Belzona® Repairs A Vacuum Pump

Industry:

Fluid Flow (FLOW)

Application:

Centrifugal Pumps (CEP)

Customer Location:

British Columbia, CA

Application Date:

August 2014

Application Situation:

This vacuum pump handles mildly acidic filtrate.

Problem:

The outlet port had corroded to the point a hole had formed; a competitor's patch product had been applied but failed after a short time.

Products:

Belzona 1311 (Ceramic R-Metal)

Belzona 9341 (Reinforcement Tape)

Substrate:

Steel

Application Method:

The application was carried out in accordance with the Belzona Know-How System Leaflet CEP-6.

Belzona Facts:

This facility has a long history of successful Belzona repairs.

Photographs Description

1. Image of the leak

2. The surface preparation requires a number of tools due to the tight space

3. Exposed hole is a bit larger than expected

4. The application complete