Use the Boneyard--May 2023
Despite my decades-long admonishments, you kept your boneyard for a rainy day. OK, that rainy day has come.
Capital is tight, maintenance dollars are tight, go to the boneyard and find what you need to improve your facility.
Make sure you are pulling out items that can be fully visually inspected. Never put any old electronics in service, they could cost you more in downtime than new parts.
Pumps, piping and valves are safe, as long as you completely disassemble them, look for and replace worn parts.
Use all new fasteners, no matter what the old ones look like.
Then...you walk by that installed spare pump every day that is never used. It is a candidate for repurposing to a needed location. Depending on your temperament, you may take and ask forgiveness later or ask ahead of time. My tendency would have been to do the former, not the latter. It depends on how solid your reputation is and how bad you need your job.
