NOV Monoflo Offers EZstrip Pump
Send Via E-MailHOUSTON, TX - December 6, 2010 - WastewaterPR.com - NOV Monoflo®, a leading designer and manufacturer of progressing cavity (PC) pumps, grinders, screens, packaged pump solutions, and universal parts, has launched EZstripTM, a revolutionary new pump technology that can be ‘Maintained-in-Place’ (MIP), reducing PC pump maintenance time from hours to minutes.
NOV Monoflo EZstrip pump
NOV Monoflo®, a leading designer and manufacturer of progressing cavity (PC) pumps, grinders, screens, packaged pump solutions, and universal parts, has launched EZstripTM, a revolutionary new pump technology that can be ‘Maintained-in-Place’ (MIP), reducing PC pump maintenance time from hours to minutes.
This innovative pump is the biggest leap forward in PC pump design for 30 years and is an extension of NOV Monoflo’s popular Compact C pump. EZstripTM provides a quick and easy way to disassemble, de-rag and maintain a PC pump in-situ, eliminating the costly maintenance and down time that servicing can often cause.
Commenting on the launch of EZstripTM, Jim Putnam, NOV Monoflo’s U.S. General Manager, stated: “Surveying our customer base in the waste water industry, we learned that ragging was becoming a serious problem, primarily because more and more unsuitable items are finding their way into the sewers. Current options available to engineers are limited, time-consuming, and potentially unsafe. Our aim was to produce a pump that would minimize plant downtime and maintenance and with the new EZstripTM technology we have more than met the challenge!
“Once we addressed the ragging issue we realized the potential of this product to minimize the time and cost involved in every aspect of maintaining a PC pump. On average, EZstripTM can reduce the maintenance time needed to replace a rotor, stator, coupling rod and drive train by more than 93%. The average time to completely strip down a pump and replace the drive train elements is one full day; NOV Monoflo’s EZstripTM reduces this to just a 30-minute job.
“Many of our customers can’t believe that it is possible to de-rag and maintain a pump so quickly, so we have produced a video, which is now posted on our website that shows just how easy EZstripTM makes de-ragging and maintenance of a PC pump—using just spanners and an Allen key.”
A premium feature offered at a competitive price, EZstrip can be installed on new pumps or retrofitted into existing select Compact C, W-Range, and B-Range installations. No electrical disconnection is required and suction and discharge pipes remain untouched. EZstripTM offers dry run protection and all operational parameters are unaffected. The model range has a capacity of up to 726gpm and 174psi and is available in either cast iron or stainless steel. A pre-assembled drive train with two year warranty is also available.
