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Old 11-22-2014, 01:17 PM   #9
Ski in NC
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I've been involved in investigating a few local flooding events related to dripless seals. There are a few failure modes where the result is rapid flooding. No such risk with packing glands with modern packing material.

Many dripless tend to spray at high shaft rpm. We put spray deflectors on them to protect engine room air breathing equipment. Puts them in the "what's the point" category.

Bronze gland for me.
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