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How to Achieve Stuffing Box Reliability

Long packing life requires proper packing installation, shaft stabilization, and thorough equipment inspections.

By David Brewer

The stuffing box of a pump houses a gland that compresses the packing used to seal the pumped fluid. It prevents leakage along the shaft that passes through a hole in the pump. The reliability of the stuffing box is critical to the condition and performance of the whole fluid sealing program. The better the performance and reliability of a fluid sealing program, the better the condition of the internal pump components, including the stuffing box.

Proper packing installation to prevent excessive leakage, shaft stabilization to prolong shaft/sleeve and packing life, and thorough equipment inspections help improve stuffing box reliability. With these factors, no shortcuts should be taken to ensure ideal overall compression packing performance.

Sepco How to Achieve Stuffing Box Reliability

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