exist. The circulator does not know (or care!) if the building is 100 feet high and ten feet wide, or ten feet high and 100 feet wide. All it knows is friction.

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