What brand? Split case? Vertical or horizontal? Leaking at shaft packing glands? Probably field repair, one day, packing materials available at bearing shop or pump rep.
On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 8:55 AM, Richard Lindner <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a question regarding a leaking water issue on an electric, in-line > fire pump. Had a situation where the fire pump (approximately 20 yrs old, > 500 GPM, 25HP motor) was leaking around the seals (I assume) and spraying > enough water when used to saturate the sheet rock wall adjacent to it. I > need to make a recommendation but do not know enough about how this type of > situation is handled. > > Looking to find out what this would involve: > 1. Would you typically look to repair the leak or just replace the pump > casing > 2. Is this a field repair or something that would need to be brought to > the shop > 3. If you repair, is this something that takes a hour or is it typically > an all day affair > > Thanks in advance for any guidance you can send my way. > > Have a Happy New Year > > Richard > AFSA member > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
