Ingersoll Rand Heater Drain
Application: Heater Drain
Pump Details: Ingersoll Rand APKD 14-Stage
Pump Type: Multi-Stage Vertical
Vertical pumps, like this Ingersoll Rand heater drain pump, are known for having excessive interstage clearances. As a result, concentricity from the top to the bottom of the pump can be lost. Lack of concentricity accelerates wear to the bearings and wear components, which in turn contributes to increased vibration as rotor stability is lost across the wear components.
This vertical pump had been experiencing excessive vibration and required maintenance every 18 months. Hydro utilized our specialized repair techniques to restore all fits, faces and bores to re-establish concentricity, cylindricity and perpendicularity. Once Hydro upgraded the pump, there was a 46% reduction in vibration levels. Furthermore, the pump's mean-time-between-repair was significantly extended to a projected 6-year cycle.
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