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Pump Products held a cookout and customer appreciation event at its Westwood location on Friday, June 23. The purpose was to have a good time and eat good food with other businesses and members of both the pump community and the local community. The event was generously sponsored by Thermco, which serves as the manufacturing representative for all Armstrong products in New Jersey. Despite some clouds and light drizzle, an enthusiastic crowd turned out for the celebration. Pump Products’ master chef Giuseppe manned the grill, turning out delicious hot dogs (with sauerkraut!) and cheeseburgers. Chips, potato salad, macaroni salad, cookies, candy bars (with Pump Products wrapping!) and other treats were also readily available. The event also featured a rare appearance from Inspector Pumphead himself! “The food is really great… really tasty and top-notch,” said Pump Products videographer Mike. “It was also great to see the Inspector out and about, I know he’s really busy, so it’s great that he came.” The reps from Thermco also displayed several new products and answered questions about them, including a Generac Motor and a pump from Armstrong’s Design Envelope 4300 series. The design envelope style makes this pump compact and light. This advanced vertical in-line pump includes iECM motor technology that is more energy efficient than most pump motors. The smaller motor size and in-line design also make the pump less costly to install, since it does not need inertia bases, housekeeping pads, or other flex connectors. The pump also takes up minimal floor space. In addition to the displays, the Thermco reps also discussed best practices for distribution and customer service with Pump Products’ application engineers. “It was great to get some facetime with the Thermco reps” according to Pump Products application engineer Christian. “It really gave me an understanding of the thought process behind certain policies and that will help me help customers going forward.” In turn, customers and reps got the chance to pick the brains of Pump Products application engineers. That kind of face-to-face interaction is invaluable and simply can’t be replicated over the phone or through email. The insight gained from that interaction will surely help improve and streamline future transactions. All in all, it was a wonderful event that allowed Pump Products to show the best of itself. More events like this are planned for the upcoming months - stay tuned! Pump Products applications engineers are standing by to help you find the right pump, as well as provide price quotes, availability, and shipping information. Call our toll-free number 1-800-429-0800.

The first full week of December brings snow and Christmas trees to mind for many. But in our industry, it’s also Groundwater Week, an important time to discuss and reflect on changes in groundwater in the U.S. What is Groundwater Simply put, groundwater is the water found beneath the top layer of the earth’s surface. Groundwater finds space in the cracks between rocks, soil and sand and settles in reservoirs called aquifers. Aquifers are the source for water wells and are thus the main source of all water for a significant portion of the U.S. population. Over 65,000 million gallons of groundwater were withdrawn every day in the U.S. according to a 2005 USGS survey. The NGWA Groundwater Expo The NGWA (National Groundwater Associaton) is a “a community of groundwater professionals working together to advance groundwater knowledge and the success of our members through education and outreach.” To that end, they have established the annual Groundwater Expo to bring together the best and brightest minds in the groundwater industry. This year, the Expo will take place at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada from December 6 to December 8. The expo will allow manufacturers to display pumping systems, motors and other groundwater equipment on the exhibition floor. Key exhibitors this year include Boshart, Franklin Electric, Grundfos and Goulds Water Technology, all partners of PumpProducts.com. Of course, a big part of the expo is that it goes beyond exhibiting new equipment and delves into the various scientific, environmental and legal aspects of the industry as well. Contractors and suppliers will be present, but so will scientists, engineers, regulators and policy makers. Seminars this year include “The Water Systems Cost Savings Act and Other Legal and Legislative Issues,” “Solar Water Pumping: This Growing Renewable Energy Opportunity Can Become Your New Viable Revenue Source,” and a series of talks on “Large Capacity Well Efficiency: Food Production, Energy and Supply Challenges.” Keynote Speaker: Peter G McCornick, Ph.D., PE, D.WRE will give this year’s keynote speech. McCornick is a well-respected authority on subjects involving water, food and environmental research and will talk about the effects of drought and groundwater completion. The NGWA posted a fascinating excerpt of an interview with McCornick in the November issue of Water Well Journal. A relevant portion: WWJ: In the United States, how critical is the drought in the West and Southwest Peter: The chances of a 35-year or longer “megadrought” striking the Southwest and Central Great Plains by 2100 are above 80 percent if the world stays on its current trajectory of greenhouse gas emissions, report scientists from NASA, Columbia University, and Cornell University in a recent study published in the new open-access journal Science Advances. Water—and groundwater in particular—is vital to mitigating the impacts of drought in the West and Southwest. Experience from the recent drought in California shows the use of groundwater to augment shortfalls from other sources helps protect agricultural revenues. However, prolonged drought and reliance on groundwater will lead to depletion, as well as competition with other users, salinity, subsistence, and in some cases, degradation of the ecosystems. The recent experience with drought in the West and Southwest is an important reminder of the significance of groundwater and the importance of improving our management of the resource. Read more here. How Can We Meet Your Groundwater/Well Water Needs PumpProducts.com stocks a wide variety of well water pumps and accompanying accessories from top manufacturers such as Goulds Water Technology, Pentair (through its subsidiaries Berkeley and Myers) and Grundfos. Both deep well (for water tables more than 25 ft. underground) and shallow well jet pumps are available for older systems. Highly efficient submersible well pumps from Franklin Electric and Goulds are also featured. One of our most popular models is the Goulds J7S Shallow Well Jet Pump. Check out the product highlight video below: The video includes all the relevant specifications, information and curves for this popular well pump. Be sure to consult your local well specialist to get a sense of your system requirements. Once you have that information, be sure to call our PumpProducts.com experts at 1-800-429-0800 to size out a specific pump model.

