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Why is it an advantage to mount your pump to a fixed base?
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What can you add to a pump to prevent it from dry-running?
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What should you generally avoid excessive use of when working with pipework?
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What happens if you double both the pump’s flow and the head?
Test results
Congratulations. You have passed the test and completed the The Extended Basic Hydraulic Principles Course
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01.
Q: If a pump’s head is 20 metres, how high can the pump lift the water?
A: 10m
01.
Q: If a pump’s head is 20 metres, how high can the pump lift the water?
A: 20m
01.
Q: If a pump’s head is 20 metres, how high can the pump lift the water?
A: 30m
02.
Q: Why is it an advantage to mount your pump to a fixed base?
A: A steady pump operates more efficiently
02.
Q: Why is it an advantage to mount your pump to a fixed base?
A: It makes it easier to measure the pump data
02.
Q: Why is it an advantage to mount your pump to a fixed base?
A: It helps to keep it steady in bad weather
03.
Q: What can you add to a pump to prevent it from dry-running?
A: A float switch
03.
Q: What can you add to a pump to prevent it from dry-running?
A: A source of airflow
03.
Q: What can you add to a pump to prevent it from dry-running?
A: Nothing, you can only use pumps with built-in dry-running protection
04.
Q: What should you generally avoid excessive use of when working with pipework?
A: Stainless steel material
04.
Q: What should you generally avoid excessive use of when working with pipework?
A: Elbows and bends
04.
Q: What should you generally avoid excessive use of when working with pipework?
A: Heating boxes
05.
Q: Does it create a noise inside the pump when vapourised water molecules implode?
A: No
05.
Q: Does it create a noise inside the pump when vapourised water molecules implode?
A: Yes
06.
Q: What happens if you double both the pump’s flow and the head?
A: The energy usage remains the same
06.
Q: What happens if you double both the pump’s flow and the head?
A: The energy usage is doubled
06.
Q: What happens if you double both the pump’s flow and the head?
A: The energy usage is quadrupled