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SPECK Pumpen product overview

SPECK Pumpen has convincing technologies and solutions. Powerful and efficient pumps and accessories for safe and durable use with the quality and reliability of an owner-managed company. For industry and commerce, for public and communal facilities and for private households. Take a look at our product overview, you’ll be impressed! Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

 

BADU specialist retailers

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Save now and it will cost you later…

Nowadays we are attracted by more and more online offers. It’s frustrating that we can’t buy products for the same price in stores and we soon forget that when buying products in store we are also paying for the service we receive there.

At BADU it’s no different. If you purchase your BADU premium range pump from a specialist BADU retailer you are guaranteed to receive a top class consultation. You can be sure that your pump will be installed professionally and according to the recognised rules of technology. What’s more, the relationship doesn’t end when you leave the store, your specialist retailer will continue to be there for you with help and advice for your product.

Thus, we strongly recommend purchasing your BADU premium range pump from one of the BADU specialist retailers!

Swimming pool facts

The internet is full of random, interesting facts. We’ve come across rather a lot lately which relate to swimming and swimming pools so we decided to collect a few and share them with you. Feel free to let us know which ones really blow your mind!

> The average person produces 25,000 litres of saliva in his or her lifetime — that’s enough spit to fill TWO swimming pools!

> An Olympic size pool can hold from 700,000 to 850,000 gallons of water.

> According to the Guinness World Records the largest swimming pool in the world is San Alfonso del Mar Seawater pool in Algarrobo, Chile. It is 1,013 m (3,324 ft) long and has an area of 8 ha (19.77 acre), it was completed in December 2006.

> The turbo pump on the Space Shuttle main engine is powerful enough to drain an average-sized swimming pool in 25 seconds.

> An hour of vigorous swimming will burn up to 650 calories. It burns off more calories than walking or biking.

> A fresh egg sinks in water and an old egg swims.

> Water’s resistance is over ten times that of the air.

> Ancient drawings and paintings found in Egypt depicting people swimming date back to 2500 BCE.

> Swimming flippers were invented by Benjamin Franklin.

> The first recorded swimming races were held in Japan in 36 B.C.

> The first man to cross the English Channel swimming from England to France is Englishman Captain Matthew Webb in 1875.

> The Titanic was the first ocean liner to have a swimming pool and a gym.

> The first filtration system for a swimming pool was introduced in 1910.

 

And here are some for the animal lovers among you:

> Sea lions can swim 9600 km in one go and only stop to sleep.

> Rats can swim 1 km without taking a break.

> Gorillas can’t swim.

> Elephants can swim as many as 20 miles a day — they use their trunks as natural snorkels!

> Trout swim around 6 km/h – that’s faster than the average untrained human.

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