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Popular Mechanics
February 2007
Norman Becker |
Sump Pump with Battery Power: Homeowners Clinic Battery-powered sump pumps are ideal for houses left unattended for extended periods, as well as for homes that experience frequent power outages.   |
Popular Mechanics
January 1997 |
Installing A Sump Pump If you have water problems in your basement, the simplest solution may be to install a sump pump. |
This Old House
Charlie Cook |
Sump Pump Cover-Up There's no plumbing-related reason for a sump pump cover, but it will prevent objects from falling into the well and young children from playing in it. Also, the presence of radon gases or local building codes might require a cover. Here's what to do. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2004
Mike Allen |
Repairing Windshield Washers Your windshield washers are a valuable safety system on your car or truck. And like other automotive systems, this one can require a little maintenance. |
This Old House
Arianne Cohen |
Five Questions to Ask Your Flood-Control Specialist Know what to ask when disaster strikes. |
U.S. CPSC
January 6, 2011 |
ITT Water Technology Recalls Pumps Due to Electric Shock/Electrocution Hazard Sump pumps installed without ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) protection can pose an electric shock or electrocution hazard if touched by the consumer. |
Popular Mechanics
August 2006
Ken Juran |
Replacing a Bad Power Steering Pump While power steering pumps are not a do-it-yourself rebuild item, you can buy and install one yourself using this guide. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2006
Merle Henkenius |
Waterworks Installing an in-ground sprinkler system is a big job with a big payoff. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2000
Bob Freudenberger |
Replacing Your Fuel Pump If there's anything over 60,000 miles on the odometer, but more commonly 100,000 plus, there's a good chance that the cause of this distressing no-start condition is an electric fuel pump that's no longer capable of forcing fuel forward with sufficient pressure... |
Food Engineering
July 30, 2009
Kevin T. Higgins |
Tech Update: Intelligent Pumping Systems The rising importance of energy efficiency in manufacturing could give a boost to the intelligent pump. |
U.S. CPSC
October 2, 2003 |
Park Tool USA Recalls Bicycle Floor Pump The bicycle pump can become over-pressurized with air, forcing the handle to quickly and unexpectedly rise upward, possibly injuring the user. |
Food Processing
February 2010 |
Equipment Round Up: Pumps and Fluid Handling Six equipment products for the food and beverage industry: PX2 Hygienic Series stainless steel pump... ProCam Smart... FKL pumps... GSP sanitary pumps... MasoSine positive displacement pumps... Open-throat, close-coupled sanitary pump from Moyno... |
U.S. CPSC
June 24, 2008 |
A. O. Smith Recalls Water Pump Motors Due to Fire Hazard The water pumps with the recalled motors are labeled as containing a one-horsepower motor, but actually contain a 3/4-horsepower motor. Under certain conditions, the smaller motor could overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2007
Norman Becker |
Checklist: Basement Finishing, Waterproofing and De-Molding Before refinishing your basement, check to verify that none of the wall cavities or floor boards contain mold or moisture. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2005 |
Saturday Mechanic - Keeping Your Windshield Clean Time to tune up the washers and wipers? Here are a batch of things to try, depending on what part of the system isn't doing its job. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2000
Bob Freudenberger |
Replacing Your Water Pump Its rubber parts may disintegrate if the engine overheats, and its polished sealing faces can wear and warp if the engine is run dry. Typically, pumps will start leaking catastrophically shortly after a boil-over. This kind of failure can be worse than it sounds... |
PC Magazine
February 8, 2008
Erik Rhey |
Gimme Two Fingers of Gas First there was pay-at-the-gas pump via credit card, a key fob you could swipe. Now there gas stations are developing a biometric system that uses your fingerprint to pay for gas. |
Food Engineering
October 2, 2007 |
Bag-in-box pump head Pump heads designed for concentrate and flavor-dosing applications. |
Food Engineering
April 3, 2007 |
Centrifugal Pump For food processors, Wright Pump's TRA 500 Series of sanitary centrifugal pumps feature stainless steel flange adapters. |
U.S. CPSC
August 28, 2002 |
Bicycle Tire Floor Pumps Recalled by Todson Inc. The pressure gauge lens can separate from the pump and strike a consumer, causing injury. |
Food Processing
January 2012
Bob Sperber |
New Designs Pump Up Cleanability Pump sanitation features improve product safety, with the other eye on efficiency. |
This Old House
November 2007
Max Alexander |
Geothermal Heat Pump For the ultimate in comfort and energy conservation, start by digging a hole. |
American Journal of Nursing
January 2012
Andrew D. Harding |
