So we ordered a new pump from our brewhouse manufacture back in August and they shipped it promptly in November. It had leaked from day one. We reached out to them and let them know that it was leaking; they told us they test every pump. By test I think they mean they plug it in and make sure it turns on. There is no way they ran any kind of liquid through it.
Anyway, I have rebuilt the pump twice to no avail. Not my first time. Every pump on the brewhouse(40bbl) has been rebuilt in the last 6 months.
The motor is a Baldor Reliance 3hp and the pump head is an Ampco AC+216MD.
The leak appears to be coming from around the shaft, behind the carbon seal. When the pump is running it is a small leak but when the pump is turned off with liquid in the CIP arm it’s a gusher.
What say the collective?
Anyway, I have rebuilt the pump twice to no avail. Not my first time. Every pump on the brewhouse(40bbl) has been rebuilt in the last 6 months.
The motor is a Baldor Reliance 3hp and the pump head is an Ampco AC+216MD.
The leak appears to be coming from around the shaft, behind the carbon seal. When the pump is running it is a small leak but when the pump is turned off with liquid in the CIP arm it’s a gusher.
What say the collective?
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