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HOW TO MANAGE
HOT BEARINGS
IN YOUR PLANT
By Randy Riddell, SCA
After making his equipment-care rounds, a maintenance technician has discovered that several bearings are "running hot." These bear-
ings are added to a list for some form of action. A work order may be written to change the bearings, or someone may put cooling water
on the bearing housings. Even if the actual bearing temperatures are known, often times no one truly understands what actions are
required at which temperatures.