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TEGG SERVICES
TEGG Visits Simi Winery
With the 2008 wine harvest just about two months away it’s time for wineries to check their “crush” equipment to make sure it will hold up under the strain of the frenzied pace that takes place during that time of year. |
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Most wineries test run their presses, conveyers, augers and other crush equipment, but when it comes to the testing the electrical system that powers everything it’s not a bad idea to call on professional help to do that.
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Simi Winery and visitors center is located at
16275 Healdsburg Ave, in Healdsburg, Ca.
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Simi Winery contracted Knights’ Electric’s TEGG Services to perform an inspection of the winery’s entire electrical system and make recommendations for repairs and/or replacement of any sub-par electrical elements that may be wearing out. |
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“We decided to hire TEGG because of the age of some our electrical infrastructure and to be proactive with the maintenance of it” said Tom Rohr, Facility Manager at Simi Winery. Frank Teuschler, Knights’ Electric’s TEGG Service Technician performed the inspection, which includes infrared and ultrasound testing." |
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The motor control center for the crush area
was thoroughly inspected by TEGG
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The inspection included everything from the main distribution panel and switchgear to all of the sub panels, breakers, contact points and electrical connections. As with all facility inspections, Teuschler was looking for “hot spots” from the infrared camera photos he took. He also performed voltage and amperage testing, millivolt testing across each contact and he checked how electrical equipment is mounted and connected. |
480-volt panel, which feeds barrel and tank rooms was also inspected and tested by TEGG
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Ben English, Knights’ Electric’s Service Manager says, “I would prefer to test the electrical system during crush with full electrical loads in use, but most wineries don’t like the idea of stopping machinery, even for a few seconds, during the crush. Instead we usually do testing during down time. We get very accurate results because our infrared and ultrasound testing is so refined it can detect projected results and find any flaws in the electrical system without having equipment run at full speed." |
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Main breaker for 480-volt panel in workshop
along with all other breakers were tested by TEGG
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WINERIES
Rodney Strong Vineyards Expansion Project
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Rodney Strong Vineyards on Old Redwood Highway in Windsor
is expanding their barrel building and case goods building
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Rodney Strong Vineyards has expanded both their barrel and case good buildings. The new barrel room is just over 20,000 square feet and the case goods room is just less than 20,000 square feet. Koch Construction is the general contractor for the project which is nearing completion. |
Knights’ Electric, Inc.’s commercial department implemented a design/build plan for the project. The case goods building is powered by a new 500KVA, 12,000 to 480/277-volt transformer that Knights’ Electric had previously installed. Knights’ Electric installed a new 600-amp, 480/277-volt distribution panel, which is dedicated to the case goods room. |
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Knights' Electric completed the power and control
field wiring for the chiller pack located behind the
500KVA transformer they installed at Simi Winery
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Knights’ Electric also completed the power and control field wiring for the all of the case goods room refrigeration including the chiller package, the fan coil units and control panel for the ceiling fans and the louvers for the night air cooling system. A transformer and two service panels were also installed to power the case goods room. |
Knights' Electric completed control wiring for
refrigeration controls (left) and installed two service
panels and transformer (right) in case goods room
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Knights’ Electric installed approximately 50 energy saving, high bay fluorescent lights in both the case goods room and the barrel room. Each light fixture has a motion sensor to light only areas of activity. |
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Knights' Electric installed fluorescent high bay
lighting fixtures with motion sensors in both the
barrel and case goods rooms
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The new barrel room’s cooling/ventilation system consists of ceiling mount fan coil units for cooling, CO2 extraction ventilation system and night air cooling system. Field wiring for all these systems as well as all power and lighting were completed by Knights’ Electric as part of the design/build process. |
Knights' Electric completed field wiring for
ceiling mounted fan coil units in both new rooms
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THE COMPANY
Rhoda Hauth – Office Manager
| Rhoda Hauth is the Office Manager for Knights’ Electric, Inc. Rhoda has been employed with Knights’ Electric since 1995. Her primary responsibilities are accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections and employee benefits. |
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Rhoda is at the center of Knights’ Electric’s communication hub, which includes communiqués with clients, vendors, management and employees. One of the biggest changes Rhoda has seen in administrative work over the past few years is the emergence of electronic technology, which has sped up the process of communication and billing with email, spread sheets and electronic folders and files for client and employee information. |
Rhoda Hauth , Knights' Electric, Inc.'s
Office Manager |
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“It’s so much quicker because we are now using the internet to bill clients, receive bills and we are storing records electronically.”, says Hauth. “It’s so much easier to track down a document when it’s stored right in front of you on your computer and it’s just a click away.” |
| Rhoda also communicates electronically with Knights’ Electric’s warehouse for cost and billing information regarding materials and parts. She coordinates with Marie Wood, Knights’ Electric’s Billing Administrator regarding job costs for client invoices. They work closely together to compile extremely accurate records for their client’s project managers. |
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Rhoda Hauth at work in her office
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Rhoda also helps employees with their benefit packages, requests for uniforms and other personal needs that come up. When it comes to employee’s birthdays Rhoda shines, “I think birthdays are really important. We always have a cake and I even sing for them – if someone turns sixty I dance for them!” |
| Rhoda has also been studying Taekwondo for 20 years and has achieved sixth degree black belt status. She also plays indoor soccer and is a Girl Scout leader. |
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