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Expert pump system insights

Pump Alert by Rhino Pumps is your source for expert pump insights, maintenance strategies, and system optimization guidance. Each edition delivers practical knowledge on centrifugal pumps, slurry handling, mechanical seal performance, wear materials, and efficiency improvements. Built for engineers, operators, and maintenance professionals, Pump Alert focuses on real-world applications, proven best practices, and the latest technologies driving pump reliability. Whether you manage industrial, municipal, or mining systems, Rhino Pumps helps you maximize uptime, reduce maintenance costs, and keep operations running at peak performance.

Skid-mounted pump package with a discharge valve and control panel
By Casey Cozzens • October 16, 2026
RhinoStak fire water and process water pump skids for Mountain West mines, built and tested in our Utah shop, with UL/FM listed fire pumps built to NFPA 20.
Aerial view of a wheel loader filling a haul truck beside conveyor stockpiles at a mine
By Casey Cozzens • October 16, 2026
Open pit dewatering, slurry and tailings, heap leach and process water pumps for Arizona copper mines, supplied from Phoenix and rebuilt in our Utah shop.
Two pumps with blue motors on angled piping at an outdoor wastewater pump station
By Casey Cozzens • October 9, 2026
Compare gravity, pressure and vacuum sewers with lift station designs, including in-line pumping with no wet well, to find the right fit for a small city.
A pump quotation with a short priced scope and an exclusions list running off the bottom of the page
By Casey Cozzens • September 11, 2026
A quote is a scope with a price attached. What often sits outside a vertical turbine pump quote, and why the purchase price is about a tenth of the cost.
A four season irrigation record showing acreage flat at 640 while kilowatt hours climb each year
By Casey Cozzens • September 11, 2026
Flat acreage and a power bill that keeps climbing is rarely about rates. What a pumping plant efficiency test measures and what 63.2% of standard means.
A permit renewal application stamped RECEIVED in March 2021 with nothing filed after it
By Casey Cozzens • September 11, 2026
A tighter discharge limit is a hydraulic instruction with someone else's deadline on it. What treatment does to your head, your materials and your clock.
Six puzzle pieces with only the pump piece in place, the rest of the package still loose
By Casey Cozzens • September 11, 2026
The pump is rarely the long pole. What actually runs long in a pump package, and the sequencing mistake that costs more weeks than any single lead time.
Machined rule with a single scribed mark, the one flow an irrigation pump was sized for
By Casey Cozzens • September 11, 2026
Your delivery is a range whether you specified for one or not. How to size an irrigation pump for a moving duty, and what throttling one down really costs.
Four identical wastewater pumps tied into a common discharge header at a municipal treatment plant
By Casey Cozzens • September 9, 2026
How wastewater pump systems set the ceiling on municipal treatment plant reliability, the four failure modes behind outages, and how to design around them.
Open electrical control cabinet with pumps, wiring, and VFD inside
By Casey Cozzens • July 2, 2026
VFD integration for pump systems built in a UL 508A listed panel shop. How proper integration delivers energy savings, reliability, and code compliance.
Aerial view of construction equipment arranged to spell “THANK YOU” on dirt and pavement.
By Casey Cozzens • June 10, 2026
Can Rhino Pumps match your controls, meet your bid spec, handle your slurry or biosolids? Straight answers on engineering, custom systems, and service.
Industrial pump and piping system in a concrete utility chamber with blue motors and a ladder on the wall
By Casey Cozzens • June 10, 2026
How integrated wastewater pump and monitoring systems improve treatment reliability through real time visibility, early warning, and faster response.
Large industrial pump assembly on an orange pallet in a workshop warehouse
By Casey Cozzens • June 10, 2026
An integrated pump package delivers the pump, controls, and instrumentation as one factory-tested unit. How integration improves reliability and uptime.
Large yellow dump truck on a rocky open-pit mine under a cloudy sky
By Casey Cozzens • June 10, 2026
How vertical turbine pump systems improve deep mine dewatering reliability, why custom engineering matters, and how Rhino Pumps builds them to the mine.
Two RhinoStak pump skids on orange frames, viewed from above
By Casey Cozzens • June 10, 2026
Why custom engineered pumps matter for complex industrial processes, when to pick custom over catalog, and how RhinoStak is built around your process.
