Am I paying to much for service?
Am I paying to much for service?
(OP)
I am new at my position which is electrical supervisor for a plant in the south. I have responsibility of maintenance of 480 volt and 5 kv circuit breakers. This is what I need to know. I just sent outa request for quotation to select vendors to provide rebuild services for a Westinghouse DS-416 circuit breaker, and retrofit with solid state device(digi-trip), and a GE AKR-4A-30 retrofit with solid state device, GE (MVT PLUS) I also requested a quote to refurbish a Westinghouse 50 DHP 250 and a GE AM 4.16-350-2H. The quotes I received were through the roof. Can anyone tell me the average cost of circuit breaker refurbishment and retro-fit. I just want to make sure my vendors are not taking advantage of inexperience.
Thank you
Thank you






RE: Am I paying to much for service?
I am suspicious of "refurbishment". Some less scrupulous shops disassemble, clean, repaint, replate, and put your breaker back together without checking parts that may be still working but are approaching wear limits.
You might also want to check into new replacement breakers. You may find that they are a reasonable alternative to your refurbishment plans.
old field guy
RE: Am I paying to much for service?
Any other repair, disassembly, and/or complete breakdown would be, obviously, even more $$$.
RE: Am I paying to much for service?