After completing this course, the licensee should be able to:
- Describe dead-end and recirculating hot water distribution systems.
- List several special considerations involved in chemical pumping systems.
- Define the term viscosity and give examples of high-viscosity materials.
- Describe suction head and suction lift pumping conditions.
- Tell what three elements make up total dynamic head.
- Define static suction head.
- Contrast liquid, brake, and electrical horsepower.
- Tell what information can be gained from pump curves.
- Describe the function of the following: pump casing, shaft, impeller, wear rings, and stuffing box.
- Contrast frame-mounted and close-coupled end- suction pumps.
- Give characteristics of fluids pumped with open, semi-open, and closed impellers.
- Name an advantage and a disadvantage each for stainless steel and brass shaft sleeves.
- Explain the construction of a lineshaft turbine pump.
- Name the two types of flow in a propeller pump.
- Tell the function of diffuser vanes in an axial-flow propeller pump.
- Define electrochemical corrosion and state its cause.
- Describe fluids that can be pumped by a regenerative turbine pump.
- Describe the fluids that can be pumped by a rotary pump.
- Explain the operation of external- and internal-gear pumps.
- Describe the parts and construction of a lobe pump.
- Compare/contrast timed- and untimed-screw pumps.
- Tell why sealed bearings might be used in a vane pump.
Course Format: Text
Credit Type: Wastewater, Drinking Water
CEUs: 0.3
Course ID(s): 6396
Approved By: Occupational & Professional Licenses - Board of Drinking Water and Water
Pump Installation and Maintenance [52 Activities]
- 01. Force and Work
- 02. Power and Horsepower
- 03. Energy
- 04. Velocity and Acceleration
- 05. Static Suction Lift
- 06. Pressure Losses: Friction and Vapor Pressure
- 07. Available and Required Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH)
- 08. Checking Pump Capacity and Pumping Hot Water
- 09. Computing Pump Power Requirements and Effects of Operational Factors
- 10. Priming a Pump
- 11. Uses and Types of Packing and Seals
- 12. Packing
- 13. Selecting Packing Material
- 14. Removing Old Packing
- 15. Installing New Packing
- 16. Testing New Packing and Packing Precautions
- 17. Mechanical Seals
- 18. Mechanical Seals Versus Packing
- 19. Types of Mechanical Seals
- 20. Installing Mechanical Seals
- 21. Maintaining and Troubleshooting Packing and Seals
- 22. Installing the Pump and Preparing the Foundation
- 23. Fabricated Steel Baseplates
- 24. Checking Shaft Alignment and Grouting the Baseplate
- 25. Mounting Pump and Motor Separately
- 26. Compensating for Heat and Installing Auxiliary Pump Drives
- 27. Maintaining Centrifugal Pumps
- 28. Inspecting Packing, Seals, and Bearings
- 29. Motor and Drive
- 30. Avoiding Common Pump Problems
- 31. Cavitation
- 32. Ring Seizure
- 33. Overheating
- 34. Pump Operation
- 35. Scheduling Maintenance and Troubleshooting
- 36. Preparation, Work Areas, and Rigging
- 37. Moving a Pump
- 38. Disassembling a Pump
- 39. Inspecting Pump Parts
- 40. Checking Clearances
- 41. Reassembling a Pump
- 42. Reinstalling a Pump
- 43. Types of Rotary Pumps
- 44. Gear-Type and Vane-Type Rotary Pumps
- 45. Axial-Flow Pumps
- 46. Installing Rotary Pumps
- 47. Aligning Pump and Piping
- 48. Direction of Rotation
- 49. Pump Start-Up
- 50. Maintaining Rotary Pumps
- 51. Scheduling Inspections and Maintenance
- 52. Troubleshooting Rotary Pumps
Course Completion
- Mandatory Questionnaire
- Certificate of Achievement