Speed-Controlled Heating Circulator uses ECM technology.
Press Release Summary:
Featuring spherical motor design, ecocirc® pump uses ECM (Electronically Commutated Motor) technology to conserve energy while delivering hot water throughout commercial or residential properties. Control modes include auto for automatic proportional pressure control and vario for stepless speed control with constant curve. As sole moving part, rotor/impeller magnetically balanced on stationery ceramic bearing inside pump housing to provide silent and extended-life operation.
Original Press Release:
Bell & Gossett Introduces Industryʼs First ʻSMARTʼ Heating Circulator
Speed-Controlled Heating Circulator Uses ECM Technology
MORTON GROVE, Illinois - Bell & Gossett introduces an industry first with its revolutionary new energy efficient heating circulator that uses a unique technology to achieve significant energy savings while delivering hot water throughout commercial or residential properties.
Featuring ECM (Electronically Commutated Motor) technology and a patented spherical motor design, the ecocirc® auto and vario pump eliminate the need for a conventional shaft, seal and bearing assembly. The rotor/impeller is the only moving part in the entire pump and it is magnetically balanced on a stationery ceramic bearing inside the pump housing to provide silent, long-lasting operation.
Other special features of the ecocirc auto and vario pump include:
Bell & Gossett acquired this unique technology when ITT purchased German pump manufacturer Laing GmbH. Laing is a leading producer of energy-efficient circulator pumps used in residential and commercial plumbing and HVAC systems. Driven by government regulations, the European market has more stringent energy standards that require more technologically advanced pumps.
"The new auto and vario circulators are the latest offering in the line of ecocirc heating circulators with high efficiency ECM motors that lower energy costs," said Monica Levy, Director of Communications at ITT's Residential and Commercial Water business.
About Bell & Gossett
Bell & Gossett, a brand of ITT Corporation, is a leading manufacturer of centrifugal pumps, circulators, hydronic specialties, heat exchangers, condensate handling equipment, and packaged systems for variable and constant speed pumping, heat transfer and pressure boosting. www.bellgossett.com.
About ITT Corporation
ITT Corporation is a high-technology engineering and manufacturing company operating on all seven continents in three vital markets: water and fluids management, global defense and security, and motion and flow control. With a heritage of innovation, ITT partners with its customers to deliver extraordinary solutions that create more livable environments, provide protection and safety and connect our world. Headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., the company generated 2009 revenue of $10.9 billion. www.itt.com.
