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Replacing Pipe Cuts Energy Costs Adapted from Information by Hose Solutions, Inc. A city in western Iowa had problems with previous wells where steel pipe was breaking down due to electrolysis and iron bacteria. Steel pipe did not last long and, after numerous replacements, they opted to install flexible drop pipe. Boreline flexible drop pipe has a 50-year warranty and does not corrode or scale internally. More importantly, a regular maintenance program can be put in place, as the removal and installation of the pump takes a fraction of the time. In this case, once the contractor arrived on-site, it took 45 minutes to install the 125-horsepower pump on 190 feet of 8-inch flexible pipe. Crews were expecting 1100 gallons per minute (gpm), but with the lower head loss of the flexible pipe, they achieved 1320 gpm. This is a 20% improvement, resulting in the city saving energy costs since they can pump for a shorter amount of time to achieve the daily volume they require. Due to its flexibility, this pipe “auto cleans” itself, allowing the same flow rate from day one. With rigid pipes, internal scaling causes the pump to operate for more hours a day, increasing electricity con- sumption. The motor also has to work against a higher head than its original design and the result is premature pump failure. This city is going to change all their wells to flexible drop pipe. Nitrate Coated Premium Liners 5x6, 5x8, & 5x10 Gardner Denver 5-1/2x8 & 5-1/2x10 Gardner Denver 7-1/2x8 & 7-1/2x10 Gardner Denver Rods Heat-Treated & Chromed 5x6, 5x8, & 5-1/2x8 Gardner Denver 5x10 & 5-1/2x10 Gardner Denver 7-1/2x8 & 7-1/2x10 Gardner Denver New Pumps In Stock Gardner Denver 4x5 TEE Triplex. Gardner Denver 5-1/2x5 TEE Triplex Gardner Denver 4x5 or 4-1/2x5 Duplex Gardner Denver 5x6 Duplex Gardner Denver 5x6 Air Drive Duplex Gardner Denver 5x8 Duplex Gardner Denver 5-1/2x8 Duplex Gardner Denver 7-1/2x8 Duplex Gardner Denver 7-1/2x10 Duplex Gardner Denver 5-1/2x5 THE Triplex Gardner Denver 5x8 PAH Triplex Call for Prices. We Have a Variety of Brands of Mud Pump Parts and Power Units in Stock. Special or Obsolete Parts Made to Order . Cash for Surplus Mud Pumps . Rebuilt Mud Pumps 4-1/2x6 Gaso Duplex 4-1/2x6 Oilwell Duplex Gardner Denver 4-1/2x8 PA-8 Triplex Gardner Denver 5x6 Duplex Gardner Denver 5x10 Duplex Gaso 5x10 Duplex OVER 300 PUMPS IN STOCK Armstrong Machine Co. Inc. Pocahontas, IA 50574 USA 712-335-4131 ~ 24 Hours 7 Days a Week • Fax: 712-335-4565 800-831-4527 USA & Canada (8AM to 4PM Monday-Friday) armstrongmachine.com amci@armstrongmachine.com Hydraulic Grout Pumps 5”, 6”, & 7-1/2” Boreline Flexible Drop Pipe Simplify your life. Replace your rigid pipes. BORELINE Flexible Drop Pipe Hose Solutions, Inc. Scottsdale AZ 480-607-1507 Sales@HoseSolutions.com www.HoseSolutions.com Simple installation and retrieval. Total corrosion resistance. Safer working environment. 50-year warranty. 900 psi burst; 40,000 lbs. tensile. 31 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® OCTOBER 2018 WTR