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  2. Sump pump - Wikipedia

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    Consumer models can vary from 700 running watts to 2300 watts and more. [1] Gallons per watt-hour is a measure of efficiency in sump pumps. Additionally, sump pumps will typically require an extra burst of power known as additional starting watts to get running. This can be as much as 1.5 times and more than the running watt and amp needs. [2]

  3. Horsepower-hour - Wikipedia

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    1 PSh = 0.73549875 kW⋅h = 2647.7955 kJ (exactly by definition) The horsepower-hour is still used in the railroad industry when sharing motive power (locomotives). For example, if Railroad A borrows a 2,500 horsepower locomotive from Railroad B and operates it for twelve hours, Railroad A owes a debt of (2,500 hp × 12 h) 30,000 hp⋅h.

  4. Submersible pump - Wikipedia

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    A 0.75 HP bore-well submersible pump which had been used to pump groundwater One style of submersible pump for industrial use. Outlet pipe and electrical cable not connected. A submersible pump (or electric submersible pump (ESP) is a device which has a hermetically sealed motor close-coupled to the pump body. The whole assembly is submerged in ...

  5. Water well pump - Wikipedia

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    Injector, a jet-driven pump; Mechanical or rotary lobe pump requiring mechanical parts to pump water; Solar-powered water pump; Pump driven by air as used by the Amish; Pump driven by air as used in the Australian outback; Manual pumpless or hand pump wells requiring a human operator; The pump replaces the use of a bucket and pulley system to ...

  6. Horsepower - Wikipedia

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    Watt determined that a horse could turn a mill wheel 144 times in an hour (or 2.4 times a minute). [6] The wheel was 12 feet (3.7 m) in radius; therefore, the horse travelled 2.4 × 2π × 12 feet in one minute. Watt judged that the horse could pull with a force of 180 pounds-force (800 N). [7] So:

  7. Gallon per watt-hour - Wikipedia

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    A water pump. The gallon per watt-hour or (G/Wh) is a formula used to test the efficiency of a pool pump or sump pump. California Title 20

  8. Frozen feet, cramped quarters: What it's like in the Titan ...

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    He was in the submersible for 14 hours on that trip. "I can't even imagine being in there for the number of days they’ve been down there," he said. Hagen said he has no regrets about the ...

  9. Heating seasonal performance factor - Wikipedia

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    For instance, a system which delivers an HSPF of 7.7 will transfer 2.25 times as much heat as electricity consumed over a season. [5] In Europe the term Seasonal Performance Factor ("SPF") is used to mean the same as the average COP over the heating season. A system which transfers 2.25 times as much heat as the electricity consumed is said to ...