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New Metropolitan Primer Pump Goes Ape for Local Zoo
     

   The new MP series self priming pump by Metropolitan Industries, Inc. of Romeoville made its debut at the Brookfield Zoo’s Tropic World exhibit this summer tasked with the job of pumping the waste and drainage water from the famous gorilla exhibit.
   A total of two, non-clog, self-priming pumps, each rated 1400 gallons per minute at 22’ of head receive all the waste and water drainage from the tropical rains and waterfalls that occur inside the exhibit. Each pump is a belt-driven model with an 8’’ discharge able to handle the heavy-duty application up to 3’’ solids.
   Brookfield Zoo’s Tropic World is one of the largest indoor animal exhibits in the world according to their website. The exhibit consists of three continents, Asia, Africa and South America where animals native to that region are visited by thousands of people every year. Each continent’s exhibit has animals and a simulated environment unique to that region.  
   Installation of the pumps occurred without a system shutdown by installing the two pumps while a third was running.
   The MP series self-priming pump is centrifugal with a two vane, semi-open impeller for handling industrial, commercial and municipal wastewater. Pumps may be driven by electric or hydraulic motors or by combustions engines through direct or V-Belt drives. Features of the pump include an external adjustable impeller, tungsten carbide mechanical seals in a separate oil chamber, air release valve with easy clean-out port.
   A major advantage of using Metropolitan’s self-priming pump is that all mechanical components are above the sump pit. These pumps require no maintenance below pit level and the only thing below the sump cover is a suction pipe. If an object would ever become lodged in the impeller, a clean-out port allows for easy removal.
   Secondly, unlike vertical column pumps, Metropolitan’s self-priming pumps require no heavy lifting equipment for removal and transport. Special ceiling height is never an issue as well given its compact structure.
   The new Metropolitan MP-8 pump is now available and ready for immediate delivery. For more information, contact Mike Ponx, Chicago sales manager, at 815-886-9200.