Pump Repair: Common Causes of Pump Failure and How to Fix Them
Bearings, seals and cavitation cause most pump failures. Learn what a proper pump repair involves and how to extend the life of your industrial pumps.
Sam Pask is the Managing Director of Grantham Engineering Ltd, the parent company of Grantham Electrical. He represents the third generation of his family at the helm of the business, which his grandfather founded in Grantham in 1946. With a career spent in British manufacturing and engineering, Sam has deep hands-on knowledge of electro-mechanical service and repair, from electric motors, rewinds and pumps to variable speed drives, supporting industry from workshops in Grantham and Peterborough. He writes about motor maintenance best practice, product developments and life inside one of Lincolnshire's longest-established engineering firms.
Bearings, seals and cavitation cause most pump failures. Learn what a proper pump repair involves and how to extend the life of your industrial pumps.

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