Close-up of a cartridge mechanical seal
By Casey Cozzens • June 9, 2026
In-house machining, dynamic balancing to ISO 1940, root cause analysis, and a full QA package on every industrial pump repair. Serving the western US.
Aerial view of an industrial water treatment facility with concrete tanks and pipes beside grass and a road
By Casey Cozzens • June 9, 2026
Compare industrial and municipal pump systems on reliability, solids handling, controls, and application fit. Match the right system to your site.
Metal lathe machining a threaded shaft with coolant nozzle spraying from above
By Casey Cozzens • May 26, 2026
When a pump goes down, the bottleneck is machining and parts. Rhino Pumps machines components in-house instead of waiting on subcontractors.
Split-view of underground chambers with pipes, green liquid, and a ladder, showing a mining or processing schematic
By Casey Cozzens • May 26, 2026
RhinoStak by Rhino Pumps delivers custom engineered wastewater lift station packages with OverWatch wet well elimination and SCADA integration.
Industrial pump and motor assembly in a dusty mechanical room
By Casey Cozzens • May 26, 2026
Rhino Pumps restores obsolete industrial pumps with in-house reverse engineering, precision machining, and dynamic balancing. No OEM support required.
Aerial view of a wastewater treatment facility with concrete tanks and green grass around it
By Casey Cozzens • May 8, 2026
Integrate a municipal pump retrofit with existing SCADA. Modbus, DNP3, and legacy protocols handled by the Kontrols division, no forced platform upgrade.
Aerial view of a water treatment facility with large rectangular tanks and green grass around it.
By Casey Cozzens • May 8, 2026
Custom pump systems for municipal pretreatment and sludge handling, including lift stations, sludge transfer and chemical dosing, from Rhino Pumps.
Aerial view of a wastewater treatment plant at sunset, with large tanks, pipes, and surrounding greenery.
By Casey Cozzens • May 1, 2026
Rhino Pumps designs and services pump systems for municipal pretreatment: influent lift stations, sludge handling, chemical dosing and process pumping.
Factory floor with conveyor belts, large metal tanks, and workers in blue uniforms.
By Casey Cozzens • May 1, 2026
Food processing pump repair with certified components, root cause analysis, dynamic balancing, and a complete documentation package for audit readiness.
Industrial pump and valve assembly on an orange skid, with blue motors and shiny silver piping in a workshop
By Casey Cozzens • April 28, 2026
What belongs in a municipal pump retrofit specification, the common mistakes to avoid, and how to write an RFP that gets the right system.
Aerial view of a water treatment plant with large tanks, pipes, and surrounding grass.
By Casey Cozzens • April 23, 2026
Nine pump selection factors for pretreatment plants: influent pumping, sludge handling, chemical dosing, NPSH, viscosity, redundancy and SCADA.
Small industrial machine with blue valves and metal piping mounted on an orange frame against a gray wall
By Casey Cozzens • April 23, 2026
Custom engineered RhinoStak pump packages for municipal pretreatment, covering influent pumping, sludge handling, chemical dosing and process transfer.
Aerial view of two circular water treatment basins with blue water, connected by a central bridge and machinery
By Casey Cozzens • April 23, 2026
A guide to lift station pumps, solids handling, sludge transfer and chemical dosing for municipal pretreatment plants, with selection and sizing criteria.
Industrial pumping station with green pipes and blue motors inside a factory hall
By Casey Cozzens • April 21, 2026
Custom engineered pump solutions for municipal water and wastewater retrofits, with in-house engineering, installation management and ongoing service.
Person in dark work shirt holding a wrench near a chest logo patch
By Casey Cozzens • April 21, 2026
Industrial pump repair for manufacturing plants in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Washington and Colorado, with in-house machining and balancing.
Worker inspecting large metal tanks in an industrial facility, viewed from above
By Casey Cozzens • April 21, 2026
Food processing pump repair with manufacturer-certified components, in-house machining, dynamic balancing and full compliance documentation.
