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Troubleshooting Basics for Centrifugal Pump Packing

By Juan Cid

Centrifugal pump packing in mines

Evaluating centrifugal pump packing that has failed or reached the end of its useful life offers vital clues to help you make improvements in your next round of sealing. Failed packing can be a sign that the wrong packing is being used for the application or other possibilities ranging from excessive gland load to inadequate […]

Filed Under: Pump Packing, Sealing Tagged With: centrifugal pump packing, MTBF, packing fibers, pump packing failures, troubleshooting, troubleshooting packing

Ways to Reduce the Use of Water in Mining

By Juan Cid

Sealing solutions to reduce the use of water in mining

A close look at sealing options available to effectively reduce or eliminate the water needed for the pump sealing element.

Filed Under: Mechanical Seals, Pump Packing, Sealing Tagged With: flush, mining, ore processing, water reduction

Pump Packing Materials for Worn Equipment: The Benefits of Injectable Packing

By Juan Cid

Chesterton Injectable Packing CMS Installed

Injectable packing is an ideal pump packing material when you are looking to seal equipment with worn shafts or fretted sleeves.  In this post, you’ll learn when to use this flexible packing technology and tips for implementing it. The Limits of Standard Pump Packing Braided packing is the oldest pump sealing method used in the […]

Filed Under: Pump Packing, Sealing Tagged With: gland adjustments, injectable packing, pump packing materials

Pump Sealing Basics: Mechanical Seals vs. Packing

By Raman Hanjra

Sealing Basics - Choosing Between Packing or Mechanical Seals

Mechanical seals vs. pump packing? Which is the best and most effective sealing technology for your pump or agitator application? Long ago, companies didn’t want to switch to mechanical seals because of the complicated installation and need to completely disassemble the equipment. The invention of cartridge and split mechanical seals effectively eliminated those dilemmas, but many operations […]

Filed Under: Mechanical Seals, Pump Packing, Sealing Tagged With: bearing failure, Double mechanical seal, Pump reliability, Shaft sleeve damage, split seals

Taking the Hassle Out of Slurry Pump Maintenance

By Ron Frisard

Slurry Sealing Maintenance

Seals, typically either packing or a mechanical seal, are one of the components most often replaced in a slurry pump. Abrasive particles can easily wear through packing or clog mechanical seal components. In either case, seal life in a slurry environment can quickly be reduced down to weeks or even days. In operations where downtime can […]

Filed Under: Mechanical Seals, Pump Packing, Sealing Tagged With: lantern ring, slurry pump, slurry seals, split seals

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