Life-cycle equipment costs matter
November 19, 2009

The town of Pontiac, Illinois, just approved the purchase of a pump to replace a Gorman-Rupp pump from 1976 at their wastewater-treatment plant. That's a 33-year-old pump. When plants and wastewater-collection systems are being designed, the engineers and operators involved can't just consider the up-front costs of their equipment -- they have to evaluate the life-cycle costs of repairs and replacements. A 33-year life cycle -- not even extraordinary by Gorman-Rupp self-priming pump standards -- can mean a vastly lower total cost of ownership than a pump that has a cheaper purchase price.

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