Vertical Pumps

Vertical pumps are used when floor space is limited and typically used where the pumped fluid level is below floor grade.

As the motor is mounted atop vertical pumps, this reduces the space needed compared to a horizontal pump. Vertical pumps general construction consists of three (3) main parts: a vertically mounted motor coupled to a line shaft containing intermediate stages in-turn connected to the centrifugal wet end parts at the bottom.

Vertical pumps are available in a wide range of flows, pressures and various lengths of their column- the shaft distance from motor to wet end. They have a versatile design and can cost less than horizontals. Because the wet end is totally submersed in the fluid being pumped, no shaft seal behind the impeller is needed.

Their range of flow and pressure is almost equal to that of horizontal centrifugal pumps. The line shaft intermediate bearings are lubricated by either encapsulated grease seals or by clean external seal water fluid.