Centrifugal Pump Repair & Maintenance

This two-day hands-on Centrifugal Pump Repair course is designed to bring students up to speed in
their knowledge of field pump repair, maintenance and servicing as quickly and efficiently as
possible. This course is suitable both for novice technicians seeking the fundamentals of pump repair
as well as experienced technicians seeking skills improvement or a refresher. The course covers
pump design, types, and parts, common causes of pump failure, repair techniques, and predictive
maintenance for pumps. The goal of the course is to ensure that students understand the causes of
pump failure, how to bring pumps back to life when they fail, what they should learn from those
incidents, and how to reduce the risk of future failures.

Training Outcomes

1. Work place safety

2. Identify different pump drivers and their use

3. Identify different types of pumps and their parts

4. Understand how to assemble & disassemble pumps

5. Understand how to troubleshoot, install and lubricate bearings

6. Understand vibration principles & their effects

7. Understand the need for acoustical measurements

8. Understand shaft alignment techniques

9. Identify V-belt drives & couplers

10. Techniques used to troubleshoot wetted end pumps

11. Understand pump packing & sealing devices

12. Learn to identify different types of mechanical seals and troubleshooting techniques, and

13. Apply pump maintenance program techniques. And to be 100% certain you get the training you
need, students are encouraged to bring their own unique pump applications or case studies from
their own facility for discussion during class.