--- title: GPM Blog | Blake Kolquist (4) description: (4) --- [![GPM-long-logo-1-3](https://blog.gpmco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/GPM-long-logo-1-3.png?width=1982&height=428&name=GPM-long-logo-1-3.png "GPM-long-logo-1-3")](https://www.gpmco.com/) - [GPM PUMPS](https://www.gpmco.com/gpm-pumps/) - [GPM-ELIMINATOR](https://www.gpmco.com/gpm-pumps/gpm-eliminator/) - [PUMP MODELS](https://www.gpmco.com/gpm-pumps/pump-models/) - [DISTRIBUTORS](https://www.gpmco.com/products-parts/territories/) - [SERVICE & REPAIR](https://www.gpmco.com/service-repair/) - [IN-HOUSE CAPABILITIES](https://gpmco.com/service-repair/in-house-capabilities/) - [RESOURCES](https://www.gpmco.com/about/resources/) - [ABOUT](https://www.gpmco.com/about/) - [CAREERS](https://www.gpmco.com/about/careers/) - [NEWS & EVENTS](https://blog.gpmco.com/topic/news-events) - [ENVIRONMENTAL](https://www.gpmco.com/about/environmental/) - [FAQS](https://www.gpmco.com/about/faqs/) GPM Blog # GPM BLOG WE ARE SOLUTIONS DRIVEN #### [Don’t Believe These 3 Preventative Maintenance Myths \[TIP SHEET\]](https://blog.gpmco.com/preventative-maintenance-myths) By: [Blake Kolquist](https://blog.gpmco.com/author/blake-kolquist) on 4/17/15 11:58 Years ago, basically nobody did preventative maintenance. You’d run things until they failed, then you’d fix them. Simple, right? These days, of course, operations and equipment ... [Read More](https://blog.gpmco.com/preventative-maintenance-myths) #### [Pump Problem?](https://blog.gpmco.com/3-logical-reactions-that-create-diagnosis-disasters) By: [Blake Kolquist](https://blog.gpmco.com/author/blake-kolquist) on 1/30/15 11:41 3 “Logical” Reactions That Create Diagnosis Disasters \[Tip Sheet\] When it comes to pumps, the road to unnecessary downtime and repair cost is paved with “logical” actions. When a ... [Read More](https://blog.gpmco.com/3-logical-reactions-that-create-diagnosis-disasters) #### [How Nuclear Waste Spawned GPM’s Newest Pump](https://blog.gpmco.com/how-nuclear-waste-spawned-gpms-newest-pump) By: [Blake Kolquist](https://blog.gpmco.com/author/blake-kolquist) on 12/4/14 10:33 No, really. It all started in the 1950s, when the U.S. government built five nuclear reactors at a site in the South to make weapons-grade plutonium. Producing plutonium also ... [Read More](https://blog.gpmco.com/how-nuclear-waste-spawned-gpms-newest-pump) #### [Dewatering Done Better](https://blog.gpmco.com/dewatering-done-better) By: [Blake Kolquist](https://blog.gpmco.com/author/blake-kolquist) on 11/11/14 11:14 Cost-Effective and Reliable Solutions [Read More](https://blog.gpmco.com/dewatering-done-better) #### [4 Common Pump Errors that Could Cost You Big](https://blog.gpmco.com/4-common-pump-errors) By: [Blake Kolquist](https://blog.gpmco.com/author/blake-kolquist) on 10/24/14 9:00 There’s a strange sound coming from the slurry pit. The pump is vibrating. (It’s never done that before.) Or there’s no sound coming from the pit at all, because your brand-new ... [Read More](https://blog.gpmco.com/4-common-pump-errors) #### [Repair or Replace?](https://blog.gpmco.com/repair-or-replace) By: [Blake Kolquist](https://blog.gpmco.com/author/blake-kolquist) on 10/6/14 8:29 How to Know When It's Time for a New Industrial Pump To repair or to replace a damaged or malfunctioning pump? A question that arises at an untimely moment. Having reliable advice ... [Read More](https://blog.gpmco.com/repair-or-replace) [![](https://blog.gpmco.com/hs-fs/hub/331484/file-640172274.png)](https://blog.gpmco.com/8-service-and-repair-tips-for-extending-the-life-of-an-industrial-pump) #### [8 Service and Repair Tips for Extending the Life of an Industrial Pump](https://blog.gpmco.com/8-service-and-repair-tips-for-extending-the-life-of-an-industrial-pump) By: [Blake Kolquist](https://blog.gpmco.com/author/blake-kolquist) on 4/7/14 14:24 Standard life expectancy for a pump varies greatly. Many variables affect how long a given pump will function properly – the system, the type of pump and the product, to name a ... [Read More](https://blog.gpmco.com/8-service-and-repair-tips-for-extending-the-life-of-an-industrial-pump) [1](https://blog.gpmco.com/author/blake-kolquist/page/1) [2](https://blog.gpmco.com/author/blake-kolquist/page/2) [3](https://blog.gpmco.com/author/blake-kolquist/page/3) [4](https://blog.gpmco.com/author/blake-kolquist/page/4) ### **subscribe** Please fill in the form below to subscribe to our blog   **BLOG CATEGORIES** --- - [Blog](https://blog.gpmco.com/) - [News & Events](https://blog.gpmco.com/topic/news-events) - [Solutions Spotlight](https://blog.gpmco.com/topic/solutions-spotlight) - [All](https://blog.gpmco.com/) [![Download the free GPM Eliminator Brochure today](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/331484/1ab04f0b-4ba7-4e70-b82a-cf53a8322052.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/331484/1ab04f0b-4ba7-4e70-b82a-cf53a8322052) © GPM, Inc. 2024 | [Contact Us](https://www.gpmco.com/contact/)