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Bettsville schedules pump-drive replacement; officials expect quicker repairs with stocked parts
Summary
Public works updates: village expects pump-company technicians on site Thursday to replace a drive; the chosen replacement drive is simpler and stocked, which should reduce future downtime compared with the previous Square D drive.
John reported the village is completing a sewer installation and that the contractor will finish dirt work and fence replacement before the project is complete. He said the pump company and well driller are scheduled to arrive Thursday to replace the drive on the well and put in a different brand drive that vendors keep in stock.
"The pump company ... are coming Thursday to replace the drive," John said, explaining the new drive is a less complex model than the Square D unit and should be available sooner in future outages. Council members discussed that a stocked replacement will reduce future multi-month waits for parts; John said the new unit is expected to arrive much sooner than the three-month lead time for the previous drive.
