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Boiler Pump Size and Efficiency

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Maintek
Maintek Member Posts: 7
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I was wondering if people thought increasing the pump size to match the boiler output could improve efficiency.  The current pump moves about 20 gpm and the output of the boiler is 300,000 BTU's.  I was recommending the pump size to pump 30 gpm.

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  • gennady
    gennady Member Posts: 840
    head

    what is the head of the pump at this gpm? how it matches up GPM and head of the load?
    Gennady Tsakh
    Absolute Mechanical Co. Inc.
  • CMadatMe
    CMadatMe Member Posts: 3,086
    Delta-T

    Increasing the flow rate is decreasing efficiency not increasing it. What type of boiler is this?

    There was an error rendering this rich post.

    Oradaps
  • Maintek
    Maintek Member Posts: 7
    Delta T

    This is an old american standard cast iron boiler.  375,000 BTU input  300,000 BTU output.  
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