05/30/2026
It’s that time of year again. ☀️
When temps hit 110°F+ on a West Texas location, your pump is working harder than ever — and so are all the ways it can fail.
Here’s what extreme summer heat actually does to your equipment:
🔴 Lubrication Breakdown — High temps thin your oil fast, leaving bearings and crankshafts running dry before you even notice.
🔴 Seal & Packing Failure — Heat hardens and cracks rubber components. What started as a small leak becomes a full shutdown.
🔴 Overheating Power End — Prolonged heat exposure warps metal tolerances. Once that happens, you’re not just doing a repair — you’re doing a rebuild.
🔴 Fluid Cavitation — Hot intake fluid vaporizes inside the pump, causing pressure loss and internal damage that compounds fast.
Summer is the worst time to find out your pump wasn’t ready for it.
5 Plex Pumps offers summer inspections to catch these issues before they shut you down. Local, fast, and built for the Permian Basin.
📞 432-978-7379
🌐 www.5plexpumps.com
📍 Midland, TX