2024 Tropical Weather Thread

It's worse than that. SWB pumps require 25Hz power (consider US power is typically 60Hz and European power is 50Hz). This means that the generators (or transformers) to power the pumps have to be custom, and fixing the generators and pumps requires specific expert knowledge.

So you have to replace all the pumps and generators (as I understand it) as it would be close to impossible (or equally expensive) to retrofit it all.

LOL do we even have any "25Hz experts" living????

a google search led me to someone from Houma LA posting on a message board about converting 25Hz to 60Hz specific to "multiple pumping stations and legacy equipment"

I have to imagine this poster was, in some way, part of Terrebonne parish govt lol. And kudos to him for scouring the WORLD to attempt to find solution.

https://cr4.globalspec.com/thread/148446/25-Hz-Input-60-Hz-Output