Split view of a manhole: OverWatch direct in-line system on one side, a conventional wet well on the other
By Casey Cozzens • April 21, 2026
OverWatch is a custom municipal wastewater pump system that eliminates the wet well, with SCADA integration and impeller options for solids and sludge.
Yellow caution sign with black stripes reading “HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM”
By Casey Cozzens • April 21, 2026
Why does your pump keep failing after service? These 10 root causes explain recurring pump downtime and the quality control checks that prevent each one.
Pressure gauge on a blue pipe, showing measurements against a blurred light background
By Casey Cozzens • April 21, 2026
Pump repair and preventive maintenance that cut unplanned shutdowns for municipal, industrial and mining operations across the Mountain West.
Hands working on metal gears and parts at a machinery repair bench
By Casey Cozzens • April 21, 2026
Full in-house industrial pump repair including precision machining, dynamic balancing, and legacy restoration. Serving customers across the Mountain West.
Split view of a manhole: OverWatch direct in-line system on one side, a conventional wet well on the other
By Casey Cozzens • April 3, 2026
Clogging, odor and confined space entry are wet well problems. See how the OverWatch direct in-line pump system from Rhino Pumps eliminates the wet well.
Yellow process pipelines running through an industrial plant
By Casey Cozzens • March 30, 2026
Learn how to size an industrial pump correctly, covering TDH, NPSH, pump curves, and BEP selection. Expert sizing support from Rhino Pumps.
Technicians servicing a large pump in a municipal pump room
By Casey Cozzens • March 19, 2026
Grinding noise, seal leaks, vibration, or low flow? Learn the 10 most common industrial pump problems, their causes, and how to fix them fast.
Aerial view of lined water ponds at a Utah geothermal site
By Casey Cozzens • January 15, 2026
Rhino Pumps supplied, installed and commissioned four Levare HPS injection pumps at Utah FORGE, rated for 379°F fluid at 3,500 PSI and 350 GPM.
Two pumps with blue motors on angled piping at an outdoor wastewater pump station
By Casey Cozzens • September 3, 2025
Discover what makes a pump system smart and how OverWatch technology helps monitor, control, and optimize your pump station performance.
Pump system on an orange skid with blue motors and silver pipes and valves
By Casey Cozzens • September 2, 2025
Discover why modular RhinoStak pump systems deliver ROI, efficiency, and scalability for industrial sites.
Industrial machinery with blue valves and silver pipes in a workshop setting.
By Casey Cozzens • August 5, 2025
How modular RhinoStak systems compare with traditional duplex pump stations on scalability, efficiency and installation for municipal and industrial sites.
Close-up of an impeller blade pitted by cavitation
By Casey Cozzens • August 1, 2025
Learn how pump cavitation happens, how to identify it, and the proven ways to prevent long term damage in industrial and municipal pump systems.
Snowmaking fan gun covering a mountain slope
By Casey Cozzens • July 16, 2025
Get your ski resort ready for winter with the right snowmaking pumps. Pump types, flow rates, system design and maintenance to plan before the season.
Sludge drying bed with discharge piping at a treatment plant
By Casey Cozzens • July 15, 2025
Learn how to select the right pump for abrasive fluids. Explore pump types, materials, & maintenance strategies to ensure optimal performance.
Crew setting a vertical pump column at a field site
By Casey Cozzens • July 2, 2025
How to install and start up vertical turbine pumps: alignment, priming, shaft tensioning and the checks to run before the pump goes into service.
Pump impeller surrounded by sparks and flame
By Casey Cozzens • July 2, 2025
How to calculate and improve centrifugal pump efficiency, what affects performance, and practical ways to cut energy use and improve reliability.
Technician in a hard hat inspecting a pump and motor
By Casey Cozzens • July 2, 2025
Preventive maintenance for centrifugal pumps that cuts downtime, limits wear and keeps the pump running at peak performance.
Row of end-suction pumps with motors staged for delivery
By Casey Cozzens • June 30, 2025
What aftermarket and ANSI pump parts are, when to use them, and how they cut cost and downtime without giving up quality on replacements.
Aerial view of wastewater treatment lagoons
By Casey Cozzens • June 27, 2025
How to pick a centrifugal pump for abrasive wastewater: material selection, impeller design and the maintenance practices that extend wear life.
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