FE Petro vs. New Red Jacket Competitive Comparison

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1 FE Petro vs. New Red Jacket Competitive Comparison

2 Price & Performance Comparison 1-1/2 HP FE Petro vs. New Red Jacket /2 HP Fixed Speed Pump Performance FE Petro STP150 "New" Red Jacket P150U1 Comparison Item FE Petro New RJ - - Manual Pressure Relief Standard Standard - AG Compatible Optional Optional - Variable Length-3 Sizes Yes Yes Total Head in Feet RJ P150U1 60 Ft (18.3m) FE STP150 - Fixed Length Version Yes Yes - Active Air Elimination Yes No - 1 st Syphon Check Valve $32 $55-2 nd Syphon Check Valve Optional Optional (221) 63.0 (239 L/min) Flow in Gallons Per Minute Note: Tests performed in FFS lab - New Red Jacket pump curves have not been published FE Petro: 8% higher peak flow at 3% lower cost!

3 Safety & Ease in Maintenance Electrical Disconnect New Red Jacket In addition to lockout / tag-out, common maintenance practice includes de-energizing the STP prior to servicing To ensure electrical is disconnected on New Red Jacket models, technicians must: Loosen (2) M18 Lock Nuts Cracking the top o-ring, opening the tank atmosphere into the sump Needlessly exposing the technician to dangerous vapors

4 Safety & Ease in Maintenance Electrical Disconnect New Red Jacket Extractable is designed to free when Lock Nuts are backed off In practice the electrical connector tends to bind Case example: Nuts are completely removed with head raising only ¼ Minutes later, Extractable pops up to its ½ height. ¼ ½ Electrical safety hazard: connector is not disengaged until extractable is raised more than ¼

5 Safety & Ease in Maintenance Electrical Disconnect FE Petro FE Petro s STP s include a contractor electrical disconnect which requires loosening of only (1) bolt Tank is not vented to atmosphere, therefore no dangerous vapors are vented to sump

6 FE Petro vs. New Red Jacket Keeping air out of the piping system in a fueling operation is critical to line leak detection. How and when does air enter the Manifold? When extracting the STP Conditions when product vaporizes in the column pipe of STP If this vapor/air is not eliminated, it goes directly into the discharge line Air in the product discharge line can cause: False Gross Line Test failures Inability to detect 3GPH line leaks Meter Creep

7 FE Petro vs. New Red Jacket Veeder-Root s PLLD & WPLLD Troubleshooting Guide states problems caused by air entering the line If air enters the piping system, it affects the bulk modulus of the line and will shift leak thresholds. PLLD & WPLLD Troubleshooting Guide, Manual No: , Rev. F

8 Active FE Petro s Syphon Jet FE Petro s air elimination feature is active Located at HIGHEST point in pump OPERATION Air enters Syphon cavity Air passes through Syphon Jet Air returns to tank With pump off, 1-way check valve prevents air from returning to manifold FE Petro s active air elimination is automatic, not dependent on manual service by technician

9 Red Jacket s Manual Air Purge Screw The Red Jacket design no longer has active air elimination Red Jacket had to add its new Air Purge Screw to allow the capability to manually perform this function The Red Jacket manual states the Air Purge Screw be cycled after performing the following service functions: Syphon Plug / Cartridge Removal & Install Check Valve Assembly Removal & Install Line Leak Detector Removal & Install Air Purge Screw Removal & Install Line Test Port Access Ref: The Red Jacket Submersible Turbine Pump Installation, Service, & Parts List, Manual No: , Rev. D

10 Red Jacket s Manual Air Purge Screw Veeder-Root s original promotional literature featured a STP which didn t have provisions for this the Air Purge Screw. Where the Air Purge Screw is currently located... is where their original Line Port was! Original design no air purge screw

11 Manually The New Red Jacket Way STEPS REQUIRED TO PURGE AIR Close downstream ball valve Turn screw counter-clockwise 2-3 times to open port to tank Pump turned on and run 2-3 minutes to purge air Close screw by turning clockwise with pump still running Open ball valve

12 Summary Analysis FE Petro Active Air Elimination Less service time No air in line New Red Jacket Manual Air Elimination Added service time If not manually purged, air is introduced into the system

13 FE Petro vs. New Red Jacket Comparison Summary Pump Price & Performance The New Red Jacket costs more and pumps less! Safety and Maintenance FE Petro is still the safest and easiest STP to maintain FE Petro repair parts are available... ensuring shortest downtime Air Elimination Important feature of an STP RJ has only manual valve FE Petro Variable Speed vs. Red Jacket Fixed Speed 2HP Variable speed is Indisputably the right choice for high throughput FE Petro The Right Submersible Choice