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| Web URL(s): | https://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/bulls/article/2008may9.pdf
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Plumb, Chris |
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| Author Affiliation: | Absolute Service |
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| Title: | How reliable is your pump station? |
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| Source: | On Course. Vol. 62, No. 1, May 2008, p. 9-10. |
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| Publishing Information: | [Carpentersville, IL]: Midwest Association of Golf Course Superintendents |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Pump stations; Variable frequency drive irrigation system; Equipment maintenance; Preventive maintenance; Irrigation systems
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses pump stations, including Variable Frequency Drives (VFD), explaining that "a VFD station controls the speed of the pump's motor to match the required flow. The VFD will reduce voltage, controlling amperage to match the required speed." States that "with many stations, rebuilding pumps, motors, and updating controls will extend longevity, but the cost of these repairs all at once could be close to the cost of a new station." Suggests possible methods of pump station maintenance, including to "disassemble control valves to inspect working parts"; "clean all sensors and process controls"; "tighten all electrical connections"; and "record voltage, amperage, pressure and flow at each pump's duty point." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Plumb, C. 2008. How reliable is your pump station?. On Course. 62(1):p. 9-10. |
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