F-1000 MUD PUMPS

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Permalink Reply by Lynn Neighbors on June 12, 2010 at 2:16pm

Never heard of a triplex that did not have the seals facing opposite directions. By far my knowledge is not extensive, but a pump thad did not have the seals back to back i have not heard of!

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Permalink Reply by Drilling Ahead on June 15, 2010 at 8:41am

I agree with Lynn...all triplex pumps I have worked (never a F1000) have seals facing to keep the water on the water end and oil on the oil end. I think the answer to your question is if you have 2 seals (I remember at least 4) they should face opposite each other(I always remember by noticing the small spring inside the seal-it goes toward the fluid you are containing with it)

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Permalink Reply by Thomas North on December 2, 2010 at 9:16pm

the reason you guys never heard of an F1000, is easy. The F-1000 is a Chinese made mudpump supposably made to Continental Emsco and API standards. The wiper seals go oppsite like all double action wiping systems. I remember a rig that used a salt water rod cooling sytem that went through the frame box into pumproom buildge then overboard through docking plug. Over in Asia some unusual situations arise. That was on a jack up,if you can imagine having a plug to keep watertight integrity. The real reason is to keep the water out of the fluid end. That is the reason for the opposite seals.

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Permalink Reply by Robert Hixon on December 9, 2010 at 8:37am

These are the mud pumps that we use on my rig and yes they do face opposite. If they keep going bad then check your pony rod to see if it needs replaced. Just like a liner if it has a bunch of deep grooves on it then it needs changed.

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Permalink Reply by Matthew Maldonado on October 21, 2012 at 5:40am

So the spring side goes out? One toward the oil side and one toward the liners?

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Permalink Reply by Drilling Ahead on November 7, 2012 at 12:11pm

Yes

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Permalink Reply by richard scott blackmore on November 16, 2012 at 11:29pm

if you will look its self explanitory, the plates  that hold the seals have weep holes in them, that face down and make the water go back in the rod box, and the oil go back in the gear end, the last f-1000 i worked on had three seals and a lantern ring between each, they were sweet pumps hardly ever had to work on them

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Permalink Reply by Nathan W Lighty on November 24, 2012 at 12:17pm

i would rather have a lil oil in the liner water than water in my gear end

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