Summary
This electric pump motor was made by GEC Co. Ltd, serial no. C20627, 400 horsepower, 440 volt. It was installed in 1938 along with an identical pump unit for the No. 10 Well. These electric pumps replaced the Austral Otis steam pumps installed as part of the original equipment at the Station in 1897-98. In March 1942, the GEC motors and pump units were removed and stored at Watsonia by the army for safekeeping in case of an air attack on the Spotswood Sewerage Pumping Station. They were re-installed in 1943 when the threat of attack had passed. The centrifigal pump unit was made by Kelly & Lewis in Springvale, Victoria.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Melbourne Water, Spotswood Pumping Station, Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW)
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Manufacturer
British General Electric Co, England, Great Britain, circa 1938
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User
Spotswood Pumping Station, Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW), Australia, 1938-1965
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Classification
Electrical engineering, Rotary equipment, Alternating current motors
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
1380 mm (Width), 1650 mm (Depth), 1760 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Electric Pumps, Sewerage, Sewerage Works, Spotswood Sewerage Pumping Station
