Extended Motor Products: Efficient Pumps and Circulators

Extended Motor Products (XMP) include efficient motor-driven pumps and circulators that reduce energy consumption and increase your bottom line.

Pumping systems are essential to the daily operation of most commercial buildings and industrial facilities. With new energy standards for clean-water pumps in effect beginning in 2020 and a great new Energy Rating label program from the Hydraulic Institute, now is the time to evaluate the efficiency of commercial and industrial pumps and circulators.

Benefits of efficient pumps and circulators include:

Increased energy savings
Decreased lifetime maintenance and operating costs
Extended motor life

Calculating Pump Energy Savings

The Hydraulic Institute's Energy Rating (ER) Label is designed to clearly indicate the power savings available from pump upgrades and changes. By using the label, manufacturers and distributors can quickly compare the relative power consumption of various models, and utilities can use the Energy Rating score for incentive programs and rebates.

Watch the video and visit er.pumps.org for more information.

U.S. Department of Energy 2020 Standards

U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Conservation Standards for the manufacture of certain clean water pumps take effect on January 27, 2020. For additional information on the scope, standard level and uniform test procedure for eligible pumps, see the Hydraulic Institute’s Regulatory Summary for Pumps.

Improving the Energy Consumption of Pumps

This Building Operator Certification (BOC) Technical Webinar teaches viewers to calculate pump system power and energy consumption, explain pump performance curves, discuss options for pump system optimization and more. Follow up by taking the webinar quiz and earning points toward the maintenance of your BOC credential.

Case Studies

Smart Circulators Provide Convenience and Savings for Bellwether Housing

Case Study

Bellwether Housing is the largest nonprofit affordable housing provider in Seattle, managing 2,100 units across the city in buildings that range from new construction to century-old apartments. This diversity can pose a challenge for the maintenance team, so when the opportunity arose to upgrade some hot water recirculation pumps to efficient and adaptive smart pumps, Bellwether jumped at the chance.

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Smart Pumps Help Keep Costs Down at Providence Down Manor

Case Study

Providence Down Manor is an independent retirement community in Hood River, OR. To increase efficiency while maintaining high comfort standards for its residents, the facility installed hot water pumps with smart circulators, which have integral controls that self-regulate the speed of the pump to match the needs of the system, adapting to pressure or flow requirements and reducing power when demand is lower.

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Guaranteed Up-Time

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A data center facility case study from Armstrong.

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Sheraton Vancouver

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Grundfos has conducted a pump audit and installation of Vancouver's Sheraton Wall Centre pump system.

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Better Savings and Performance at an L.A. High Rise

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Grundfos replaces an aging pump system in the fifth largest high-rise in Los Angeles.

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Big Savings for Office Building

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A Grundfos pump audit identified more than 80% annual energy cost savings for an office building's pressure boosting system.

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Building Value

In this episode of Building Value, Cougar USA talks to Sarah Widder, Director at the Cadeo Group, at the 2020 AHR Expo in Orlando, Florida. Topics include Pump Energy Index and the Energy Ratings that went into effect January 2020, as well as Sarah's research on pump lifecycle costs and pump profiles.

Resources

Pump Power Energy and Cost Savings

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Pumps can account for 40% of industrial energy usage. Designing pump systems to reduce energy consumption is one step toward greater sustainability.

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