I am an electrical engineer who does design documents for construction. There is a situation where there are 1600A MDP's containing 13.8KV to 208V transformers. Looking at current information, these transformers likely weigh 6500 lbs or so.
The electrical contractors who toured the facility didn't seem to think that the phases could be separated with a blow torch. Why would that be?
Would somebody please describe for me the general procedure - and the responsibility of each task - of getting equipment like this out of the building?
I have stated from the beginning that this is not part of my scope as an electrical designer. There is no issue of my liability at all. However, I don't feel like anybody is taking this issue particularly seriously except the electrical contractors who are looking to me to tell them something. Which I won't - I understand liability - but I want to be able to ask enough of the right kinds of questions and provide enough of the right type of information so that this issue is properly addressed.
Thank you.
The electrical contractors who toured the facility didn't seem to think that the phases could be separated with a blow torch. Why would that be?
Would somebody please describe for me the general procedure - and the responsibility of each task - of getting equipment like this out of the building?
I have stated from the beginning that this is not part of my scope as an electrical designer. There is no issue of my liability at all. However, I don't feel like anybody is taking this issue particularly seriously except the electrical contractors who are looking to me to tell them something. Which I won't - I understand liability - but I want to be able to ask enough of the right kinds of questions and provide enough of the right type of information so that this issue is properly addressed.
Thank you.