Pump Accessories

You need pump accessories to monitor the equipment or to increase the reliability of the equipment or to even protect it. Minor upgrades might also make a considerable difference.

Flexachem offer a range of Pump Accessories and Enhancements such as the;

• Pump power monitor
• IPS beacon
• Bearing Gard
• Duraclear

The Pump Power Monitor of which there are several varieties can be used to protect a Centrifugal Pump or Side Channel pump from several conditions which may prove catastrophic to the equipment. Some of these conditions include dry running, zero flow (which may eventually lead to an explosion if the protection was not there) and also to prevent excess flow while this applies to the Magnetic Drive pump it equally applies to pumps with conventional seals. The pump power monitor will not work where variable speed drive is deployed. It is a non-invasive device i.e. there are no changes or modifications to piping as it is purely electrical and needs a small amount of space on the motor control panel.

IPS Beacon is a basic condition monitoring device which monitors both the temperature and the vibration on the machine and its use is not limited to pumps and can be applied to a variety of different rotational machines i.e. motors, fans and bearing blocks. This is only one of a comprehensive suite of Flowserve IPS products which also include wireless systems. The beacon has the option of a Bluetooth memory to store 90 days of data which can be downloaded onto a smartphone or tablet which can then be analysed to enable planned shutdowns or process changes to take place.