You know, to get my Inspector’s license, I had to spend a lot of time studying on college campuses. When things got too busy, I liked to take a break by watching a game of college basketball. Nothing better! Even with my college years long behind me, I still love the old college game and I’m very excited for this upcoming season. Bone-rattling dunks, nylon tickling 3-pointers, outrageous crossovers and fancy no look passes are all things I love about the old college game. And of course, what makes the college game different from the pro game is the atmosphere, passion and pageantry. From the Cameron Crazies to the “Rock Chalk Jayhawk!” chanters at Allen Fieldhouse to the rabid Big Blue Nation of Kentucky, the fans are part of what makes college basketball special. The players are unique and different too. In college basketball you can find point guard gunners, 6-foot shooting guards, short stocky big men who battle in the post against skinny giants. Unconventional players with weird, idiosyncratic games can thrive in college hoops. Many of these players will never play professionally but the impression that they leave in the college game is indelible. And of course, the other great aspect of following college basketball is making predictions! I use my skills as an inspector to inspect the top teams, players and coaches. Which team plays the best defense What player has the most dunks Who are the coaches that are best at designing scoring plays after timeouts I know all of those things, because I inspect all the most relevant statistics. Read below for my predictions.  And I haven't even mentioned March Madness yet! March Madness is simply the best event in sports. It’s still a few months until that glorious time but there will be plenty of classic games, wild plays, memorable moments and general fun along the way. It’s going to be great, so start watching now. College Basketball Tip-off As befits Veterans Day, the season officially tips off with the Armed Forces Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii. Four games between ranked teams will provide a veritable cornucopia of delights for the college hoops fan. In the first game, (7 PM EST on ESPN) the #12 Michigan State Spartans will take on the #10 Arizona Wildcats. Both traditional powers are smarting from early exits suffered in last year’s tournament, so expect an intense game. In the second game, the #11 Indiana Hoosiers will play the #3 Kansas Jayhawks in a clash of Midwestern titans. The College Basketball Rankings Here’s my projected rankings of the best 16 teams in the country. As an inspector, I have access to a variety of advanced statistics and algorithms, so I’m pretty confident in my predictions. Think you’re smarter Let us know in the comments! Pump Products will have a bracket that everyone can participate in when March Madness comes around but until then: Duke: The Blue Devils are always strong under coach Mike Krzyzewski and they’ve added one of the most talented freshman classes of all time to support established star Grayson Allen. Kentucky: Another school that never lacks for star power, the Wildcats once again have a cast of one-and-done superstars that could take them all the way. Villanova: The defending national champions lose senior leaders (Ryan Arcidiacono and Daniel Ochefu) but still have Kris Jenkins and Phil Booth, both of whom starred in last season’s thrilling title game. Josh Hart may be a darkhorse for national player of the year awards. Kansas: Coach Bill Self will try to win his 13th straight Big 12 title with a solid mix of returning players and new faces. Here’s betting that he’ll succeed.   The rest: Oregon Michigan State Indiana UNC Syracuse Gonzaga Virginia Wisconsin Louisville Xavier California UCLA

PumpProducts.com, a national online distributor of pumps and motors, is expanding its brick-and-mortar operations with a new state-of-the-art building in Westwood, New Jersey this summer. “This new, additional facility will be a one stop shop for all your pump and motor needs, from purchase to service and repair,” says PumpProducts.com General Manager Ed Drejman. The warehouse will comfortably house an expansive inventory of products. PumpProducts.com carries all types of pumps - well pumps, sewage pumps, sump pumps - that can be used for a wide variety of residential, commercial and industrial applications. A treasure trove of repair parts, control parts (e.g., alarms or timers) and other accessories will be immediately available to customers. The increased inventory will help people across the country get products faster. When ordering a product directly from a manufacturer, customers are often at the mercy of a fickle factory schedule. PumpProducts.com can better respond immediately to customer emergencies. A man in Arizona with a broken circulator pump can order a new one from their online catalog and it will be shipped overnight. (more…)