Turret™ Floating Suction Systems

Proprietary floating suction assemblies for optimal water extraction from dams, return water facilities and marine intake.

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Turret™ Floating Suction

The Turret™ is a patented floating suction intake system that maintains optimal water extraction from dams, reservoirs and settling ponds as water levels fluctuate. Unlike fixed intake structures, the Turret™ automatically adjusts position to always draw the cleanest water from the ideal depth.

Wetpipe is the authorised Turret™ seller for Southern Africa and a certified Turret™ installer. We supply, integrate and commission systems on mining return water dams, municipal reservoirs, agricultural farm dams and industrial settling ponds across the region — contact us for quotations and installation.

How It Works

Fixed intakes fail. Turret™ tracks the water.

A pump intake set too high vortexes and cavitates. Set too low, it ingests silt and tailings. Turret™ floats with the water level and always draws from the cleanest depth.

The Problem

Intake Too High

Pump intake positioned too high causes vortexing - air bubbles enter the pump and implode, leading to cavitation, impeller damage and costly downtime.

The Problem

Intake Too Low

Intake set too deep ingests tailings and silt from the pond floor - blown seals, pump damage and contaminated process water are the result.

The Solution

Turret™ Floats With the Water

The Turret™ device floats on the surface, drawing water from just below - eliminating vortexing and keeping the intake away from settled tailings at any water level.

Typical installations

Dam water extraction

Turret™ installation

Mining return water systems

Industrial settling ponds

Authorised Turret™ seller for Southern Africa and certified installer. Contact Wetpipe for supply and installation.

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Features

Turret™ System Features

Automatic Level Tracking

The floating assembly automatically adjusts intake depth as water levels rise or fall — no manual intervention required.

Debris Screening

Integrated screen assembly prevents floating debris, vegetation and surface contaminants from entering the suction line.

Optimal Water Quality

Always draws water from the best available depth — avoiding bottom sediment and surface contamination.

Flexible Connection

Articulated or flexible pipe sections connect the floating intake to the fixed shore pipeline without restricting movement.

Custom Sizing

Built to match pump capacity and flow requirements. From small farm dam installations to large mining return water systems.

Low Maintenance

Simple mechanical design with minimal moving parts. Robust construction for long service life in harsh environments.

Applications

Where Turret™ Is Deployed

The Turret™ system is versatile across all sectors where clean water extraction from variable-level water bodies is required.

Mining return water dams

Municipal raw water intake

Industrial settling and clarification ponds

Agricultural farm dam extraction

Tailings supernatant recovery

Wastewater effluent ponds

Cooling water storage ponds

Aquaculture intake systems

See It In Action

From crate to water

Watch how Turret™ units are packed for delivery, then how a typical floating intake is installed on site.

01 Delivery

Delivery & Packaging

Illustrated packing, framing and transport sequence — how Turret™ units leave the factory crate-ready for site delivery.

02 On site

Typical Installation

A typical Turret™ installation — deploying the floating suction intake so it sits on the water and draws from just below the surface.

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Technical Drawings

General arrangement drawings for the Turret™ range. For specifications, quotations and installation, contact Wetpipe — we supply and install Turret™ systems in Southern Africa.

Authorised Seller Certified Installer

Wetpipe is the authorised Turret™ seller for Southern Africa

We are a certified Turret™ installer. All supply, integration and installation for the region is handled through Wetpipe — contact us for quotations, site assessment and commissioning.

Contact Wetpipe

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