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TEGG SERVICES
TEGG To The Rescue At The
Milliken Creek Inn
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Knights' Electric's TEGG Services work on the landscape lighting system at the Milliken Creek Inn.
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On New Year's Eve the Napa River flooded to a record height and the exclusive Milliken Creek Inn, which is
located on Silverado Trail near Highway 29, like so many businesses and homes, got flooded. "The water was all the way up to about a foot high on the second floor," says Ben English, Project Manager for
Knights' Electric's TEGG Services, who is overseeing the electrical portion of the reconstruction project.
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Mike Saitone, Senior Sales Representative for Knights' Electric's TEGG Services, initially met with the owners of the inn to go over the flood damage and
shortly after that Knights' Electric's TEGG Services were on the job, "We had from eight to thirteen electricians working twelve hours a day on this project," says English, "the inn
had to be restored as fast as possible with all the reservations that were booked."
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The Milliken Creek Inn is next to the
Napa River, which flooded the inn
on New Year's Eve.
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The entire first floor was under water during the flood and had to be
rewired by
Knights' Electric's TEGG Services.
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Knights' Electric's TEGG Services went to work when the walls were opened to replace the service panels
when they discovered that some of the wiring, which had been added on to over the years, needed to be upgraded to meet the current codes. Knights' Electric TEGG Services installed a
new 400-amp service and wiring to the new service panels bringing it all up to code. |
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Knights' Electric's TEGG Services replaced wiring throughout the Milliken Creek Inn, which has a health spa,
kitchen, and seven exclusive vacation rooms. The flood also washed out the exterior landscaping. Knights' Electric's TEGG Services replaced all the wiring for the landscape lighting,
along with wiring and timers for the pumps that control the surrounding ponds and waterfalls. The air conditioning disconnects were also replaced in the Milliken Creek Inn, which is
once again ready to be enjoyed by visitors of the beautiful Napa wine country. |
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All of the sub panels had to be replaced
on the first floor.
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WINERIES
Rodney Strong's New Bottling Line
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Rodney Strong Vineyard's new bottling line features a Bertolaso corker/filler
shown here in a close-up.
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Rodney Strong Vineyards
is installing new bottling lines that will approximately double the output of the old line it is replacing. The new bottling line is designed and programmed by Barry-Wehmiller, a global company that specializes in packaging equipment. Rodney Strong Vineyards employees removed the old bottling line and assembled the
new one. Knights' Electric is installing the electrical power and motor control wiring to operate the bottling line and bottling equipment.
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Knights' Electric is constructing the stainless steel wireway or "gutter -way" that is situated over the
bottling line with conduit "drops" that power individual motors and machines along the bottling line. Ben English, Project Manager for Knights' Electric on this job, designed the
wireways, "I took the drawing of the bottling line and laid my drawing over that to design the wireway. The "drops" are strapped securely to the bottling line and they are offset
within five feet of the machine they connected to so they don't interfere with the function of the machine on the line."
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The bottling line area is lit with high bay lighting installed by
Knights' Electric.
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Knight's Electric installed these service panels and conduit to power
the bottling line and bottling equipment.
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The bottling line is automated with PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers)
that regulate speed and function of the bottling line and bottling line equipment. "The PLCs receive signals from photo eyes and speed up or slow down the line to keep it running efficiently," says English, "we interconnected the PLCs between the equipment to shut down their function if there is a problem on the line and also clear off the line sending the bottling to the collection tables where the bottles "rest" until the bottling line can safely start up for the labeler and filler. The object is to get the line running as fast as possible without overloading it."
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Knights' Electric installed an 800-amp service panel and a 300 KVA transformer to boost the power to
480-volts for the bottling line. Knights' Electric also installed high bay lighting, which meets the new economy standards and saves power, in the bottling line work area.
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Knights' Electric's Josh Fox and Ray Ross
work on the overhead
wireway that connects to the bottling line machinery.
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The overhead wireway holds high voltage
wiring one gutter and low voltage wiring
in the other gutter for easier access.
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Knights' Electric's Tom Martin wires
one of the many motors on the bottling line.
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COMMERCIAL
Geyserville Fire Station
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Geyserville's new fire station is an attractive addition to the town's main street.
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Geyserville is a small, quaint, agricultural based town a few miles north of Healdsburg with a main street that
starts and ends in a blink of the eye. But there is a new building that will definitely catch your eye as you enter town, Geyserville now has its own brand new fire station.
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The new fire station, which is a two-story structure and 12,500 square feet in size, is one of the most
prominent buildings in town. Its modern posture is accented by the fact that the station does not have a red exterior; it's a shade of magenta.
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The apparatus bay, which houses the fire trucks, is brightly lit by
fluorescent lighting installed by Knights' Electric.
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The brass fire pole used when the fire alarm goes off is well lit for
safety.
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Some locals say it reminds them of an "In-N-Out Burger" diner because of the angle of the right end of the
building. That may be a slight stretch but as far as tradition goes there is no Dalmatian or ping pong table to be seen at the station. There is, however, a weight room and large
screen TV room with a kitchen. It's all very modern, but for hard line traditionalists there is a brass fire pole that firemen can use when the fire alarm sounds.
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Knights' Electric was instrumental in the construction of the fire station. Richard Freitas, Knights' Electric's Project Manager, oversaw the project. Knights' Electric installed an 800-amp service panel and a 175 KW emergency
generator. Knights' Electric completed all the wiring conduits for the sound system, PA system, fire alarm system, and lighting control system. Low voltage switching stations are tied
into the alarm system to light important spaces when the alarm goes off. The lights go on and then turn off automatically after a thirty-minute period.
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The fire house radio room was wired by Knights' Electric.
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This stairwell is lit with a pendant installed
by Knights' Electric.
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Knights' Electric also wired the radio room and the exhaust vacuum system in the apparatus bay that houses the
fire trucks. Knights' Electric installed all of the lighting throughout the station including programmable exterior lighting. The apparatus bay is well lit with overhead fluorescent
lighting. The fire station features direct and indirect lighting in the forms of recessed lighting, wall sconces, a pendant in the stairwell,and overhead fluorescents in the offices.
The modern styled lighting helps accentuate a very modern fire station. |
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The hallways are well lit with sconces and overhead fluorescent lighting.
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Overhead fluorescent lighting in the offices.
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Overhead fluorescent lighting
in the meeting room.
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