The electrical grid in the United States is extremely reliable, consistently delivering power to millions of homes and businesses throughout the country. Although this is true, failures in the power supply do occur, these failures can be the result of natural phenomena such as a hurricane or equipment failure.
For individual households a power failure is a convenience, for institutions such as hospitals, government offices, police, fire and other mission critical facilities it can be a disaster and for businesses such as data centers it can be extremely expensive. The solution is a well designed standby power system backed up by a program of generator maintenance in River Forest.
Although standby generators can provide many thousands of hours of reliable power between major overhauls, this does not mean that maintenance between overhauls is something that can forgotten. When standby generators fail to start when the primary power supply fails or fail to operate properly the problem can invariably traced to maintenance procedures or simply neglect. When the reasons for failure to start, the top three are:
* The automatic start switch was left in the “off” position
* The batteries were dead or did not enough sufficient charge
* Clogged fuel filter
These are the types of problems that can be eliminated with regular and routine generator maintenance in River Forest. These programs should be carried out by skilled personnel either from an independent company or from in-house maintenance personnel.
Although the top three reasons for failure to start have been noted, there are other issues that should be contended with while the generator is being maintained. Generators should be subjected to a general inspection which includes lubrication, cooling system service, fuel system service, battery check and regular running of the engine.
The schedule for maintenance is usually dictated by the conditions under which the generator is expected to operate. If the generator is going to be used frequently or the operating conditions are less than ideal then maintenance intervals will be shorter than they would be otherwise.
The majority of generators are used for backup power. As the power supply is usually quite stable the generator may go unused for long periods of time. To make sure that it is ready to provide stable power when it is called upon to do so, exercising it is important. By operating the generator periodically the fuel will not age and become contaminated, the engine will start on demand and the components will stay in the best possible condition.
Generator maintenance in River Forest is an important part of an effective standby power system. You will be delighted with the service you get when you have the work done by the skilled technicians at Penco Generators, Inc. Visit our Facebook page for more details.