ABSTRACT
Pump manufacturers usually supply pump maintenance manuals with detailed assembly and disassembly instructions that are either generic, or specific to a particular pump style and model. Experience shows that after years of repairs, many pumps are due for a series of comprehensive dimensional and assembly-related checks. The use of proper shop tools and shop equipment is of critical importance to reliability-focused pump users. While it is surely beyond the scope of this text to explain all shop tools and their proper use, two examples will highlight the issue. Create constancy of purpose for improvement of product, equipment and service. Implement whatever organizational setup is needed to move from being a repair-focused facility to a reliability-focused facility. Like virtually all other industrial machines, pumps require periodic maintenance for dependable longterm operation. In fact, the very term “maintenance” is defined as keeping machines in the as-designed or as-purchased and manufactured condition.
