Mag-Drive vs Mechanical Seal — 5-Year TCO Calculator | BBP

Mag-Drive vs Mechanical Seal — 5-Year TCO Calculator

Estimate your 5-year total cost of ownership for mag-drive versus mechanical seal chemical pumps. Numbers are directional — we build a project-specific model at quotation.

Mechanical seal pump — purchase price (USD) Seal swap cost (parts + labour, USD) Seal swaps expected in 5 years Downtime per seal swap (hours) Cost of plant downtime (USD / hour)

Mag-drive pump — purchase price (USD) Bearing/bushing service cost (USD, once in 5 yrs) Energy cost delta — mag-drive vs seal (USD / year) Ancillary (spill containment, permits) — seal pump (USD / 5 yrs) Ancillary — mag-drive (USD / 5 yrs)

Mechanical Seal — 5-Year TCOPump purchase
Seal swaps × qty
Downtime cost
Ancillary
5-Yr Total

Magnetic Drive — 5-Year TCOPump purchase
Bearing service
Energy delta (5 yrs)
Ancillary
5-Yr Total

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Methodology: This calculator estimates TCO as the sum of pump CAPEX, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, production downtime cost, energy differential, and ancillary leak-handling costs over a 5-year service life. It does not model disposal, tax treatment, or inflation. BBP application engineers build a full project-specific TCO with your actual fluid, duty cycle, and plant labour rates at the RFQ stage.