Pump Operation, Maintenance and Troubleshooting

When a centrifugal pump drifts off its curve during a production shift, every minute costs tonnage. You need a fast, structured way to isolate the fault, stabilize the system, and decide what to fix now versus what can wait for a planned stop. This guide gives you a field-first process, symptom-focused diagnostics, and practical steps for slurry and process water services in mines and mineral plants. This quick guide focuses on centrifugal pump troubleshooting in field conditions.

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You already pay for every kilowatt that passes through your pumps. The fastest way to lower that bill is to spot where energy is disappearing and fix the obvious culprits first. With a few quick tests and a practical eye on the pump curve and the performance curve, you can make meaningful optimization cuts without tearing apart your system.

The goal is simple: put each pump as close as possible to its best efficiency point, remove artificial losses, and keep suction conditions healthy. Small changes...