Pumps – Page 11 – R.F. MacDonald Co.

NorCal Water Utility Displays Retired ITT Goulds Pump

NorCal water utility displays a retired ITT Goulds 3410L Pump after successfully pumping an estimated 15 billion gallons of water during its lifecycle "We took one of our old 3410L Gould’s, cleaned it up, painted it, and mounted in front of the office by our flag pole. We figure this pump gave us great service...

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R.F. MacDonald Co. Builds Centralized Pump Repair Facility

pump repair

R.F. MacDonald Co. builds state-of-the-art repair facility to become the premier pump support provider in California, Nevada and the Western U.S. In an effort to grow our company’s Pump Division, R.F. MacDonald Co. has successfully built and completed the new pump repair facility, which includes 5,000 sq. ft. of crane coverage, cranes with a 10-ton...

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Pump Vibrations Due to Misalignment of Couplings

pump vibration analysis

ITT Goulds Pumps concludes the misalignment of metal couplings are less problematic than elastomeric couplings after pump vibration test Written by: Jerome A. Lorenc, Instrumentation Engineer, Goulds Pumps, Inc. Summary Unacceptable pump vibrations are sometimes caused by the misalignment of the motor to the pump. Pump vibrations increases due to misalignment is dependent on the...

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We are Now the Viking Pump Distributor in Northern CA

Viking Pump

R.F. MacDonald Co. is the new representative for Viking Pump in Northern CA, offering positive displacement, sealless, internal, external and spur gear pumps! Viking Pump, a Unit of IDEX Corporation, leads the world in the design and manufacture of rotary positive displacement pumps for use in some of the toughest applications. Since 1911, their innovative...

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