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Alignment troubleshooting – Goulds Pumps 7200CB - IOM User Manual

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Troubleshooting

Alignment troubleshooting

Symptom

Cause

Remedy

Horizontal (side-to-side) alignment cannot The driver feet are bolt-bound.

Loosen the pump's hold-down bolts, and

be obtained (angular or parallel).

slide the pump and driver until you
achieve horizontal alignment.

The baseplate is not leveled properly and 1. Determine which corners of the base-

is probably twisted.

plate are high or low.

2.

Remove or add shims at the appropri-
ate corners.

3.

Realign the pump and driver.

Model 7200CB, API Type BB5 Barrel Multistage / ISO 13709 2nd Edition / API 610 11th Edition Installation, Operation, and

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