SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. – After being closed for several weeks, a temporary fix to the city’s park pool should allow residents to enjoy the last weeks of summer in the water, officials said.
South Pittsburg Parks and Recreation Director Lisa Bradford said the pool’s pump system malfunctioned last month, and when she ordered a replacement diffuser for about $600 it didn’t fit.
“We just got finished replacing the motor a little over a month ago,” she said. “We kept hammering away at it to find the correct replacement part, and because the pump system is so old they don’t make replacement parts for it anymore.”
Bradford said pool experts are suggesting “the only way to fix the problem is to replace the entire pump.”
South Pittsburg Mayor Mike Killian said a new pump system will cost about $4,600, but it should not be replaced until April 2012 due to warranty issues.