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Pump
Troubleshooting
Below is a list of troubles and
their probable causes.
No liquid delivered
1. Pump air bound
2. Discharge head too high
3. Pump or piping plugged
4. Wrong rotation
5. Speed too low
Insufficient liquid delivered
1. Discharge head too high
2. Impeller or cutters partially
plugged or damaged
3. Wrong rotation
4. Incorrect diameter impeller
5. Speed too low
Insufficient discharge pressure
1. Wrong rotation
2. Air or gases in liquid
3. Impeller damaged
4. Incorrect impeller diameter
5. Speed too low
Pump overloads motor
1. Wrong rotation
2. Specific gravity or viscosity of
liq uid too high
3. Speed too high
4. Head
lower
than
pump ing too much liquid
5. Pump clogged
6. Defective bearings
7. Defective impeller
Pump is noisy
1. Defective bearings
2. No axial clearance between
im pel ler and volute
3. No axial clearance between
ra di al cutter and cutter ring
If the cause of the trouble cannot
be determined and cor rect ed as
outlined above, contact your
nearest fac to ry representative.
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