Pump Installation and Maintenance

This training course is designed to provide participants with the essential basic pumping concepts. This course will cover topics such as maintenance of packing and seals, maintenance and overhaul of centrifugal pumps, and maintenance of rotary pumps.

• Assess a pump's capacity by determining the NPSHA of the system.
• Measure the brake horsepower required to drive a pump under given conditions.
• Identify the two major functions of packing and seals.
• Explain the selection and installation of packing rings on a pump shaft.
• Learn how to install a mechanical seal on a pump shaft.
• Explain how to align and level a pump on its base.
• Recognize the needs for and uses of auxiliary pump drives.
• Identify the major symptom of faulty packing and of cavitation on a pump impeller.
• Describe the causes and remedies of common centrifugal pump problems.
• Conduct a periodic inspection of the major pump components.
• Understand the procedures involved in disassembling, inspecting, reassembling, and reinstalling a centrifugal pump.
• Check the runout of a pump shaft and the clearances between the stationary rings and the impeller or rotating rings.
• Identify the differences between the different types of rotary pumps.
• Identify the major problem areas in a rotary pump.
• Perform troubleshooting for some of the common problems of rotary pumps.
• Develop a maintenance schedule for inspections and a record-keeping log.