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Question:

Why do we need to stop the pump?

When the water pump is started, why should it start when the outlet valve is closed? Thank you

Answer:

And the pump at the start, if the valve opening pump, then the pump outlet pressure (head) is very small, so the pump flow will be great, the pump power is very large, causing the start-up current is very large. In addition, the starting current of the motor itself is also very large. These two factors add up to the possibility of overloading the motor, resulting in failure to start or even burn the motor.
When the valve is closed, the flow of the pump is close to zero, the power of the pump is very small, which reduces the load that the motor starts to bear and has a protective effect on the motor. Therefore, the valve closed to start the pump.
The valve opening pump is aimed at the centrifugal pump.From the power curve of the centrifugal pump, the power of the centrifugal pump increases with the increase of the flow rate; the flow curve of the centrifugal pump shows that the flow rate of the centrifugal pump decreases with the increase of the head.

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