Kettle change: Zinc pump

If you are a galvanizer, did you out source the kettle change to other company or you handle the job by yourself? what ever your decision you must to have a reliable pump.

Our pump is made in Taiwan with frequency control, (It can adjust the pump speed for fitting worker tempo.) It also can dipping to bottom of kettle. (don't need to move down with zinc level). The blade around 100mm hight which can make sure remain zinc level less than 100mm. (less weight for kettle lifting.)

Left.) Frequency control panel.
Middle.) Bottom view of  pump body. (Blade side.)

Right.) Top view of pump body.(Motor side.)


Before pump out zinc, you should prepare something

1. Take out ALL dross out. (some big dross will effect or stop at hole of blade.)
   If you drossing once a week, may you need to drossing 6-8 times before pumping and make sure end of bottom without big particles.
2. Remove your thermocouple and setting your furnace keep at high fire to make sure the zinc temperature.

▲ Workers are final checking the dross status.

▲ pump install in kettle, the pipe was connect by client. It should be use more stronger support.

▲ the frumpiest can hold 1,500kg zinc, Lift it for cooling by fork lefter. 

▲ you need to calculate how much from you need?

if you don't have enough qty, it will take some times for cooling and take zinc out.

▲ Workers hitting drum by hammer hardly.

▲ You need to prepare suitable separator for remain zinc, for easy take zinc out after kettle cooling down.