Industrial pumps are vital to production industries everywhere, and keeping things in good working order can keep you from expensive repairs and costly downtime. Doing regular maintenance and checking on your systems can help you stop major trouble before it starts. This can help prevent a loss in efficiency, while also improving operating costs.
The following areas are things that should be evaluated each time a maintenance check is done. Pumping systems have a lot of moving parts and some have systems, so the inspection should be done methodically and carefully. Keeping a log of the condition of each and the dates when items were last replaced of cleaned also is helpful in knowing potential areas of concerns.
1. The gland packings need to be adjusted to maintain the proper concentric alignment of the gland follower. This is an area to be checked and adjusted as needed. The leakage is …