Pumps Don't Introduce Oxygen
If you've been told that your pump is the source of dissolved oxygen (D.O.) pickup, you're not alone. Pumps are often blamed when D.O. levels increase during product transfer, but...
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We've just launched our Specific Gravity and Viscosity Table!
Today we've released our viscosity and specific gravity table online. If you've read any of the C-series manuals we put out, you're probably familiar with this table, as it lists each for...
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How does a counterflow wort chiller work?
While brewers have traditionally used air circulation to chill their wort the modern brewery now just uses heat exchangers...
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Parallel vs. Counterflow Heat Exchangers for non-Engineers
You’ve had it happen, right? You hooked up your plate heat exchanger, it didn’t cool your wort nearly as much as you would have liked, and you thought it was...
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Three tips for hooking up your heat exchanger right
Hooking up your heat exchanger/wort chiller is not a difficult task, but like anything in a brewery, it needs some planning.
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Why a 1800RPM instead of a 3600RPM motor?
We get a lot of questions about why we use a 1800 RPM motor instead of a 3600 RPM motor on our variable speed pumps. The quick answer is that...
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What NOT to do to your Digital Pump Controller!!
Stop! Please don’t do this to your new Digital Pump Controller. When we build your portable pump, we test it on our hydraulic test bench before shipping it to you....
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How to set the seal drive collar on a C114 series pump
Topline has published a YouTube video on how to set the drive collar on a C-series centrifugal pump. This applies to the Topline pump, of course, but also to other...
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Keep Your Suction Side Lines Large and Short
If you have ever asked an engineer to help you size a pump, they will start talking about the net positive suction head available (NPSHA). Next, they will tell you...
