Wanner Hydra-Cell Pro^® T60 Pump

9.4 to 94 GPM at pressures up to 1,000 PSI

The T60 is the newest T-series Wanner Hydra-Cell Pro^® pump. It sits between the D66 (65 GPM at 1,000 PSI) and the T100 (96 GPM at 2,100 PSI).

T Series Hydra-Cell Pro Pumps

T-series frames are the asynchronous sealless line. Before the T60 they were aimed at higher flow and higher pressure — roughly 10 to 100 GPM and above 1,500 PSI. Synchronous D / G / P frames cover the low-rate, high-accuracy applications: 0.06 GPH up to 65 GPM, usually under 1,000 PSI. The T60 gives you T-series flow without over-designing for up to 1,000 PSIG.

Features and Specifications

• 9.4 to 94 GPM at 60 to 600 RPM
• Discharge 50 to 1,000 PSI
• Maximum inlet 500 PSI
• Left- or right-side drive shaft
• Uni-directional shaft rotation
• NPT or ANSI flanged ports

Comparison to Plunger Pumps

The sealless design is the difference that shows up in uptime and cost. A plunger pump has a dynamic seal. The plunger that moves the liquid also runs through packing to keep the process liquid out of the oil end. Particulate within the liquid wears the packing. Wear accelerates when:

1. there is particulate in the liquid
2. the liquid does not lubricate
3. temperature is at either extreme
4. the pump runs dry on prime, shutdown or an upset

A Hydra-Cell Pro pump seal is static. Items 1–4 above do not wear a packing gland because there isn't one.

Two points matter most on a T60:

1. Filtration to protect the pump is 800 micron. Triplex plunger IOM manuals still specify protecting their pumps with 10 micron level of filtration (expensive).
2. Zero fugitive emissions. Liquid stays in the head. Worn plunger packing does not.

For an in-depth comparison: Wanner Hydra-Cell Pro^® vs piston and plunger pumps.

Required Maintenance

T60 and a triplex plunger pump both require periodic check valve replacement and oil changes. A T60 holds about twice the oil of a CAT 6760 (5 gallons vs 2.5). The T60 uses ordinary 10W30 synthetic — first change at 500 hours, then every 2,000 hours or six months. CAT specifies their own oil at 50 hours, then every 500 hours. One year of continuous duty: T60 requreis 25 gallons of 10W30 (a commercial standard available anywhere); CAT about 43.75 gallons of multi-viscosity ISO 68 that you need to purchase from them.

No packing means no packing replacements, leaks or downtime. A plunger seal change is neither fast nor inexpensive.

Operational Savings

Wanner^® surveyed a plant that started swapping plunger pumps for T-series Hydra-Cell Pro frames. Savings per pump:

Purchase price is what gets quoted. Running cost is what shows up later — and it can surpass the pump price.

Typical T / Q asynchronous duties:

Remote sites and hazardous liquid are where no packing leaks and less downtime contribute to ROI quickly.

T and Q frames replace these piston / plunger brands. Bethlehem, Oilwell, Ajax, Kerr, Kobe and Weatherford no longer build those pumps; parts become custom. The other names still sell into the T-series range — customers reduce operating cost by replacing these out dated sealed designs to a Wanner Hydra-Cell Pro pump.

Why plants finally switch:

Most shops are not proactive. The old pump runs until it does not. A rebuild is often the fastest way back online. Repeated failures are usually what starts the search. Keep Wanner Hydra-Cell Pro pumps in mind on any high-maintenance duty pump applications — especially a brand that is out of production.

Related Pages

• T60 specifications (PDF)
• Synchronous vs asynchronous design
• Comparison to piston and plunger pumps
• D66 Hydra-Cell Pro
• T100 Hydra-Cell Pro
• Hydra-Cell Pro design overview