Pump Philosophy
Pump Philosophy
(OP)
Have you got any experience on pump operational best practice (spare pump policy).
I suppose the response might differ depending on the service and configuration of the pumps. Are you aware of any standard procedure on this issue?
I appreciate any experience you might have.
Regards
Ale18
I suppose the response might differ depending on the service and configuration of the pumps. Are you aware of any standard procedure on this issue?
I appreciate any experience you might have.
Regards
Ale18
RE: Pump Philosophy
If this pump is critical then you definitely need a spare.
Another question that I pose along the lines of spare pumps is how often should the spare be run?
RE: Pump Philosophy
How often would you switch from the main to the spare?
How often do you test/start the spare pump?
For how long do you run the spare pump?
Do you run to failure the main pump?
If a failure occurs to the main pump, do you run the spare pump only for the time required to repair the main pump? Or is your spare pump becoming the main pump?
Any kind of information will be appreciated.
RE: Pump Philosophy
RE: Pump Philosophy
If both main and spare pump have same driver then you will swichover the pump after the maintance of the main pump i.e you will run alternatively each pump.
But if driver is different for both pumps then the decision will be based on the driver choice.
All this is true only if the spare pump is of the same capacity as the main pump.
Feel free to ask if you have further Q's.