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Practical Pump Operations and Maintenance

Learn the Fundamentals of Pump Repair and the Added Value of Preventive Maintenance

Course Description

This two-day hands-on Pump Repair course is designed to bring students up to speed in their knowledge of field pump repair, maintenance and servicing as quickly and efficiently as possible. This course is suitable both for novice technicians seeking the fundamentals of pump repair as well as experienced technicians seeking skills improvement or a refresher. The course covers pump design, types, parts, common causes of pump failure, repair techniques, and predictive maintenance for pumps. The goal of the course is to ensure that students understand the causes of pump failure, how to bring pumps back to life when they fail, what they should learn from those incidents, and how to reduce the risk of future failures.

Pump and Compressor

Course Outline

Day 1

  1. Common Pump Classification & Design
    • Centrifugal
    • Progressive Cavity
    • Peristaltic
    • Diaphragm
    • Ram/Piston
  2. Centrifugal Pump Part Identification (Hands-on)
  3. Common Failure Modes: Centrifugal Pump Set
    • Design/Purchase
    • Installation
    • Operation
    • Maintenance
  4. Buying the \”Right\” Pump
    • Media
    • Flow
    • Head
    • Power
    • Efficiency
    • Operational Restrictions
  5. Installing the Pump
    • Plinth & Bedplate
    • Pipework Configuration
    • Alignment
    • Coupling Choice
  6. Operating the Pump
    • Managing Pressure & Flow
    • Monitoring & Reporting Condition
    • Monitoring & Reporting Efficiency
  7. Maintaining the Pump
    • Couplings & Alignment

Day 2

  1. Maintaining the Pump
    • Bearings
    • Shafts
    • Impellers
  2. Maintaining the Pump
    • Packing & Mechanical Seals
  3. Maintaining the Pump
    • Volute Case
  4. Maintaining the Pump
    • Valves
    • Sensors
    • Gauges
  5. Troubleshooting
    • Cavitation
    • Surge/Water Hammer
    • Air Entrainment & Entrapment
    • Pipe Strain
    • Vibration
    • Quality
  6. Developing a PM Program for Pumps
    • Criticality
    • Critical Spares
    • Consumable Spares
    • First Call Maintenance
    • Preventive Maintenance
    • Predictive Maintenance
    • Pressure & Flow Testing
    • Maintenance Records
    • Computerized Maintenance Management Software