Increasing the Use of `Smart' Pump Drug Libraries by Nurses: A Continuous Quality Improvement Project Improving the quality of nursing care, as well as the organization's culture of safety and its financial discipline, are each further reasons to support the use of smart pump technology. |
Food Processing
May 2005 |
Product Round-Up: Pumps and valves Pumps and valves from nine key vendors -- including a hygienic positive displacement pump for food, beverage and biopharm applications. |
This Old House
August 2007
Wilson Rothman |
Wireless Monitoring Systems Worry about whether you left home with the garage door open or an appliance turned on? Know what's going on at home with a wireless monitoring system. |
Food Engineering
April 3, 2007 |
Pump Tanks For food processors, Mokon's line of pump tanks features standard stainless steel construction. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2005
Norman Becker |
Homeowners Clinic Expert Q & A Installing electrical boxes in existing spaces... Calculating square footage of a roof... Electric- or battery-operated sump pump?... Finding electrical switches for old houses... Re-routing dryer vents... Plus: subcompact garden tractors... Masking tape as a clamp... etc. |
Food Engineering
October 7, 2007
Kevin T. Higgins |
Tech Update: Pumps Big advancements in mechanical seals. |
The Motley Fool
December 16, 2005 |
Pump and Dump, Explained Penny stocks are especially vulnerable to this manipulation. |
Boating
April 2004 |
Troubleshooter's Tip Sheet Here are some of the more common potential boating disasters and our proven techniques for keeping them from ruining your day. |
CIO
February 15, 2002 |
Solution: Get What You Need, Not What You Want - Problem: Budgetary Constraints How a small city uses wireless to monitor its pumps. |
Chemistry World
November 3, 2011
Andrew Turley |
Taming Osmosis for Steady Drug Delivery Inspired by how plants transport fluids, a German start up has developed a pump that uses osmosis to deliver a liquid drug without electrical power or mechanical parts. |
Popular Mechanics
January 25, 2010
Roy Berendsohn |
How to Fix a Broken Gutter in a Storm When the weather gets bad, or some important mechanical system (such as your home's sump pump) fails, you have to act quickly. There's not a lot of time to spend fooling around. |
U.S. CPSC
July 15, 2004 |
Snow Peak USA, Inc., Recall of Gas Camping Stoves to Replace Pumps Plastic parts in the pump connected to the camping stove can crack or become dislodged. The air tube on some of the pumps can become unglued and dislodged. Both of these failures can permit gas to leak. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2006
Joseph Truini |
Trickle Down Theory A quick guide to building a stone-lined, fit-anywhere, good-looking backyard pond. |
Chemistry World
February 9, 2012
Kate McAlpine |
Tiny pump senses chemical changes and acts A team of researchers at Pennsylvania State University has developed a microscale pump that turns on in the presence of a particular chemical, with a flow rate that depends on that chemical's concentration. |
U.S. CPSC
January 25, 2007 |
Flojet Recalls VAC Pumps Sold With LeBleu 50-Gallon Bottled Water System for Shock Hazard A manufacturing defect can cause consumers to receive an electric shock when the metal housing is touched. |
This Old House
Jackie Dishner |
Five Tips To Keep Your Fountain Running Without regular care, a bubbling fountain can quickly go from lovely to grubby. Follow these steps to make sure it flows. |
Salon.com
June 20, 2001
Lisa Moricoli Latham |
Breast pumping on speed All you need is wheels, a high-powered machine and a lot of moxie. Multitasking has never been so much fun! |
Bio-IT World
September 2005 |
New Products Third Pump's a Charm... siRNA Library: The Complete Book of Genes... Extraction and Reaction Just Got Easier... Making Sample Exchange Automatic... Software with a Vision... |
Food Processing
April 2007 |
Equipment Round-Up: Pumps & fluid handling Coriolis flow meters... single scat valves... centrifugal pumps... multi-pump dispensing systems... etc. |
U.S. CPSC
August 23, 2006 |
ITT Water Technology Inc. Recalls Faulty Pumps for Fire Suppression Systems The pump itself does not pose a fire hazard. But a mechanical part failure during its use could increase the risk of fire damage. |
The Motley Fool
July 22, 2005
David Meier |
Reebok Pumps Up Margins The shoemaker unveils solid numbers -- and its latest Pump technology. Investors, take note. |
Food Processing
February 2009 |
Equipment Round Up: Pumps and Fluid Handling February's Equipment Round Up focuses on pumps and fluid handling products. |
U.S. CPSC
October 25, 2006 |
ITT Water Technology Inc. Expands Recall of Faulty Pumps for Fire Suppression Systems A mechanical part on these pumps was not fully secured. This can lead to the pump failing during use and an increased risk of fire damage. The pump itself does not pose a fire hazard. |
Managed Care
March 2004
Thomas Morrow |
Insulin Pumps Buy Time Until Transplant Therapy Arrives Improvements in the features of diabetes pumps have evolved since their original backpack-size days. Managed care needs to evaluate the new bells and whistles. |
