We have three boiler feed pumps operating in parallel that discharge to a common header. The original pumps were installed in 1970, and water demand by the boiler requires two pumps to operate simultaneously, which appears to present a problem. The #2 Pump was replaced within the last year due...
We have three boiler feed pumps operating in parallel and suspect cavitation in the #1 & #3 Pumps. The pumps supply water to a boiler, and 90% of the time two pumps must operate to satisfied the steam demand. The original pumps were installed in 1970, and the #2 pump was replace last year due...
