
Troubleshooting
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Cause
Remedy
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Pumped medium temperature too high:
pump is cavitating
Increase the supply pressure.
Lower the temperature.
Consult the manufacturer.
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Viscosity or speci
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c gravity of the pumped
medium outside the range speci
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ed for
the pump
Consult the manufacturer.
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Geodetic differential head and/or pipe
fl
ow
resistances too high
Remove sediments from the pump
and/or pressure pipe.
Install a larger impeller and consult the
manufacturer.
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Pressure-side armature not opened
suf
fi
ciently
Open the pressure-side armature.
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Pressure pipe blocked
Clean the pressure pipe.
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Pump running in the wrong direction
Swap any two phases on the motor.
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Motor speed insuf
fi
cient
Compare the required motor speed
with the speci
fi
cations on the pump
type plate. Replace the motor if
necessary.
Increase the motor speed if speed
control is available.
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Pump parts worn
Replace the worn pump parts.
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Pressure-side armature opened too wide
Throttle down at the pressure-side
armature.
Machine the impeller down. Consult
the manufacturer and adjust the
impeller diameter.
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Geodetic differential head, pipe
fl
ow
resistances and/or other resistances lower
than speci
fi
ed
Throttle down the
fl
ow rate at the
pressure-side armature. Observe the
minimum
fl
ow rate.
Machine the impeller down. Consult
the manufacturer and adjust the
impeller diameter.
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Viscosity lower than expected
Machine the impeller down. Consult
the manufacturer and adjust the
impeller diameter.
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Motor speed too high
Compare the required motor speed
with the speci
fi
cations on the pump
type plate. Replace the motor if
necessary.
Reduce the motor speed if speed
control is available.
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Impeller diameter too large
Throttle down the
fl
ow rate at the
pressure-side armature. Observe the
minimum
fl
ow rate.
Machine the impeller down. Consult
the manufacturer and adjust the
impeller diameter.
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Impeller out of balance or blocked
Dismount the pump and inspect it for
dry-running damage.
Clean the impeller.
467.0006 GB – 550 342
BA-2006.03
NAM-F series
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