{"id":3400,"date":"2026-04-23T10:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bbpmfg.com\/?page_id=3400"},"modified":"2026-04-23T10:24:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:24:05","slug":"sump-depth-and-suction-lift-feasibility-check","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bbpmfg.com\/es\/centrifugal-pumps\/trash-pump\/sump-depth-and-suction-lift-feasibility-check\/","title":{"rendered":"Verificaci\u00f3n de viabilidad de elevaci\u00f3n de sumidero y elevaci\u00f3n por succi\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-0192ace\" data-block-id=\"0192ace\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-0192ace-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-47967a8\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"47967a8\"><style>.stk-47967a8-container{margin-top:var(--stk--preset--spacing--40, 1rem) !important;margin-right:var(--stk--preset--spacing--40, 1rem) !important;margin-bottom:var(--stk--preset--spacing--40, 1rem) !important;margin-left:var(--stk--preset--spacing--40, 1rem) !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-47967a8-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"has-text-align-center stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-47967a8-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"ct-breadcrumbs\" data-source=\"rankmath\" ><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-ca231d7\" data-block-id=\"ca231d7\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-ca231d7-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-2039896\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"2039896\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-2039896-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-2039896-inner-blocks\">\n<style>\n#bbp-tp3 { --c0:#1848C0; 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De-rates follow centrifugal pump textbook practice (0.5 ft\/10\u00b0F vapor pressure above 60\u00b0F; 1 ft\/1,000 ft altitude; 0.5 ft\/10 ft suction pipe friction). 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