Flexible Impeller Pump Advantages & Disadvantages
As the name suggests, flexible impeller pumps have impellers and vanes that are flexible. These pumps use flexible rubber that undergoes deformation when spinning. This unique rubber impeller design also offers the self-priming capabilities of a positive displacement pump and the pumping action of a centrifugal pump. Moreover, the flexible impeller can also create a vacuum inside the pump housing, which helps with self-priming.