Thank you Kenneth for getting back to me. The pump is typical of what you would see on a Patterson or Aurora in-line model in the 250-750 range on a commercial type building (if I could attach a picture I would). The one in this instance was a Patterson VIP electric, in-line model (5x3 I believe). At the shaft joint between the motor and pump, there was signs of significant water leakage (but no current water on the ground when I did my inspection). I have no idea when the pump was last tested either. I would assume a contractor would have brought the issues to light with the owner when the pump was tested and would have given them a quote to do the work, so either I am looking at the rust and crud remains of a fixed unit or a unit that hasn't been tested in a while.
On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 4:17 PM, Kenneth Berman <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
