Peristaltic Pumps Waste Less in Wastewater Treatment The City of Eagan in North Minnesota, USA required a pump capable of accurately dosing 15% sodium hypochlorite or ‘hypo’ for their new wastewater treatment plant. Hypo has outstanding disinfection properties, used in wastewater treatment to kill off bacteria before being discharged back into the environment, and in water treatment as one of the primary methods of drinking water disinfection. It is also a challenging product to pump as; when being pumped, Hypo tends to off- gas, causing some pump types like diaphragm pumps to vapour lock. After evaluating several pump choices from a number of manufacturers, they decided to use the Verderflex VF10 peristaltic hose pump for the job. The ten pumps will be put to immediate use in this new are

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