摘要:
A pump for pumping a fluid, eg for pumping water for a garden fountain or waterfall, comprises an electric motor (12) driving an impeller (32) in a pump chamber. The motor is an A.C. synchronous motor and on start up may rotate in either direction of rotation, only one of which is the direction in which the impeller (32) is designed to rotate. A sprag (46) pivotally mounted in the pump chamber is urged to a projecting position (Figure 3) by fluid flow if the motor starts in the undesired direction (48), and the impeller blades engage the projecting sprag, causing the impeller to recoil and thence to rotate in the desired direction of rotation (40), in which fluid flow maintains the sprag (46) against the wall of the pump chamber.
摘要:
A filter assembly for filtering pond or aquarium water comprises a container (1,2) with an inlet chamber (15) having an upstream region (36) and a downstream outlet (13) leading to an outlet chamber (22). A filter (16) is positioned in the inlet chamber (15) between the upstream region (36) and the outlet (13). In use, progressive clogging of the filter causes the water pressure in the upstream region (36) to rise until it reaches a predetermined threshold when a normally-closed relief valve (28, 29) opens to allow water to pass from the upstream region (36) to the outlet chamber (22) without passing through the filter (16). The valve has a coloured valve stem (28) providing a visual indication that the valve is open and that the filter is blocked and requires cleaning. In one embodiment, the outlet chamber (22) contains a source (19) of ultra-violet radiation to which the flow of water is exposed, regardless of whether the valve (28,29) is in the open or closed condition.
摘要:
A filter assembly for filtering pond or aquarium water comprises a container (1,2) with an inlet chamber (15) having an upstream region (36) and a downstream outlet (13) leading to an outlet chamber (22). A filter (16) is positioned in the inlet chamber (15) between the upstream region (36) and the outlet (13). In use, progressive clogging of the filter causes the water pressure in the upstream region (36) to rise until it reaches a predetermined threshold when a normally-closed relief valve (28, 29) opens to allow water to pass from the upstream region (36) to the outlet chamber (22) without passing through the filter (16). The valve has a coloured valve stem (28) providing a visual indication that the valve is open and that the filter is blocked and requires cleaning. In one embodiment, the outlet chamber (22) contains a source (19) of ultra-violet radiation to which the flow of water is exposed, regardless of whether the valve (28,29) is in the open or closed condition.
摘要:
A pump for pumping a fluid, eg for pumping water for a garden fountain or waterfall, comprises an electric motor (12) driving an impeller (32) in a pump chamber. The motor is an A.C. synchronous motor and on start up may rotate in either direction of rotation, only one of which is the direction in which the impeller (32) is designed to rotate. A sprag (46) pivotally mounted in the pump chamber is urged to a projecting position (Figure 3) by fluid flow if the motor starts in the undesired direction (48), and the impeller blades engage the projecting sprag, causing the impeller to recoil and thence to rotate in the desired direction of rotation (40), in which fluid flow maintains the sprag (46) against the wall of the pump chamber.