"Tom Emerson" <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> > Our resident engineer says that we/he/they need to change the
> > tap on our substation transformer to reduce the primary voltage to less
> > than 500 volts.
>
> Isn't there a "quality of service" issue or some such involved here?  I
> presume you are an "industrial" power consumer and not a "residential"
> consumer, and as such are probably paying more* than joe citizen -- you
> should be entitled to "clean power" for that extra investment...

I don't deal with the electrical utility, the engineer does that, but we
(the company) are more concerned with keeping costs down than with providing
me with sleep.   :-)

> You mention your "resident engineer" says "we/he" [which implies you as
the
> customer] and "/they" [implying the utility company] needs to "fix it" --
> while it appears your resident engineer is capable and qualified, he
simply
> doesn't want to do it -- so that leaves the utility company itself -- is
> there any way you can "lean" on them to get it done?

Well, we own the substation, so "we" = the engineer and myself, and "they" =
the engineer and his cronies.

Jim Phillips                           Information Systems Manager
Email: [log in to unmask]     Therm-O-Link, Inc.
Phone: 330-527-2124                         P. O. Box 285
Fax:   330-527-2123                           10513 Freedom Street
Web:   http://www.tolwire.com          Garrettsville, OH  44231

I WANT MY MPE!

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