Vita Motivator
Marine eductors for bilge pumping, ballast stripping, and cargo handling — no moving parts, no power required
Overview
Vita Motivator eductors are Liquid Jet Pumps that use water or other liquids under pressure to create a pumping action. VM standard eductors discharge the inlet pressure liquid through a single nozzle to start pumping action. They are self-priming and can handle liquid and solid mixtures. There are no moving parts to break down or wear out.
Eductors are available with flanged or threaded connections, for portable use or for permanent installation. They are used to pump liquids from chain lockers, bilges, cargo holds, tanks, or any space that has to be pumped dry.
Vita Motivator Bilgemate Eductors are peripheral jet type eductors with a straight-through unrestricted flow for the suction liquid, allowing larger pieces of suspended solids to be handled. The inlet pressure liquid is discharged through a multi-jet nozzle which makes it possible to handle larger volumes of air. Every gallon of inlet liquid (sea water) can pump up to 1½ gallons of suction liquid such as bilge water.
Vita Motivator Series 1568
Permanently installed, the 1568 Flanged eductor is used for pumping liquids from cargo spaces, bilges, chain lockers, or any area that has to be pumped dry. Also used for mixing or agitating liquids. Normally supplied with flanged ends, also available with threaded connections. Available in 1″, 1-½″, 2″ & 3″ in Bronze (standard), 316 stainless steel, carbon steel, and cast iron.
Vita Motivator Bilgemate
Permanently installed, Bilgemates are peripheral-jet type eductors. The unrestricted straight-through design permits no-clog flow of liquid and solid mixtures. Available in sizes 2″ through 8″ and capable of passing solids up to 3-½″ (89mm). Ideal for pumping slurries, liquids, and semi-solid cargo.
Vita Motivator Series 1802
Permanently installed, 1802 models are used to strip bilges, ballast, or other spaces that regularly have to be pumped out. Supplied in sizes from 4″ through 14″, the 1802 series eductors are high-volume, high-suction, efficient jet pumps. These units can be lined with ceramic or other materials for abrasive applications.
Portable Eductors (Models 300, 1544, 1554)
Handy auxiliary pump for regular and emergency pumping of liquids. Removes liquids from ballast, bilge, cargo spaces, tanks, and pits. Just attach hose from fire main or other source of liquid pressure and lower eductor into space to be pumped. Uses include pumping water out of holds during tank and hold washing, or during firefighting. Fire departments use for drafting water from pools. Also used for dewatering flooded buildings, basements, and draining large excavations. Available with optional strainers, spare nozzles, and adapters.
Vita Motivator Deck Eductor
Portable Deck Eductor is widely used on board tankers and rigs. Only the suction hose goes into the tank while the main unit remains on the deck. The Deck Eductor lifts liquids from 70′ (21 M), for removal of gasoline, fuel oils, lube oil, and water after cleaning tanks. Suction flow rate of 10–15 GPM achieved when allowing clearance at suction nozzle for air intake.
Available in Bronze (standard), also stainless steel and aluminum. Standard PVC, rubber, or chemical suction hoses also available. Deck Eductors can be powered from the fire main and remain on deck — only the non-collapsible suction hose goes into the tank to dry out remaining puddles of liquid.
Vita Motivator 1802-4″ MHC
Designed for handling slurry, scale, sand, and liquid mixtures. Used for removal of sand blast shot, sludge, and mud from ships and barges. Material is manually loaded into the hopper which has a heavy grate screen. Washdown spray jets supply water to convey all material to the main jetting flow. The hopper is removable to allow attachment of suction hoses.
The heart of the MHC is a 4″ bronze eductor, useable in other applications when not used with the hopper. Accessories include suction hoses, discharge hoses, high and low pressure nozzles.