Preventive work.
WHAT REQUIRES REGULAR MAINTENANCE
Generators Uninterruptible supplies and their batteries Cooling plant Fire systems Electrical systems Filters
WHAT TESTING PROVES
That systems designed to work in an emergency actually do.
WHY THAT MATTERS
Backup systems fail more often than anyone expects, because they are rarely exercised.
WHAT TO TEST UNDER LOAD
Generators, carrying the real load rather than running unloaded.
WHY
An unloaded test proves the engine starts, not that it can supply the facility.
WHAT ELSE TO TEST
Transfer from mains to generator Battery runtime Cooling failover Fire detection
WHAT TO SCHEDULE
Maintenance during periods of lowest risk.
WHAT TO PLAN FOR EACH
What happens if something goes wrong during the work.
WHY
Maintenance is when many outages occur.
WHAT TO NOTIFY
Customers, in advance, of anything with risk.
WHAT TO RECORD
Every test and its result.
WHAT TO ASK A FACILITY
To see that record.
