60 Seconds with Summit Pump Archive



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Plug & Play Pumps Mythbusted
Shaft Sizes...You Have Choices
Why is My Pump Not Running Right?


Vol 5:

Vol 5-10 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Suction Strainers Starve Pumps
Vol 5-9 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Reverse vs. Open Vane Impellers
Vol 5-8 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Deflection Reduction
Vol 5-7 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Know Your Pump’s Viscosity Limit
Vol 5-6 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – What’s Causing Your Leaky Bearing Isolator?
Vol 5-5 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – The Pump Curve is Your Friend
Vol 5-4 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Wear Resistant vs. Wear Proof
Vol 5-3 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Going Vertical
Vol 5-2 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Pipe Strain: Killer of Pumps
Vol 5-1 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Fact Check: Plug & Play Pumps



Vol 4:

Vol 4-11 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – 12 Smart Stocking Stuffers for Your Pump
Vol 4-10 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – When to Pay the Piper?
Vol 4-9 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Has Your Pump Lost its Head?
Vol 4-8 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Do You Have Clearance?
Vol 4-7 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – The Fourth Alignment
Vol 4-6 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Suction Lift
Vol 4-5 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Is Your Pump Stressed? Welcome to Pump Reliability Management: 101
Vol 4-4 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Under Pressure – Part Two: Suction Pressure
Vol 4-3 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Under Pressure – Part One: Pressure vs. Vacuum
Vol 4-2 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Deep Submergence
Vol 4-1 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Pump MythBusters



Vol 3:

Vol 3-11 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Thanksgiving with the Pumps. What is Your Pump Grateful For?
Vol 3-9 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – What’s the Speed Limit?
Vol 3-8 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – My Self-Priming Pump is Not Priming
Vol 3-7 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Gauges!? We Don’t Need no Stinkin’ Gauges!
Vol 3-6 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Impeller Clearance vs Efficiency
Vol 3-5 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Why Are There Holes in my Brand New Impeller?
Vol 3-4 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – When is a Flush Not a Flush?
Vol 3-3 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Does Your Snoring Pump Keep You up at Night?
Vol 3-2 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Valve Position of Centrifugal Pumps. An Open or Shut Case?
Vol 3-1 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Motor Starts per Unit of Time



Vol 2:

Vol 2-6 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Stocking Stuffers. A Gentle Reminder of the Simple Things.
Vol 2-5 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Vapor Pressure is NOT Your Friend
Vol 2-4 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Winter is Coming
Vol 2-3 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Open and Closed Tanks & NPSHA
Vol 2-2 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Pumps in Storage…First Do No Harm
Vol 2-1 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Net Positive Suction Head: One Way or Another, it is Always Changing



Vol 1:

Vol 1-28 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – My Pump is Not Running Right?!
Vol 1-27 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Deep Thoughts by Jim Elsey
Vol 1-26 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Why is my Stainless Steel Magnetic?…Or is it?
Vol 1-25 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – What is slip? How does it affect Positive Displacement Pump Performance?
Vol 1-24 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Baseplates: Flat and Level
Vol 1-23 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Truth: Pumps Shipped From the Factory are NOT Ready to be Started and Operated
Vol 1-22 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – You Have Choices
Vol 1-21 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – NPSHR and Impeller Diameter
Vol 1-20 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – API Versus ANSI Pumps
Vol 1-19 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – NPSHR Versus NPSHA Margins
Vol 1-18 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Is Your Impeller Balanced?
Vol 1-17 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Pressure Relief Valves: Never Throttle Your Safety
Vol 1-16 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Slurry Applications: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You.
Vol 1-15 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Need Some Space?
Vol 1-14 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Do I Really Need to Align My Pump?
Vol 1-13 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Overhung Impellers with Solids
Vol 1-12 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Open and Closed Case…Pump Discharge Valve
Vol 1-11 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – C-Face Motor Adapter Alignment Tolerance
Vol 1-10 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Shaft Alignments
Vol 1-09 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – API Versus ANSI Pumps
Vol 1-08 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Shaft Limits
Vol 1-07 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – The Rub with Wear Rings
Vol 1-06 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Water in the Lube Oil
Vol 1-05 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Hot Time
Vol 1-04 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Pump “Run Out”
Vol 1-03 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Model SN Pump Shafts
Vol 1-02 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – Threaded Impeller – Reverse Rotation
Vol 1-01 60 Seconds with Summit Pump – ANSI 2196 Sight Glass Location