Pumps, Motors & Energy Efficiency 100720
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Times listed are Pacific Time. 

6 CA Drinking Water Contact Hours awarded.

Certificates for contact hours are available through your profile.

How do I get my certificate?

Contact hours have been approved for the Registered Environmental Health Specialist Program.

Priority attendance will be given to those from smaller water systems.

For registration questions, contact us at: registration@rcac.org• (916) 447-9832 ext. 1429

Pumping water is one of the most inefficient uses of energy there is. Most water pumping systems only convert 30 to 60 percent of the power they consume (and you pay for) into useful work, one of the lowest margins of efficiency of all uses of energy. Why? The laws of physics mostly, but also simple mistakes made in selecting a pump or motor for a given duty point. This workshop will help you understand and minimize inefficiency in your pumping systems and teach you how to choose the right pump and motor for the job – one that will save money year after year.

Participants will learn: 
    • Where to find and how to use free Total Dynamic Head (TDH) and horsepower calculators on the internet 
    • How to calculate TDH in a fluid pumping system 
    • How to solve wire-to-water energy calculations 
    • The six factors in friction loss and how to minimize them

This workshop will give participants a variety of tools, tips and information they can use to reduce energy costs at their utilities. 

©2020. This document was prepared using funds under Agreement 18-019-550 with the California State Water Resources Control Board; the total Agreement is for $3,971,380 and will produce multiple documents and training events over the span of the multi-year contract.