Water hammer is one of the more common—and costly—issues encountered in industrial pumping systems. In simple terms, water hammer is a sudden pressure surge within a piping system caused by a rapid change in fluid velocity.

Yamada makes drum pumps in 3 port sizes. The 3/8” pump is available in Aluminum and Stainless Steel. The 1/2” pump is available in Polypropylene or Kynar. The 3/4” pump is available in Polypropylene, Aluminum or Stainless Steel.

I receive many calls from end user’s telling me that their pump has failed from dry running . Upon further investigation I find out that their problem is with a competitor’s piston pump, not an air operated double diaphragm pump.