Vesconite Hilube bowl, stuffing box, suction, and line-shaft bearings continue to operate in a condensate pump ten years after installation.
This long-standing Vesconite customer located in Virginia reported the success to pump representative Charlie Simpson in October 2021.
The customer is a pump repair workshop that offers timely and cost-effective repairs and specifically offers upgrades to
shafting, bearings, and wear rings to enhance performance and efficiency in older pumps as well as repairs and rebowls vertical turbine pumps.
The customer attests that the bearings are functioning well in the pump.
Condensate pumps operate at 65ºC, and are on the cusp of the temperature range that Vesconite is comfortable recommending for its Vesconite Hilube bearing material.
The continued operation of the Vesconite Hilube-fitted condensate pump after ten years attests to the fact that, even with a small amount of water cooling, the bearings are able to survive for some time.
The original article can be found on Vesconite's website here.
For more information about Vesconite or Hilube, contact Gallagher Fluid Seals.