SEAWATER FIRE PUMP REPAIR WITH BELZONA

KHIA ID: 6033
Industry: (LOMU)
Application: CEP-Centrifugal Pumps (CEP)
Substrate: Carbon Steel
Customer Location: Houston, TX, USA
Application Date: March 2012
Products:

Belzona 1111 (Super Metal)

Belzona 1341 (Supermetalglide)


Problem: The customer was having problems with severe corrosion on the pumps due to them being idle for months at a time, often after only a few years of use they were being replaced with new ones.
Photograph Descriptions
  1. Severely corroded pump
  2. Corroded pump end-cover
  3. Pump after the application
  4. Pump end-cover after the application
Application Situation
Fire pump using sea water
Application Method
The application was carried out in accordance with a modified version of Belzona Know-How System Leaflet CEP-3.
Belzona Facts
For a fraction of the cost of a new pump the customer is now having his pumps repaired with Belzona products. This not only offers significant savings, but the coated pumps last in service 3 times longer than the originals.