The problem is that due to the safety interlock mechanism, when I extract the ACB from the main switchboard, the Mains ACB falls out too.
Our only solution is to get a spare ACB from the MK site and take it over to IW and hope that it fits.
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
Milton Keynes Visit - Day 2
Ah well. All things change and I am now spending the evening in our Imperial Way Data Centre trying to safely service a Generator ACB.
Tuesday, 6 September 2011
Visit to MK Data Centre - Day 1
Sometimes it is nice just to get away from the normal surroundings and go somewhere different. I am down with my MK team today looking over the DC and checking out a few things and just having a general catch-up. Sadly though, it is impossible to escape from the day job in Edinburgh so I have been getting chased from pillar to post.
Anyone remember the days before cell phones and e-mail?
Two Krypton Factors today.
The big problem we have is with Mardix iPDU switchboards. Does anyone out there use them? I can't reconcile the independent circuit load figures with the overall load figures. This is a bit of a bugger when we use the system to bill clients.
Mardix are giving me telephone help today so will be interesting to see if this helps me understand how the boards work.
We have had a new 3rd Cold Water Chiller added to the cooling estate. It has been plumbed and commissioned into service. this work was carried out by Adcock's who do the installation and maintenance and Airedale who supplied the unit and did the controls work.
One day later we have temperature issues in the room. We know it's a controls problem so call Adcock's, the maintenance company and tell them. We ask them to send a controls enginneer at the same time.
Eventually an HVAC engineer turns up, no controls engineer, and decides that it is a controls fault.
We still do not have a working system as we are now waiting for a new controls engineer to arrive. If only they had listened in the first place.
I am now looking for a new maintenance company.
Anyone remember the days before cell phones and e-mail?
Two Krypton Factors today.
The big problem we have is with Mardix iPDU switchboards. Does anyone out there use them? I can't reconcile the independent circuit load figures with the overall load figures. This is a bit of a bugger when we use the system to bill clients.
Mardix are giving me telephone help today so will be interesting to see if this helps me understand how the boards work.
We have had a new 3rd Cold Water Chiller added to the cooling estate. It has been plumbed and commissioned into service. this work was carried out by Adcock's who do the installation and maintenance and Airedale who supplied the unit and did the controls work.
One day later we have temperature issues in the room. We know it's a controls problem so call Adcock's, the maintenance company and tell them. We ask them to send a controls enginneer at the same time.
Eventually an HVAC engineer turns up, no controls engineer, and decides that it is a controls fault.
We still do not have a working system as we are now waiting for a new controls engineer to arrive. If only they had listened in the first place.
I am now looking for a new maintenance company.
Friday, 2 September 2011
Start of the New Build
Well as I reported earlier, there are a lot of projects in the pipeline that are going to make and keep me very busy for the next year at least.
The HVAC upgrade and addition for the Imperial Way 1 centre has now reached Final Design and BAFO stage so todayvwas spent crossingbt's etc and finishing my reportbforbthe Board.
A cool quarter of a million is required so that will test their mettle.
We have also officially launched the project to build Imperial Way 2, so yesterday was spent on a flying trip down to London from Edinburgh with a good friend and fine electrical designer, Steve, to cast an eye over the existing power distribution system. We thought we may be able to tap the incoming supply and split it across two sites, but as it is a packaged substation it would not be as straightforward as we would like. Webhave come away with some thoughts and hopefully will settle on one of them. More later
The HVAC upgrade and addition for the Imperial Way 1 centre has now reached Final Design and BAFO stage so todayvwas spent crossingbt's etc and finishing my reportbforbthe Board.
A cool quarter of a million is required so that will test their mettle.
We have also officially launched the project to build Imperial Way 2, so yesterday was spent on a flying trip down to London from Edinburgh with a good friend and fine electrical designer, Steve, to cast an eye over the existing power distribution system. We thought we may be able to tap the incoming supply and split it across two sites, but as it is a packaged substation it would not be as straightforward as we would like. Webhave come away with some thoughts and hopefully will settle on one of them. More later
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