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Have you checked with your local utility company yet about rebates and tax credits available to you for choosing energy efficient HVAC equipment The product experts at Pump Products suggest that now might be a good time. Going green can save you green when it comes to heating your home. Consider Laing’s D5 Solar Circulating Pump. This small, ultra-efficient unit connects directly to a solar (photovoltaic) panel and can run off of as little as 1 watt, increasing in speed and performance as the solar panel’s output increases. It’s maximum power consumption is 22 watts, or less than a third of the wattage required by an average light bulb. (more…)

Getting a heating system in top working condition at the start of the heating season is one of the best ways to save on winter heating costs. In preparation for a spike in heating demands during the months ahead, Pump Products has boosted it’s inventory of energy-efficient heating circulator pumps by Grundfos, Taco, Bell & Gossett, Armstrong and Wilo, and is offering a promotional discount on most models. Throughout October, enter coupon code 5dollars when you check out, and receive $5.00 off of any purchase over $100.00. (more…)

The average household will spend several thousand dollars on oil heating this winter. Oil is an economical and safe fuel if the equipment burning it is efficient and well maintained. Fitting your furnace with a Suntech oil burner pump is a good start as some models can reduce oil consumption up to 20%. Pump Products staff suggest a number of other things you can do to maximize the efficiency and life of your oil burner. (more…)

When energy costs rise, efficiency becomes as important as comfort in a home heating system. Each year around this time, Pump Products Product Experts evaluate innovative heating pumps by Armstrong, Taco, Grundfos and the other premium manufacturers we represent and stock order the most efficient, reliable and cost-effective heating pumps they can find. Bell & Gosset Ecocirc circulators are these kinds of pumps. "Bell & Gossett's Ecocirc line provides homeowners with a great way to reduce their energy consumption and costly utility bills while improving their heating system's performance," says Product Expert Fred Hettinger. “More and more customers are looking for smart products that are easy to operate and maintain. The Ecocirc line provides this.” (more…)

The next time you adjust your thermostat, chances are you'll be regulating a circulator pump that will cause boiler-heated water to flow through your baseboard or radiator. Chances are that pump will be electrically powered and will consume a lot of energy.  Enter the Grundfos ALPHA Circulator!  Energy efficient, easy to install, compact and intelligent, chances are it's the next circulator pump you'll be looking at for your home heating system. Here's why: (more…)

Each year, when heating season rolls around, Pump Products staff get a flurry of calls from homeowners who fire-up their home heating systems and deliver a jolt to their system that results in leaks, circulator pump failure or total breakdown. For those who haven't maintained their hydronic heating system all spring and summer, our Product Experts offer the following tips to ensure a safe start-up and maximize the life of your system: (more…)

At Pump Products we are always on the lookout for pumps that combine reliability, efficiency, durability and easy maintenance in an affordable unit. Taco's Variable Speed Delta-T Circulator Pump is an example of a pump that hits every point and scores bonus points for versatile design -- a quality more and more customers are looking for as they strive to rein in home maintenance and utility costs. Taco Variable Speed Delta-T Circulator Pumps can be used in heating and cooling loops, radiant heating, hot water circulation, and indirect heating. They combine a microprocessor based variable speed controller with Taco's 00 cartridge circulator design. The unique replaceable cartridge contains all of the pump's moving parts and allows for easy servicing in the field. (more…)

As part of Pump Products' ongoing effort to answer to the needs of customers in the construction, agriculture and industrial sectors, we’ve added a variety of AMT electric/engine driven centrifugal and self priming pumps to our inventory for dewatering, irrigation, spraying, washdown, dredging and agricultural applications. Our AMT product line includes a wide range of models in cast iron, bronze, stainless steel and aluminum. (more…)

Pump Products now carries Zoeller's Shark Model 800 Grinder Pumps for home basements without a gravity sewer that require pumping wastewater up to a municipal sewer. These 1/2 horsepower pumps bring commercial technology, including Zoeller's patented "Tri-Slice" cutter technology, to the residential market in a light-weight, easy-to-install unit. “Homeowners experiencing chronic sewage ejector pump clogging by "flushable wipes" and other synthetics have been looking for a domestic grinder with these specs for years,” says Product Expert Fred Hettinger. "Zoeller's Shark Model 800 Grinder Pump is designed to provide maximum efficiency and grinding power in a unit that can be plugged directly into a standard residential 115-volt outlet, which eliminates the wiring problems encountered when installing a 2HP grinder pump in a home.” (more…)