Burks

Burks is a Crane Pumps & Systems brand of pumps. On a boiler return system, a Burks end suction pump moves condensate or feedwater from the receiver back to the boiler.

BoilerSupplies.com carries 2 Burks families: Boiler End Suction Pumps, listed as Burks Boiler Return System Pumps, and Burks Pump Seal Kits, listed as Burks Replacement Repair Kits. The choice between them comes down to the state of the pump. Where the seal is weeping and the pump is otherwise sound, the repair kit is the listing to look at. Where the whole pump is being changed, start from the model on the old nameplate.

Key facts

• Burks is a Crane Pumps & Systems brand.

• BoilerSupplies.com lists Burks Boiler Return System Pumps in the Boiler End Suction Pumps family.

• BoilerSupplies.com lists Burks Replacement Repair Kits in the Burks Pump Seal Kits family.

• An end suction pump takes water in on the end and discharges from the top.

• A repair kit for a Burks pump is ordered by the model stamped on the pump nameplate.

Is a Burks seal kit also called a repair kit, rebuild kit or mechanical seal kit?

Buyers use all of those names when they ask for the repair kits for Burks pumps, which BoilerSupplies.com lists as Burks Replacement Repair Kits. The names are used loosely from shop to shop, so go by the model stamped on the pump, not by the name. The kit holds the seal parts for the pump.

Which nameplate details does a Burks repair kit order need?

Read the pump model from the nameplate, exactly as stamped. A clear photo of the plate does the same job. Add what the pump does in the system, boiler return or feed, and what is wrong with it: a weep at the shaft, noise, or no pressure. Kits are matched to the pump model, so that line matters most.

What does a Burks boiler return system pump do?

A Burks boiler return system pump moves condensate or feedwater from the receiver back to the boiler. The pump is an end suction design: water enters on the end of the casing and leaves from the top. On BoilerSupplies.com these are listed as Burks Boiler Return System Pumps, in the Boiler End Suction Pumps family.

My Burks pump leaks at the shaft. What is the repair?

A leak at the shaft often points to the mechanical seal, which is the part that wears and weeps first. A repair kit holds the seal parts. Kit or new pump is a decision for the mechanic standing at the pump. Either way, the model on the nameplate identifies the kit or the pump, so have it in hand when you order.

Who makes Burks pumps?

Burks is a Crane Pumps & Systems brand. On a boiler return system, a Burks end suction pump moves condensate or feedwater from the receiver back to the boiler. BoilerSupplies.com lists Burks Boiler Return System Pumps and repair kits for Burks pumps.

Have the pump model from the nameplate and a note on the fault ready, and call BoilerSupplies.com at 1-770-957-9599 or toll free 1-800-780-3776.