In downtown Greenville, S.C., at the 26-story Landmark building, a pair of Aurora 430 split case pumps have been working without a hitch since 1965. Designed to serve as boiler-feed water pumps, the two Aurora 430s have been working beyond their original design to pump domestic water up 26 stories to multiple tenants. Given that the two pumps provided more than adequate pressure and never failed (or even required breaking them apart for as much as a seal replacement), they were recently replaced with two new replacement Aurora 430 series pumps.
“The pumps required zero maintenance and were reliable beyond anything we’ve ever seen,” said Scott Fletcher of Mechanical Equipment Company, the Aurora Pump distributor in charge of the project. “I mean, you hardly ever see a pump that old that is still in service without even a seal change. The only time they were out of service was for a couple of variable speed control panel changeovers, but that’s it. Why change when you can stay with what works and not have to worry?”
Pictured on the left is one of the original Aurora 430 series pumps; the new Aurora 430 series pump that replaced it is on the right.
Source: Pentair Aurora
