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City reports leaking hydro gearbox; vendor repair and alignment planned
Summary
Staff reported a gearbox on a municipal hydro unit was leaking oil, was shipped to the manufacturer for seals, and will return for alignment; a requisition for alignment work will be submitted but the exact alignment cost was not clearly specified in the record.
A staff member updated council Sept. 30 on a maintenance issue with a municipal hydropower unit: the unit's gearbox was leaking oil and has been taken out of service and shipped to the manufacturer for seal repairs.
"The gearbox is leaking oil," the staff member said, adding the unit was sent to California for repairs and was expected back the following Monday with new seals. The vendor issued a $2,000 credit to the city, the speaker said.
Staff said they would request a separate requisition for a cold alignment service to return the unit to service. In the meeting record the alignment service cost was described as "about $5"; councilors and staff did not clarify that figure in the transcript and the exact alignment cost remains not specified in the record. The speaker said the city hoped to have the unit back in service within roughly two weeks, pending alignment and testing.
The update was informational; council did not take formal action on the matter at the meeting.
