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Posted By Brigham
Should regular switchboard load readings be taken and recorded? If so, how often, daily, weekly?
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Posted By Dave Merchant
I can't see why you'd want to, unless your fuses are always blowing. Overloading the circuits may be possible if it's been installed wrong, but that's not something you need to "measure".
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Posted By Bob Shillabeer
Dave is quite right, what use would be made of the readings, I am unaware of any statutory requirement to record such readings and if there is a build up of trips there is probably some other reason causing it or it could be that more and more equipment is being loaded onto the current supply.
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Posted By Brigham
Thanks guys,
I was thinking along the lines as buildings evolve through the years, there may be a time when supply demand comes very close to the safe working load and regular readings at peak times recording this could be a useful tool for deciding future courses of action.
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Posted By GeoffB4
....and when that day comes then pop along and take a reading.
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Posted By Garry Homer
It is good maintenance practice to monitor loads along with periodic inspection and tests. As it has already been said, the load can increase slowly as a business develops. You will then have the data available when the 'big machine' is ordered.
You will look more than a little foolish when your new £4M device is delivered and connected with the all the Directors stood around patting each other on the back. Then you find the factory shuts down as it is switched on.
Ignorance is bliss until the moment you wake up to cold reality.
Penny pinching on maintenance can cost lives.
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