Moisture is constant
Powerhouse air is humid year-round. Reservoir breathers without desiccant let moisture into oil supplies, accelerating oxidation and rust.
Where Hydro reliability programs run into trouble
Three issues we hear most from hydro maintenance and reliability teams.
Equipment outlasts spare-part chains
Plants from the 1960s and 70s are still operating on bearings whose original suppliers no longer exist. Replacement and re-spec is a quiet ongoing project.
Outage windows are tight
Annual or biennial outage windows are the only opportunity for major maintenance. Parts not on hand mean window slips.
Solutions for hydro operations
Application-level guidance with the products that solve them.
Contamination Control
Contamination is the leading cause of premature bearing and hydraulic failures. Armor distributes the breathers, filters, and isolation hardware that keep particulates and water out of your reservoirs.
Read moreOil Filtration
Inline filters can't reach ISO cleanliness targets on heavily-loaded systems. Armor distributes the offline filtration carts and drum-mounted units that bring already-contaminated oil back to spec.
Read moreCondition Monitoring
Bearing failures don't happen overnight — they generate weeks of warning signs in the vibration spectrum. Armor distributes the portable analyzers and continuous monitoring tools that catch them before unplanned downtime hits.
Read moreBrands we distribute for hydro
Common questions
Do you carry breathers sized for large turbine reservoir tanks?
Yes. Breather capacity scales with reservoir volume and the breathing rate driven by thermal cycles and oil consumption. For multi-thousand-gallon reservoirs we typically spec manifold-mounted multi-breather assemblies — they handle the breathing volume that a single breather cannot. Send the reservoir capacity, oil type, and operating temperature swing and we will spec it.
Can you help spec retrofits on legacy equipment?
Yes. Send drawings or photos and we'll work with the manufacturer's catalog (or ours, when the OEM is no longer in business) to identify equivalents.