redundancy. The Hydrovar family was born in 1992 and has evolved over the decades to become the leading smart variable speed pump controller in the market. Designed both for modern and older equipment, it adds brains to your pumps that will help you save money, gain more performance, pre-empt maintenance, and avoid breakdowns. The smart controller that gives your pumps brains A motor running at 80% of its maximum speed uses 48% less energy. With energy savings of up to 70% on partial loads alone, the typical investment payback period is less than two years depending on energy costs and pump operating times.
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If yozr pumps aren’t smart, make them Hydrovar smart. And if your pumps have some brains, check if they can offer everything Hydrovar does: ● Mountable in any standard AC motor ● Easy to program ● Error-proof energy-saving setup ● Each unit is a master - maximum redundancy ● Controls up to 8 pumps ● No external control panels needed ● Fast reaction on sudden demands ● Safe and fast stop of the pump at zero demand ● Smooth control of pressure ● Stable behaviour independent of external conditions ● Handles both quick ramps and gradual operation ● Reduce heating of the motor ● Extend the lifetime of the motor ● Thermal protection of the motor via software ● Dry run protection ● Specific motor protections such as overtemperature, overcurrent and under-voltage ● Log errors with the date and time stamps Hydrovar by Lowara, a Xylem brand, tackles many of the shortcomings of ‘dumb’ pumps, giving them the digital smarts to run better, faster and longer. Using software configuration to meet different demands, Hydrovar units are found across different industries, including municipal, industrial and domestic water supplies, HVAC systems, mining applications, agriculture, the food & beverage industry, geothermal applications, firefighting, and water displays.
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Should your pumps run at 100% capacity all the time? Unless you have a good reason to do so, such thresholds will only cost you money and wear your pumps down faster. Hydrovar can change all of that, providing efficiencies that pay for your investment in no time and ensuring you get much more out of your pump systems.
Xylem, +27 (0) 11 966 9311, Chestan.mistry@Xylemic.com, www.xylem.com Pipes, Pumps and Valves Africa - Sep/Oct 2020
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