Meet Jim Elsey
GM – VP Summit Pump Inc Emeritus and Pump Consultant

Jim Elsey is a mechanical engineer with five decades of design and operating experience, primarily focused on rotating equipment reliability in most all industrial applications and markets around the world. 

He has extensive expertise in all aspects of turbines, pumps and compressors. A rotating equipment expert with a passion to make sure all equipment operates reliably. Further, to educate the next generation of engineers and technicians. 

Articles by Jim Elsey, 60-Seconds with Summit Pumps

Latest Article

• November 2023 | Why is my pump not working right?

• 10 Ways to Improve Impeller
• 22 Basic Pump Facts
• Baseplates Flat and Level
• Centrifugal Pumps
• Holes in Impeller? Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
• Impeller Clearance VS Efficiency
• Net Positive Suction Head
• Open or Closed Tanks
• Pipe Strain: Killer of Pumps
• Plug and Play Pump Myths
  • MYTH: Factory Supplied Pumps are Plug and Play
  • Pumps are not Plug and Play
• Pressure Relief Valves
• Pressure vs Vacuum
• Pump Alignment
  • Do I really need to align my pump?
  • Why the 4th pump alignment is important
• Pump Maintenance | The Silent Pump Killer: Radial Thrust
• Pump Not Running Right?
• Pump Operating Curves
• Pump Pressure/Temperature Boundaries
• Pump Slipping Issues
• Pump Space Requirements
• Pump Start-up Basics
  • The Basics of Pump Start Up – Part 1
  • The Basics of Pump Start Up – Part 2
• Pump Testing
• Pumps in Storage
• Pumps Shipped from Factory Not Ready to Operate
• Pump Viscosity Limit
• S.S. Magnetic Questions
• Slurry Applications
• Suction Energy
• Suction Pressure Part 1 | Part 2
• Vapor Pressure Issues
• Winter/Cold Weather Pump Issues