pumps

Whether you build fountains, streams or Olympic-size swimming pools, you need to install a pump of some kind to make these watershapes work.  As fundamental and essential as pumps really are, however, it's amazing to think how casual many of us in the trade are when it comes to knowing about how they  work and how their performance characteristics differ. We've all heard and used terms like "energy efficient," "high head" and "self-priming," but for the most part, the real meanings of those words get lost in the competitive marketing blizzard that surrounds these products.  Without a clear understanding of how pumps are designed and how they do their job, these distinctions are no more than words on a label - and that's not the way it should be. As watershapes become ever more complex and hydraulically challenging, cutting through the hype to find out what truly makes pumps work becomes even more important:  No matter how beautiful a design may be, without a properly selected and installed pump working at the heart of the system, the best work will fall short in