Submersible Pump Fulfills Quarry Stone Washing Requirements
When Midsouth Aggregates needed to replace a submersible pump that pumped quarry water to a stone washing tower, plant manager Shane Horton knew he also wanted to increase the discharge flow of the pump. The existing pump had a four-inch discharge. The new pumping conditions were 1000 gpm, 50 feet of vertical lift and 500 feet of horizontal run to the water tower. The manufacturer of their existing pump would have to use a pump with an eight-inch discharge in order to meet the new conditions.