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Board hears update on new chillers after motor flow problems at Rushville Middle School
Summary
District staff told the Fairfield Union School District Board that newly installed Trane chillers are operating but one building experienced low coolant flow because an original pump/motor was delivering about 250 gpm instead of the 350 gpm it was rated for; vendors agreed to supply replacement motors at no extra cost.
Fairfield Union School District board members were told that the district’s new chiller installations are complete but troubleshooting at Rushville Middle School found an original pump motor was underperforming, causing alarms and extra work to tune controls.
Mister Belvieu, presenting district updates, told the board that Trane, the chiller manufacturer, and contractors installed the chillers and were on site to correct issues. “We made the decision to pay a little bit more for a longer warranty,” Belvieu said, “but also just the product of Trane…they sent an executive in to meet with myself and Verigee and CBSI to make sure…
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