QUOTE(spicy.jalapeno @ Nov 12 2018, 02:04 PM)
Wrong concept. Pump cannot "suck". When a pump operates, it "pushes" water out, resulting in higher pressure on the discharge side. The pressure near the pump inlet drops, creating a pressure difference within the suction side. The higher pressure upstream of the suction pushes the water in.
Read more here: https://blog.craneengineering.net/pumps-don...gal-pump-basics
If pumps don't suck, why is the inlet called "suction"?Read more here: https://blog.craneengineering.net/pumps-don...gal-pump-basics
Jokes aside, it needs a minimum suction head for the pumps to work.
Nov 13 2018, 09:30 AM

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