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title: 10 Ways to Kill Your Diaphragm Pump
description: A diaphragm pump is a very reliable pump type and certainly very easy to operate and maintain. Nevertheless, there are a number of things that allow you to “kill” your pump. Read here how you can avoid killing your pump.
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# [10 Ways to Kill Your Diaphragm Pump](https://pump-blog.verderliquids.com/blog/10-ways-to-kill-your-diaphragm-pump)

 Written by [Verder Liquids](https://pump-blog.verderliquids.com/blog/author/verder-liquids) | 18-4-2018

It is always nice to receive tips to avoid damaging your double diaphragm pump. Although a  diaphragm pump is a reliable and low maintenance pump type. This also because of the reliable [working principle](https://www.verderliquids.com/int/en/pumps-by-principle/what-is-a-diaphragm-pump/how-do-diaphragm-pumps-work/) of the pump.  But even then you can damage your pump and reduce the life time a lot. To avoid this, and to get other tips for a long life cycle for your diaphragm pump we put 10 tips on a list, with which you can extend the life of a double acting diaphragm pump, or at least make the pumps’ life a lot easier 😊.

 

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