Monitoring system for pump with mechanical seal lubrication arrangement

A method comprising:

• providing pump equipment that includes a lubrication system and a monitoring device, wherein the lubrication system includes:
• a reservoir configured to store liquid lubricant,
• a lubrication gland configured to expose a shaft seal of the pump equipment to the liquid lubricant,
• a feed line configured to provide liquid lubricant from the reservoir to the lubrication gland,
• a return line to provide liquid lubricant from the lubrication gland to the reservoir,
• a liquid level sensor configured to measure a fluid level in the reservoir, and
• a communication interface to transmit fluid level data from the liquid level sensor to the monitoring device;
• and
• configuring the monitoring device to:
• store alert thresholds for the fluid level data,
• receive, from the liquid level sensor, fluid level data,
• compare the fluid level data against the stored alert thresholds,
• send, to a provider network, a level alert when the fluid level data is below one of the stored alert thresholds, and
• store the fluid level data when the fluid level data is not below one of the stored alert thresholds.