| Observation |
Inspection |
Cause |
Solution |
|
• Steam or Smoke |
•
Burned Throat Ring
• Burned Gland Ring |
•
Overheated Fluid
• Over-tightening
• Friction |
•
Cool System
• Change Style
• Reinstall
• Reinstruct |
•
Erratic Leakage
• Grit in Leakage
• Grit on Gland |
•
Worn Throat Ring
• All Rings Worn |
•
Abrasion |
•
Check Flush
• Install Lantern
• Change Style |
•
Steam or Smoke
• Poor Adjustment
• Erratic Leakage |
•
Burned Gland Ring
• Rings Feathered Toward Lantern |
•
Plugged Flush |
•
Clean, Realign, Reinstall Lantern Ring |
•
Excess Leakage
• Excess Take-Up |
•
Damaged Rings, esp. Throat Rings |
•
Chemical Attack |
•
Change Style
• Add Lantern Ring |
•
Noise
• Excess Heat
• Shaft Movement
• Difficult Take-Up |
•
Eccentric Wear
• Nibbled RIngs |
•
Mechanical Problems |
•
Repair Equipment
• Change Packing Styles |
•
Excess Take-Up
• Uncontrollable Leakage |
•
Extruded or Feathered Throat Rings |
•
Excess Throat Clearance |
•
Repair Throat
• Install Anti-Extrusion Rings |
