{"id":20361,"date":"2026-11-08T11:46:43","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T08:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/sa\/media-center\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T16:37:02","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T13:37:02","slug":"jack-pump-vs-watex-fire-pumps-saudi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/sa\/media-center\/jack-pump-vs-watex-fire-pumps-saudi\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Pump or WATEX? Comparing the UL-Listed Fire Pumps Available from AZEIDK in Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20361\" class=\"elementor elementor-20361 elementor-20360 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c815506 e-con-full az-el-article e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c815506\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50ff5e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50ff5e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"az-intro\">A <strong>fire pump comparison<\/strong> of what AZEIDK supplies in Saudi Arabia comes down to two brands: Jack Pump, which AZEIDK represents as agent in the Kingdom, and WATEX, which AZEIDK has recently added. Both offer UL-listed end suction, split case and vertical turbine pumps, but they differ in flow and pressure range, and in the FM approval available for the WATEX end suction series.<\/p>\n<p>This comparison is based on the product pages, catalogues and certificates of both brands published on the AZEIDK website, to help you decide which brand and type fits your project before you request a quotation. For a wider view of global brands on the market, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/sa\/media-center\/fire-pump-brands-saudi-arabia\/\">guide to fire pump brands in Saudi Arabia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For every WATEX detail, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/sa\/media-center\/watex-fire-pumps-guide-saudi\/\">complete WATEX fire pump guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"az-keybox\"><h2>Key points<\/h2><ul><li>For flows up to 1000 gpm: end suction from either brand, with WATEX WE adding FM approval.<\/li><li>For high flows above 2000 gpm: Jack Pump MSC split case up to 8000 gpm.<\/li><li>For underground tanks: vertical turbine, Jack Pump VTP up to 5000 gpm and WATEX up to 1250.<\/li><li>Highest pressure in the catalogues: WATEX WE up to 530 psi, Jack Pump MSC up to 369 psi.<\/li><li>Both brands come with supply, installation and testing by AZEIDK, and any other model on request.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5669f37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5669f37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Why does AZEIDK offer two fire pump brands?<\/h2>\n<p>Projects differ: a medium commercial building needs a small end suction pump, a large logistics warehouse needs a high flow, and a project with a deep underground tank needs a vertical turbine. Some consultants ask for UL only; others ask for FM as well. Having both <a href=\"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/brand\/jack-pump\/\">Jack Pump<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/brand\/watex\/\">WATEX<\/a> gives AZEIDK options that cover these cases from a single supplier.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9a1071 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9a1071\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How do Jack Pump and WATEX end suction fire pumps differ?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"az-table-wrap\"><table><thead><tr><th>Item<\/th><th>Jack Pump VES<\/th><th>WATEX WE<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Flow<\/td><td>50 to 1000 gpm<\/td><td>25 to 1000 gpm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pressure<\/td><td>84 to 230 psi<\/td><td>Up to 530 psi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Approval<\/td><td>UL, as shown in the catalogue<\/td><td>UL (EX27019) and FM Class 1319<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Driver<\/td><td>Electric or diesel<\/td><td>Electric or diesel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Page<\/td><td><a href=\"\/en\/sa\/products\/jack-pump-ul-listed-end-suction-fire-pump-ves-series\/\">Jack Pump VES<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"\/en\/sa\/products\/watex-we-end-suction-fire-pump-ul-fm\/\">WATEX WE<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<p>If the project specification requires FM as well as UL for an end suction pump, WATEX WE is the option of the two, provided the proposed model is one of the six named in the FM approval.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d165a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d165a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How do they differ in split case pumps?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"az-table-wrap\"><table><thead><tr><th>Item<\/th><th>Jack Pump MSC<\/th><th>WATEX WS<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Flow<\/td><td>300 to 8000 gpm<\/td><td>300 to 2000 gpm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pressure<\/td><td>82 to 369 psi<\/td><td>Up to 420 psi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Approval<\/td><td>UL, as shown in the catalogue<\/td><td>UL (EX27018)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Page<\/td><td><a href=\"\/en\/sa\/products\/jack-pump-ul-listed-split-case-fire-pump-msc-series\/\">Jack Pump MSC<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"\/en\/sa\/products\/watex-ws-split-case-fire-pump-ul\/\">WATEX WS<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<p>Projects with flows above 2000 gpm, such as large warehouses and industrial sites with high sprinkler demand, suit the wider Jack Pump MSC range. Up to 2000 gpm, the two brands can be compared on duty point, price and delivery time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de27b85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de27b85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What about vertical turbine pumps?