CAP has put another successful summer outage in the books. What exactly is an outage? Simply put, an outage is when equipment is taken out of service so CAP craftsmen can do preventive maintenance, inspections, testing and repairs.
This summer, the Agua Fria Siphon inspection was one of the more publicized outages – it included approximately 4000 labor hours and included multiple CAP teams. However, there was other work that took place at the west pumping plants during this year’s outage. This work ensures the 336-mile canal and infrastructure reliably deliver water.
Here are some highlights of the outage:
At Mark Wilmer Pumping Plant, crews performed an inspection of the right plant discharge line, cavitation repairs on Units 5 and 6 impellers, motor cooler cleaning, and supported leak repairs and bushing replacements on transformer KW3A.
At Little Harquahala Pumping Plant, Mechanical Maintenance and plant crews disassembled Unit 2 to facilitate rotor crack repairs and reassembled them. In addition, pump scroll case weld repairs were performed on Unit 1.
The left and right plant strainers were replaced at Hassayampa Pumping Plant, and an overhaul of Unit 7 was started, which will wrap up later this year.
The numbers were big — 183 work orders were completed, and more than 8600 hours of work were performed during the outage – thanks to the efforts of our outstanding team of water professionals.
Now on to the fall outage, starting mid-October, which focuses on the southern parts of the CAP system.
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