Posts about pump maintenance

How to Choose and Maintain Marine Pumps

A ship’s pumping system includes piping that, if stretched out, would be many miles long, which includes both suction piping and discharge piping, as well as an assortment of marine pumps. Additionally, these systems often have backup marine pumps that interconnect with the piping, fittings, and valves. Ship pumping systems provide positive pressure – referred to as having “higher head” in pumping vernacular – that aids in the discharge of the fluid being pumped.

How Industrial Sump Pump Systems Work

In simple terms, a sump pump is just one used to remove water accumulated in a localized depression known as a “sump.” While sump pumps are often found in residential basements in places prone to flooding or high water tables, industrial sump pump systems can be found in places like construction sites, military bases, mining operations, power plants, and other facilities where water accumulation can cause problems. They are also used when extracting water from aquifers for municipal water plants to keep the ground above it stable. Industrial sump pumps help provide solutions for handling water in areas where it’s not wanted for numerous other industries as well. Due to their widespread use in many applications, understanding how industrial sump pumps operate is useful knowledge for workers and managers in the industries that utilize them.

Why Test Your Pump for Efficiency

Pumps and pumping systems are some of the most costly equipment used by water utilities and other large operations that transport water. Despite their importance, the actual parameters for pump performance are often largely unknown by anyone except the engineer who designed the pumping system. Even operators tend to see pump systems as an unknowable and unchangeable part of their work environment. Yet this seeming lack of knowledge regarding the most important tool in many fluid-transporting systems can sometimes become a real problem.

Guide to Preventive Pump System Maintenance

Many applications depend on pumps operating correctly, and, in certain cases, an unreliable pump can even cause catastrophic damage to a pumping system. For example, a pump in a cooling system that breaks down can cause overheating that then leads to system failure, while in systems that pump lubricants, this can result in the seizing of mechanical implements that then ruin equipment. In other cases, failed pumping mechanisms can cause significant loss in productivity, as would be the case in the petrochemical or energy industries.

Should You Replace or Repair Your Industrial Pump?

When something breaks down in any industry, inevitably, there will be a discussion on whether to replace or repair it. This is no different for any industrial equipment, including industrial pumps. Their repair or replacement depends on several variables, which should all be logically considered to determine the best course of action. Even if an engineer or mechanic can fix an industrial pump, economics ultimately must be considered in the equation. Though cost is critical, multiple other factors that play into the final cost also require consideration. 

Do you have a Pump Reliability Program?

Establishing an effective pump reliability program can slash costs, make operations safer and provide uptime benefits.