Problem: Troubleshooting a pump or other equipment is difficult without specifications or performance data such as a pump curve. Often the information is not available at the equipment location.

Solution: Laminated placards are the ultimate way to put information on equipment, but they aren’t always feasible. A quick and inexpensive way to place useful information right where it’s needed is to put it in water-proof “zip-lock” plastic bags attached to the equipment.

Contributor: Gordon R. Watson, PE, Fluor Daniel, San Jose, CA

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