The reopening of the Fernley swimming pool has been delayed again after an electrical problem prevented the new circulation pump from starting.
The pump has been installed and connected to the pool’s main line, but an attempt to start it resulted in an electrical failure involving either a transformer or part of the variable frequency drive, according to an update from pool officials.
A variable frequency drive, or VFD, controls the speed and operation of an electric motor by regulating the frequency and voltage of the electricity supplied to it. In the pool system, it is used to control the pump motor.
Patrick Daniel, director of the Fernley Swimming Pool District, said in an email that officials were working to determine the fastest way to get the system operating.
“The pump has been placed and connected to the main line,” Daniel wrote. “Attempting to start the pump resulted in an electrical failure, likely a step-up transformer. We are chasing the fastest solution to get working, which is to either replace the transformer or possibly part of the VFD.”
Daniel said he did not expect the pump to be operating by the end of last week.
Pool board member Suzanne Prouty said she visited the pool Friday and that replacement parts for the transformer or VFD were expected to arrive Monday, Aug. 31.
Even if the repair is successful, the pool will not be able to open immediately.
Prouty said lifeguards must complete a safety refresher before reopening, and that training cannot be conducted until the pumps are working and the pool is ready for use.
She estimated the pool could still be about two weeks away from opening.
The delay is the latest hurdle in a project that has included replacement of major pool equipment and other work required before the facility can reopen.
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