How to Reverse Abrasive Wear and Corrosion of Wastewater Treatment Facility Equipment

Abrasion wear and corrosion can become a major setback when it comes to the efficiency of your equipment. Traditional methods of repair, such as part replacement and custom manufacturing, are high cost solutions compared when using LOCTITE® Repairing, Rebuilding, and Restoring products. You can find a quick remedy and return parts to service with little interruption and downtime to your process. Looking to restore your wastewater treatment facility equipment to new or even better condition? Here are a few ways to help tackle the issue:
 

  1. Apply a brushable ceramic coating to grit pumps. Rebuilding and wear prevention products for grit pumps damaged by abrasion from water containing sand and stone, is a fast and reliable method for a long-lasting fix. To help protect its interior surfaces, LOCTITE® PC 7227™ Brushable Ceramic can provide an easy solution to reducing damage from corrosion, abrasion, and cavitation while increase efficiency.
  2. Apply a wearing compound to the inside of screw conveyors. Continuous smooth movement of sludge, grit, and biosolids through a screw conveyor is critically important. If the walls are not slippery enough, the media being carried can start to build up, thus decreasing efficiency. Applying LOCTITE® PC 7226™ Nordbak® Pneu-Wear to the conveyor interior will reduce premature wear, increase equipment life, and reduce overall operating cost of a facility.
  3. Apply a wear resistant putty to restore original pump dimensions. Severe corrosion and abrasive wear are common problems in process pumps. Using a repair and wear prevention product such as LOCTITE® PC 7222™ Nordbak® Wear Resistant Putty will help fill deep voids in the pump casing and impeller while applying it in a smooth layer with careful measurements to ensure correct pump dimensions. This repair process can be completed in less than five days versus waiting several months for a new pump delivery.
Pump with LOCTITE® PC 7227™ Brushable Ceramic applied

Protecting industrial equipment and machinery is crucial for any kind of harsh industrial environments. Properly protecting parts can improve initial functionality, increase efficiency, reduce work place safety concerns and even eliminate the need to procure repair parts which leads to reduced downtime and overall operational cost savings.

 

Over to You

What questions or concerns do you have about abrasion and corrosion of wastewater treatment facility equipment? Let us know in the comments below! 

Author: Loren Nauss

Loren Nauss is currently Business Development Manager for maintenance chemicals at Henkel. In his 24 years of experience, Loren brings expertise in everything mechanical to his personal and work-related projects. Loren's built, assembled and fabricated American and foreign cars, trucks, motorcycles, manufacturing, processing, and pumping equipment. He earned a Bachelors Degree in Business from Eastern Connecticut State University. 

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