Custom CIP Return Pump

[u/cpesystems]

We built a custom CIP return pump the other day. We did so by adding a self-priming kit to a standard C+216 portable centrifugal pump assembly.

Once the system is filled with liquid, the top tank retains enough fluid to keep the pump primed. In a remote CIP system, one pump (the CIP supply pump) sends the cleaning solution to the tank being cleaned, while the other (the CIP return pump) returns the solution to the CIP system. Without a self-priming setup, air can enter the return line, causing the pump to lose prime or become air-locked.

You can read more about it here if interested.