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Hi Everyone,

I would appreciate if anyone is willing to share a sample preventive maintenance check list for vertical turbine pumps - rating of 1500HP.

I’m trying to compliment the existing PM program I’m developing.

Regards

What is the service environment for these turbine pumps?  Are they being used for de-watering?  Have you checked with the OEM to get their recommendation?

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Marc Laplante
Asset Management Principal
Roanoke VA
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My experience has been activity is mostly centered around condition monitoring - vibration analysis in particular.  After that I have typically seen a definitive wear out time frame on the pump - bearings, shaft and impeller so that a target changeout time might be targeted.

Aside from above, a few other things to check on a routine.

• Packing adjustments or repacking.
• Motor lubrication
• Verifying or resetting impeller clearance on occasion.
• Could check pump performance (flow, pressure, motor load) to note wear.

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Randy Riddell, CMRP, PSAP, CLS
Reliability Manager
Essity
Cherokee AL
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