Fire Fighting Applications

Horizontal split casing pumps, are pumps which have an Axially split volute casing, with integrally cast feet and replaceable casing wear rings. The impeller is of the double entry radial type, for balancing of the radial loads, thus ensuring lower vibration levels and longer life span of pump components.

These pumps are offered with Gland Packing as a standard on fire fighting applications, but mechanical seal can be offered. The Horizontal split casing pumps are offered in cast iron materials of contruction with bronze impellers for fire fighting equipment applications where clean water is pumped.

If the water to be pumped would be corrosive, as would be the case with pumping sea water, then pumps can be offered in stainless steel or duplex stainless. The impellers are trimmed to match the requested duty, and the pumps can be positioned to the left or the right of the pump. When driven by diesel engines, we may be limited to the direction of rotation that is available from diesel engines, as well as the pump and engine combination that has been approved (applicable to NFPA sets).