Sanitary pumps and industrial pumps are rarely discussed in an apples-to-apples comparison. Industrial pumps, especially those used in boiler feed applications, do not look or act like sanitary pumps.
When Leprino Foods, Roswell, NM needed to replace its bulky, cast iron/bronze-fitted industrial-grade boiler feed pumps, it considered all options. “Pump conditions for boiler applications include high temperatures, high pressures and the heightened risk of cavitation due to suction head pressure differentials,” says Tim Hutcheson, plant engineering manager.