Basic Rule of Pump Piping Design.
Why users need a piping expansion joint? Installing a new centrifugal pump? After carefully selecting the right size and materials, make sure the new pump is set up for success with proper installation. Setting the base correctly and aligning the pump is crucial. It is also important that piping to the pump is done properly. Pump piping design is sometimes overlooked when setting up new installations. The focus is more on the equipment than the pipes that supply it. However, when installed with inappropriate piping arrangements, pumps can experience premature and repeated failures during the life of the pump. Maintenance teams will regularly repair the pump, effectively treating the symptom instead of the true problem. Knowledge and resources are limited on this topic, except what is found in the installation, operation and maintenance (IOM) manual (which is minimal). But by following these six simple rules, users can avoid premature pump failure and related pump piping pitfalls. 1.