When hearing the term “searching,” one doesn’t often think of liquids. But when it comes to chemical process applications, you don’t want to underestimate the importance of this attribute. When fluids are searching, they are looking for a place to go. Any place. Normally, this should be through the discharge ports. But if there are any weaknesses in the seals, diaphragms or other components on your pumping equipment, searching liquid can leak and foul an operation.