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Daily Maintenance to Keep Doors Open

May 12, 2023

Whilst our 38 Maitland Road Mayfield property is completely out of action, we still need to handle daily maintenance on this building as well as at the other buildings. This includes daily jobs such as mopping up excess water, cleaning pipes/pumps or solving subsidence issues – when door jams no longer can open/close properly, we are continuously adjusting hinges, door jams, and door locks in order to keep the office open.

In today’s photos we are showing the cleaning of the submersible pumps and hoses. If we do not handle this work, water immediately fills the properties with brown sludge that then travels through the carpark and onto the road making it very slippery and dangerous.

 

Mine Water Staining Pipe

Mine Water Staining Pipe

 

Mine Water Staining Pump

Mine Water Staining Pump

Filed Under: Legacy Mines NSW, Newcastle City Council

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