What Lurks Inside of Padmount Cabinets?
Osmose has been inspecting, maintaining, and restoring padmount transformers for years, and in that time we've seen it all - snake dens, ant colonies, corrosion, and more. Our crews are trained and certified to remove debris and pests, identify and correct potentially detrimental conditions, apply pesticides to help prevent future pest activity, conduct infrared inspections to detect elevated temperatures of critical components, and more. Talk to an Osmose expert to learn how our padmount inspection and maintenance programs can add years of useful service life.
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Osmose Inspects and Restores Padmounts
The majority of America's underground distribution systems are more than 30 years old, and many are corroded or severely weathered. Osmose has inspection, maintenance, and restoration programs that can help improve the safety, reliability, and appearance of padmount transformers and cabinets, adding years to their useful service life. Our crews are trained and certified to safely assess padmount transformers inside and outside, identify and correct potentially detrimental conditions, remove debris and insects, and record accurate inventory information.
Exterior Inspection
- Site clearing and brush removal
- Evaluation of pad condition
- Infrared inspection
- Cabinet leveling
- Cabinet repair
- Evaluate and replace locks and penta bolts
- Painting
- Tag and decal replacement
Interior Inspection
- Visual connection and fuse inspection
- Cleaning and removing of debris, insects, and animals
- Pesticide application
- Tag and label replacement
- Infrared inspection
- Grounding assessment
- Install fault indicators