The Myths about electrical maintenance:
- Occasional and unpredictable power losses are inevitable. They just happen!
Truth: 80% of all power interruptions are related to equipment within the building, most of these interruptions are a result of improper maintenance procedures.
- There’s no moving part, there’s nothing to maintain!
Truth: To distribute electrical power to the desktop, the path requires a multitude of junctions, transitions and connections. Each of which is a potential point of failure.
- We have a guy who checks these things!
Truth-: To properly evaluate the safe and consistent operation of electrical systems and investment in instrumentation and training in excess of $100,000 is required. Experience and a systematic format must accompany the program.
- Chances are nothing will ever fail!
If you’re fortunate this may be true. However, improperly maintained electrical systems pose other problems.
- Excessive levels of Harmonic distortion and high frequency noise can be damaging to the building systems and reduce their expected lifetime.
- Un-maintained systems can account for inefficiencies of up to 4% of your annual power costs.
ISN’T IT TIME TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK?
McPhee Electric, as a Phalcon Company and a charter member of the Federated Electrical Contractors, can produce an electrical preventive maintenance program tailored to your organization and industry. This program can extend nationally.
