WQ-G Grinder Submersible Pumps for Fibrous Organic Waste
Model: WQ-G
WQ-G grinder submersible pumps add cutting blades ahead of the impeller for fibrous waste. Available from 50mm to 150mm for slaughter-house and seafood-plant sump pits.
Standard impellers jam on animal hair, sinew and skin fragments. That’s the problem the WQ-G designation solves, by adding a cutting assembly ahead of the impeller inlet that shreds fibrous material into pieces small enough to pass through cleanly. It’s the same idea at every size, from a small 50mm farm-scale unit up to a 150mm model built for large slaughter-house volume.
Model
Flow (m³/h)
Head (m)
Power (kW)
Typical scale
WQ-G-50-10-10
10
10
0.75
Small farm
WQ-G-65-25-13
25
13
2.2
Mid-size processing
WQ-G-100-100-15
100
15
7.5
Large seafood plant
WQ-G-150-150-20
150
20
18.5
Large slaughter-house
Two things apply regardless of size. First, the cutting blades are a wearing part with their own inspection schedule, separate from the mechanical seal; plan for both. Second, the cutting mechanism is built for organic fibre, not rock; hard mineral debris needs screening upstream, or you’ll damage blades rather than shred anything useful.
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