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— | POD SHUT DOWN REQUIRED | Annually | Licensed electrician | |
| Conduct torque checks on the |
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| following: |
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| • | Main/House Power Feeds |
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| • | Electrical panels, breakers, |
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| and disconnects |
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| • Busway End Feeds and Drop |
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| Box locking mechanism (bolt) |
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Grounding | Grounding system residence test | Every 2 years | Licensed electrician | |
| using the DUCTOR method |
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— | POD SHUT DOWN REQUIRED | Every 2 years | Licensed electrician | |
| Ground and grounding |
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| connection/lug located internal to |
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| each electrical panel torque test. |
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| Clean and |
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— | Service entrance grounding | Every 2 years | Licensed electrician | |
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| grounding connection/lug located |
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| external to the POD torque test. |
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| Clean and |
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— | POD SHUT DOWN REQUIRED | Every 2 years | Licensed electrician | |
| Service entrance ground |
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| connection/lug located on the |
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| switchboard (or landing location) |
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| torque test. Clean and |
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| necessary. |
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— | Grounding system bonding | Every 2 years | Licensed electrician | |
| jumpers that connect racks to the |
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| POD structure and rack to rack |
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| torque test. Clean and |
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| necessary. |
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Circuit breakers | Panel breaker operational test | Annually | Licensed | |
| (open and shut). |
| electrician/Qualified | |
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| personnel |
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— | LLS inspection of breakers, | Quarterly | Licensed | |
| disconnects, motor starters, and |
| electrician/Qualified | |
| fuse holders (physical). |
| personnel | |
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— | Breaker fault testing for all | Every 3 years | Third party testing | |
| breakers ≥ 250AF |
| facility | |
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Sensors | Verify proper operation of: | Annually | Qualified personnel | |
| • | Internal POD temperature |
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| sensors (thermometer) |
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| • Relative humidity sensors (RH |
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| meter) |
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| (Investigate discrepancies, trouble |
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| shoot, and replace as necessary.) |
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