{"id":1491,"date":"2026-04-18T09:34:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T09:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bbpmfg.com\/?page_id=1491"},"modified":"2026-04-18T09:46:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T09:46:42","slug":"tco-calculator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bbpmfg.com\/es\/slurry-pumps\/vertical\/tco-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"calculadora tco"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-0c87fef\" data-block-id=\"0c87fef\"><style>.stk-0c87fef {margin-bottom:0px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-0c87fef-column alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-cdc16e0\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"cdc16e0\"><style>.stk-cdc16e0-container{margin-top:var(--stk--preset--spacing--50, 1.5rem) !important;margin-right:var(--stk--preset--spacing--50, 1.5rem) 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Replacements per Year<\/label>\n      <input type=\"number\" id=\"tc-seal-freq\" value=\"2\" min=\"0\" max=\"12\">\n      <div class=\"hint\">In abrasive service: typically 2\u20134<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div>\n      <label>Downtime Cost (USD\/hour)<\/label>\n      <input type=\"number\" id=\"tc-downtime\" value=\"500\" min=\"0\">\n      <div class=\"hint\">Lost production per hour of pump shutdown<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div>\n      <label>Hours per Seal Change<\/label>\n      <input type=\"number\" id=\"tc-seal-hours\" value=\"6\" min=\"1\" max=\"48\">\n      <div class=\"hint\">Labor + alignment + testing<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div>\n      <label>Sealing Water Cost (USD\/year)<\/label>\n      <input type=\"number\" id=\"tc-water\" value=\"1200\" min=\"0\">\n      <div class=\"hint\">Flush water supply for horizontal pump<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div>\n      <label>Analysis Period (years)<\/label>\n      <input type=\"number\" id=\"tc-years\" value=\"5\" min=\"1\" max=\"20\">\n      <div class=\"hint\">TCO comparison timeframe<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <button class=\"btn\" onclick=\"calcTCO()\">Calculate TCO Comparison \u2192<\/button>\n\n  <div class=\"results\" id=\"tc-results\">\n    <div class=\"compare-row\">\n      <div class=\"compare-card vertical\">\n        <h3>Vertical Sump Pump (BP Series)<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"total\" id=\"tc-v-total\">\u2014<\/div>\n        <div class=\"per-year\">maintenance cost over <span id=\"tc-v-years\">5<\/span> years<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"compare-card horizontal\">\n        <h3>Horizontal Slurry Pump<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"total\" id=\"tc-h-total\">\u2014<\/div>\n        <div class=\"per-year\">maintenance cost over <span id=\"tc-h-years\">5<\/span> years<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"savings-banner\">\n      <div class=\"big\" id=\"tc-savings\">\u2014<\/div>\n      <div class=\"sub\">estimated savings with vertical sump pump over <span id=\"tc-s-years\">5<\/span> years<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"breakdown\">\n      <h4>Cost Breakdown<\/h4>\n      <table>\n        <tr><th>Cost Category<\/th><th>Vertical (BP)<\/th><th>Horizontal<\/th><\/tr>\n        <tr><td>Seal Replacements<\/td><td id=\"tc-v-seal\" class=\"winner\">$0<\/td><td id=\"tc-h-seal\">\u2014<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><td>Seal Downtime<\/td><td id=\"tc-v-down\" class=\"winner\">$0<\/td><td id=\"tc-h-down\">\u2014<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><td>Sealing Water<\/td><td id=\"tc-v-water\" class=\"winner\">$0<\/td><td id=\"tc-h-water\">\u2014<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><td>Bearing Inspection (submerged)<\/td><td id=\"tc-v-bearing\" class=\"winner\">$0<\/td><td id=\"tc-h-bearing\">\u2014<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><td><strong>Total Maintenance<\/strong><\/td><td id=\"tc-v-total2\" class=\"winner\"><strong>$0<\/strong><\/td><td id=\"tc-h-total2\">\u2014<\/td><\/tr>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"note\">\n      <strong>Note:<\/strong> This calculator compares seal-related and sealing-system maintenance costs only. It does not include pump purchase price, impeller replacements (required for both types), energy costs, or installation. Actual savings depend on slurry conditions, operating hours, and maintenance practices. Contact BBP for a project-specific TCO analysis.\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"cta-row\"><a href=\"#ct-popup-820\" class=\"cta-btn\">Get a Full TCO Analysis for Your Site \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\nfunction fmt(n){return \"$\"+n.toLocaleString(\"en-US\",{minimumFractionDigits:0,maximumFractionDigits:0})}\nfunction calcTCO(){\n  var sealCost=parseFloat(document.getElementById(\"tc-seal-cost\").value)||0;\n  var sealFreq=parseFloat(document.getElementById(\"tc-seal-freq\").value)||0;\n  var downtime=parseFloat(document.getElementById(\"tc-downtime\").value)||0;\n  var sealHours=parseFloat(document.getElementById(\"tc-seal-hours\").value)||0;\n  var water=parseFloat(document.getElementById(\"tc-water\").value)||0;\n  var years=parseInt(document.getElementById(\"tc-years\").value)||5;\n\n  var hSeal=sealCost*sealFreq*years;\n  var hDown=downtime*sealHours*sealFreq*years;\n  var hWater=water*years;\n  var hBearing=400*years;\n  var hTotal=hSeal+hDown+hWater+hBearing;\n\n  var vTotal=0;\n  var savings=hTotal-vTotal;\n\n  document.getElementById(\"tc-v-total\").textContent=fmt(vTotal);\n  document.getElementById(\"tc-h-total\").textContent=fmt(hTotal);\n  document.getElementById(\"tc-savings\").textContent=fmt(savings);\n  document.getElementById(\"tc-v-seal\").textContent=fmt(0);\n  document.getElementById(\"tc-h-seal\").textContent=fmt(hSeal);\n  document.getElementById(\"tc-v-down\").textContent=fmt(0);\n  document.getElementById(\"tc-h-down\").textContent=fmt(hDown);\n  document.getElementById(\"tc-v-water\").textContent=fmt(0);\n  document.getElementById(\"tc-h-water\").textContent=fmt(hWater);\n  document.getElementById(\"tc-v-bearing\").textContent=fmt(0);\n  document.getElementById(\"tc-h-bearing\").textContent=fmt(hBearing);\n  document.getElementById(\"tc-v-total2\").innerHTML=\"<strong>\"+fmt(vTotal)+\"<\/strong>\";\n  document.getElementById(\"tc-h-total2\").innerHTML=\"<strong>\"+fmt(hTotal)+\"<\/strong>\";\n  document.getElementById(\"tc-v-years\").textContent=years;\n  document.getElementById(\"tc-h-years\").textContent=years;\n  document.getElementById(\"tc-s-years\").textContent=years;\n  document.getElementById(\"tc-results\").style.display=\"block\";\n}\n<\/script>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vertical vs Horizontal Pump TCO Calculator | BBP Vertical vs Horizontal Pump \u2014 TCO Calculator Compare 5-year total cost of ownership for your slurry pumping application Seal Replacement Cost (USD\/each) Mechanical seal kit cost Seal Replacements per Year In abrasive service: typically 2\u20134 Downtime Cost (USD\/hour) Lost production per hour of pump shutdown Hours per [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":1379,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1491","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbpmfg.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbpmfg.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbpmfg.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbpmfg.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbpmfg.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bbpmfg.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1491\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbpmfg.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbpmfg.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}