GRUNDFOS · VARIABLE-SPEED HORIZONTAL MULTISTAGE PUMP
CME 1-G — 316 Stainless Steel
Variable-speed horizontal multistage end-suction pump with a built-in frequency converter; 316 stainless steel. 8 models from CME 1-2 to CME 1-9, 3/4 to 2 HP, 1 in NPT(F) ports, AQQE (EPDM) or AQQV (FKM) shaft seal.
88-409 ft (38-177 PSI) Max Head · 13.6 GPM Max
3/4-2 HP
200-240V 1Ph · 200-240V or 440-480V 3Ph
1 in NPT(F) Ports
End Suction, Top Discharge
Built-In Frequency Converter
232 PSI Max Operating Pressure
NSF/ANSI 61
29.1-43.7 lb Weight
Overview
The CME 1-G is a compact, close-coupled horizontal multistage pump: suction enters at the end, discharge leaves at the top, and the pump is close-coupled to its motor on a common base. Every part in contact with the liquid is stainless steel (AISI 316). The motor has a built-in frequency converter, so the pump varies its own speed to hold a setpoint once a pressure sensor or control signal is connected. Grundfos rates the CME 1 at 8.98 GPM nominal duty; size it from the performance table below.
- 8 models, CME 1-2 to CME 1-9, 3/4 to 2 HP
- Supply: 200-240V 1Ph, 200-240V or 440-480V 3Ph
- 1 in NPT(F) suction and discharge; optional Grundfos flange, Victaulic and Tri-Clamp connection sets are listed separately
- AQQE (EPDM) or AQQV (FKM) shaft seal, silicon carbide faces
- Maximum operating pressure 232 PSI
What Ships and What It Needs to Run
Included: the CME 1 pump and its Grundfos E-motor with built-in frequency converter, factory-assembled as one close-coupled unit.
Pressure sensor not included. Grundfos sells it as a CME kit (pressure sensor, piping and fittings; a pressure tank is included for 145 PSI max systems), listed as the Grundfos CME Pressure Sensor Kit; without it the pump needs an external control signal for constant pressure.
Optional: Grundfos flange, Victaulic or Tri-Clamp connection sets for the NPT ports.
Suction and discharge piping, valves, power supply, disconnect and motor protection: sized to your system and ordered separately.
Genuine Grundfos equipment, factory-new in original packaging — sold and supported by Watermain Supply, an independent industrial supplier.
Warranty: 24 months from date of installation, but not more than 30 months from date of manufacture (Grundfos limited warranty). Grundfos repairs or replaces its own product; costs of removal, installation and transportation are not covered, and products sold but not manufactured by Grundfos carry their own manufacturer’s warranty.
Specifications
| Specification |
Value |
| Nominal flow |
8.98 GPM (Grundfos nominal duty) |
| Shut-off head range at full speed |
88 to 409 ft (38 to 177 PSI) |
| Motor power range |
3/4 to 2 HP |
| Supply |
200-240V 1Ph; 200-240V or 440-480V 3Ph |
| Motor |
Grundfos E-motor with built-in frequency converter, IP55 |
| Pressure sensor |
Not included; Grundfos CME kit sold separately |
| Suction and discharge ports |
1 in NPT(F); end suction, top discharge |
| Maximum operating pressure |
232 PSI |
| Shaft seal |
AQQE (silicon carbide / silicon carbide, EPDM) or AQQV (silicon carbide / silicon carbide, FKM) |
| Liquid temperature |
−4 °F to 194 °F with AQQV; up to 248 °F with AQQE on most models (Grundfos data by model) |
| Pump orientation |
Horizontal |
| Approvals |
cURus; NSF/ANSI 61 drinking water (Grundfos product data) |
Models & Performance — Will It Do What You Need?
Find the pressure you need at your flow and pick the first model that reaches it at full speed; the drive then slows the pump to hold your setpoint. Pressure at flow in PSI, one row per model and motor.
CME 1-2 to CME 1-9 · 8 curves
| Model (HP) |
0 GPM (Shut-off) |
2.6 GPM |
6.5 GPM |
9.75 GPM |
13 GPM |
| CME 1-2 (3/4 HP) |
38 |
36 |
31 |
24 |
15 |
| CME 1-3 (3/4 HP) |
57 |
55 |
47 |
36 |
23 |
| CME 1-4 (3/4 HP) |
77 |
74 |
63 |
48 |
31 |
| CME 1-5 (1 1/2 HP) |
97 |
93 |
79 |
62 |
39 |
| CME 1-6 (1 1/2 HP) |
118 |
113 |
96 |
75 |
49 |
| CME 1-7 (1 1/2 HP) |
137 |
132 |
113 |
88 |
57 |
| CME 1-8 (1 1/2 HP) |
157 |
151 |
129 |
97 |
65 |
| CME 1-9 (2 HP) |
177 |
169 |
145 |
113 |
73 |
Pressure the pump develops at full speed at each flow, in PSI, rounded down (feet = PSI × 2.31). Shut-off is read from the Grundfos curve at zero flow. Flow columns are read from the 100% speed curve on the Grundfos 60 Hz chart for each model and motor (water at 68 °F), digitized and rounded down, at 20%, 50%, 75% and 100% of 13 GPM, the last regular flow every curve in this listing reaches; the curves end at 13.6 GPM. At reduced speed the pump runs on a lower curve; full Grundfos charts with the reduced-speed curves are in the product images.
Before You Buy — The Limits That Decide the Fit
| Check |
What decides the fit |
| Duty point |
The model’s full-speed pressure at your flow must cover the system’s total head; shut-off is the head at zero flow (on some models the curve rises slightly above it at low flow; the table shows it). |
| Working pressure |
Inlet pressure plus the pressure the pump adds must stay within 232 PSI. |
| Liquid temperature |
−4 °F to 194 °F with AQQV; up to 248 °F with AQQE on most models (Grundfos data by model). |
| Sensor |
For constant-pressure control add the CME pressure sensor kit for your model, or an external control signal. |
| Shaft seal |
AQQE has EPDM rubber parts and AQQV has FKM; choose the rubber that suits the pumped liquid. |
| Power |
Supply at the voltage and phase shown in the selected option. |
| Connections |
1 in NPT(F) threaded ports; flange, Victaulic and Tri-Clamp sets are optional. |
Applications
Pressure boosting in buildings and small water supply systems, HVAC heating and cooling circulation, washing and cleaning, water treatment, light industrial process water and irrigation (Grundfos CM range applications).
Materials of Construction
| Component |
Material |
| Pump housing, chambers and impellers |
Stainless steel AISI 316 |
| Shaft seal faces |
Silicon carbide / silicon carbide |
| Seal and O-ring rubber |
EPDM (AQQE) or FKM (AQQV) |
