| Fire Truck Pump Gets New Life With Belzona | | | Industry:Transport (TRAN) | | | Application:Centrifugal Pumps (CEP) | | | Customer Location:Fire Department, Texas, USA | | | Application Date:2013 | | | Application Situation:Fire truck pump. | | | Problem:The pump had suffered severe corrosion due to intermittent use. | | | Products:Belzona 1111 (Super Metal)
Belzona 1341 (Supermetalglide) | | | Substrate:Cast Iron | | | Application Method:The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflets CEP-1 and CEP-3. Pump was blasted and repaired with Belzona 1111 prior to being coated with Belzona 1341. | | | Belzona Facts:The cost of the coating was less than half of the cost of a new pump and the repair was completed in two days. Replacement with a new pump would have taken 4 weeks, which would have eliminated the use of the Fire truck. Additionally, the coated pump was more efficient than a new pump. | | | Photographs Description
- View of the fire truck
- Blasted pump
- Coated pump
- Coated valve body
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