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"az-table-wrap\"><table><thead><tr><th>Item<\/th><th>Jack Pump VTP<\/th><th>WATEX (100LB \/ 150LB \/ 150WV)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Flow<\/td><td>50 to 5000 gpm<\/td><td>50 to 1250 gpm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pressure<\/td><td>84 to 230 psi<\/td><td>Up to 420 psi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Speed<\/td><td>1450 to 2900 rpm<\/td><td>1480 to 3190 rpm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Driver<\/td><td>Vertical electric motor, or diesel with right-angle gear drive<\/td><td>Electric or diesel through a gearbox<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Approval<\/td><td>UL, as shown in the catalogue<\/td><td>UL (EX27224)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Page<\/td><td><a href=\"\/en\/sa\/products\/jack-pump-ul-listed-vertical-turbine-fire-pump-vtp-series\/\">Jack Pump VTP<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"\/en\/sa\/products\/watex-vertical-turbine-fire-pump-ul\/\">WATEX vertical turbine<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dc658a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dc658a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How do you choose between Jack Pump and WATEX?<\/h2>\n<ol><li><strong>Start with the duty point:<\/strong> flow and pressure from the hydraulic calculation, then rule out the brand whose range does not cover it.<\/li><li><strong>Check the required approval:<\/strong> if the project requires FM for an end suction pump, WATEX WE; if UL is enough, both are in play.<\/li><li><strong>Check the water source:<\/strong> an underground tank means a vertical turbine, and a flow above 1250 gpm from it means Jack Pump VTP.<\/li><li><strong>Compare datasheets for the actual model:<\/strong> the performance curve, power and driver, not the figures for the whole series.<\/li><li><strong>Ask for two quotations if you like:<\/strong> AZEIDK can price both options for the same project so you can compare price and delivery time.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e72a369 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e72a369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What does AZEIDK provide with a fire pump?<\/h2>\n<p>The service does not stop at supply. AZEIDK provides <a href=\"\/en\/sa\/services\/installation-implementation\/\">installation<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/sa\/services\/testing-commissioning-handover\/\">testing, commissioning and handover<\/a> and <a href=\"\/en\/sa\/services\/annual-maintenance-contracts\/\">preventive maintenance<\/a> contracts, and on request supplies the complete pump set: electric pump, diesel pump, jockey pump and controllers, plus any model not in stock.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8942b6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8942b6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2><div class=\"az-faq\"><details class=\"az-faq__item\"><summary><h3>Which is better: Jack Pump or WATEX?<\/h3><\/summary><p>Neither is better in every case. Jack Pump covers higher flows in split case and vertical turbine pumps, while WATEX WE adds FM approval in end suction. The choice depends on the duty point and the approval required.<\/p><\/details><details class=\"az-faq__item\"><summary><h3>Is AZEIDK the Jack Pump agent in Saudi Arabia?<\/h3><\/summary><p>Yes. AZEIDK is the Jack Pump agent in the Kingdom, and also supplies WATEX among its products in Saudi Arabia.<\/p><\/details><details class=\"az-faq__item\"><summary><h3>What is the highest flow available?<\/h3><\/summary><p>Per the catalogues, the Jack Pump MSC split case reaches 8000 gpm and the Jack Pump VTP vertical turbine 5000 gpm.<\/p><\/details><details class=\"az-faq__item\"><summary><h3>Where can I find the approval certificates?<\/h3><\/summary><p>On each product page on the AZEIDK website, and we send the datasheet for the selected model with the quotation.<\/p><\/details><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3696040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3696040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Request a comparative quotation for your project<\/h2>\n<p>Send the flow, pressure, driver type and required approval, and we will send the right option from Jack Pump or WATEX, or both for comparison. <a href=\"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/sa\/contact\/\">Talk to the AZEIDK team<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b624acf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b624acf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"az-source\"><strong>References:<\/strong> Jack Pump and WATEX product pages on the AZEIDK website and the catalogues published there, WATEX UL certificates EX27019, EX27018 and EX27224 and FM approval PR464696, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/watexindustries.com\/about-us\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">official WATEX website<\/a>.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fire pump comparison of the UL-listed pumps AZEIDK supplies in Saudi Arabia: Jack Pump up to 8000 gpm and WATEX with FM approval, by pump type.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":22323,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[221],"tags":[],"azeidk_region":[223],"class_list":["post-20361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-azeidk-articles"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20361"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20408,"href":"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20361\/revisions\/20408"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20361"},{"taxonomy":"azeidk_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azeidkgroup.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/azeidk_region?post=20361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}