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  • Mining View PDFMining
    • Maximise gland packing life through carefully controlled gland-water flow
    • Minimise dilution of slurry
    • Ensure availability of gland-water to all glands on a common gland-water line
    • Minimise wastage of available packing water supplies
    • Control flow rate for a variety of other uses - including safety showers and eye washing equipment, pump protection, dust suppression, or fire fighting
  • Water Authorities View PDFWater Authorities
    • Encourage payment of overdue water bills
    • Improve mains distribution pressure
    • Extend water meter life
    • Enable agreed maximum flow to consumers tanks.
    • Enable economical distribution to sparsely populated areas
    • Enforce water restriction
    • Reduce infrastructure costs
  • Water Treatment View PDFWater Treatment
    • Prevent media loss during back-flushing
    • Protect delicate filters from excessive flow rates
    • Control of service water flow through delicate filters.
    • Enable controlled flow rate of sampling water to analysing equipment
    • Ensure 100% bacteria kill in ultraviolet water sterilisation
    • Control flow of carrier water to coupon rack in cooling tower, water treatment installations
  • Industrial View PDFIndustrial
    • Vacuum Pumps "Liquid Ring" - operator convenience, prevent overheating and overloading
    • Fire-fighting – guarantee pressure and flow to all hydrants, control flow of water and foaming agent to ensure correct dose ratio
    • Dust Suppression - minimise dust and erosion
    • Distilleries - ensure correct cooling of condensers
    • Safety showers & eye-wash equipment - ensure safe operation
  • Irrigation & Farming View PDFIrrigation Farming
    • Centrifugal Pump Protection
    • When an authority enforces limits to, (or reduced) pumping rates, with a non-adjustable valve
    • Preventing electric motor overload 
    • Preventing nuisance low-pressure motor tripping
    • Fertiliser dosing for irrigation
    • Vitamin dosing for stock
  • Pump Protection View PDFPump Protection
    Extend pump life by:
    • Keeping pump on its curve by limiting maximum flow rate
    • Prevent up-thrust damage (common on high draw-down submersibles)
    • Prevent cavitation damage
    • Prevent over-pumping beyond the supply capacity
    • Maximise gland packing life through carefully controlled gland-water flow
  • Domestic & Commercial View PDFDomestic Commercial
    • Showers - water conservation and energy savings
    • Drinking fountains - controlled stream
    • Toilet cisterns - Prevent "continuous flush" operation if fill rate is too fast
    • Water hammer prevention
    • Keep flow below a pre set maximum to ensure gas & electric instantaneous heaters can heat to a sufficiently hot temperature