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TEGG SERVICES
Knights' Electric TEGG Technicians
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Aaron Sheets (l) and Roberto Mendoza (r) are certified
TEGG Service technicians for Knights' Electric, Inc. |
Aaron Sheets and Roberto Mendoza are certified TEGG Service
technicians at Knights' Electric, Inc. They have been trained and certified through a series of classes they participated in at TEGG Headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sheets and Mendoza are both infrared classification one certified. They are trained ultrasound technicians and are also qualified
in using the 43B Fluke meter, performing milli-volt testing, digital transformer ratio testing, ground testing and mega ohmmeter testing, among others. |
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 As TEGG Service technicians, Sheets and Mendoza have received special training in electrical safety. Onsite they are equipped with
arc flash suits and hoods, fire retardant uniforms, high-voltage gloves, and insulated tools. The highest safety precautions and procedures are
used during an inspection of electrical distribution equipment. The
TEGG Service sales representative
from Knights' Electric, working with the customer,
compiles a list of equipment from the facility for the technicians to use for testing. The test results are entered into a software program that is given to the
customer for future reference and maintenance monitoring. The software contains solutions and repair recommendations for the facility's electrical
system. The facility management can then decide what solutions and repairs will be authorized.
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RESIDENTIAL
Wireless Remodeling
Matt Sweeney,
Residential Project Manager for Knights'
Electric, says a wireless lighting system
might save money on an upscale
remodeling project.
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One of the biggest drawbacks to residential remodeling is the deconstruction that takes place in a
home, whether it's a living area or just a room, it's just plain disruptive. Aside from the inconvenience of remodeling, whether you remain living in the home
or not, the costs of labor can be expensive. Walls and ceilings may need to come down, floors can be torn up and electrical wiring rerouted before it is even ready for remodeling.Installing a wireless electrical lighting system can save money in upscale remodeling projects, "The wireless components cost more but you can
save in the labor it costs to retrofit an existing electrical lighting system, says Matt Sweeney, Knights' Electric Residential Project Manager
, "There is a tremendous amount of work in a retrofit project and a lot unforeseen situations behind walls, like spliced wires
and old wiring. Sheet rocking, painting and electrical labor can really add up when you retrofit an existing lighting system." |
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The processor is the heart of the system and provides the intelligence
for automating lights at different times of the day.
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Tabletop keypads are ideal for nightstands, coffee tables, and kitchen counters. |
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Typical keypad locations include entrances, the master bedroom, and main hallways and rooms.
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Each lamp dimmer controls one table or floor lamp with simple and intuitive buttons for on/off
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The Lutron Wireless Series
offers a radio frequency controlled system that can stand alone or be added to an existing lighting system to expand it, an application that lends itself to remodeling. "With a wireless system you are replacing the wired device, like a switch, with a key pad and you're not rewiring and cutting into walls. It's ideal for homes with a slab floor or an open beam remodel project," says Sweeney, referring to the fact that you don't have to cut through cement to lay wire or figure out how to hide wire on exposed ceiling beams.
The Lutron Wireless System offers the same options that the more traditional Lutron HomeWorks system has, such as, timers, dimmers, automated functions like electrically controlled
blinds and climate control systems. And, as Matt Sweeny explained, on an upscale remodeling project you might be saving money with a wireless lighting system. |
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WINERIES
Mauritson Family Winery's First Crush
Like many other North Coast wineries this year, Mauritson Family Winery
has had a fast and furious crush. "It seems like everything is coming in all at once," says Clay Mauritson, winemaker at Mauritson Family Winery. "Some wineries were picking a month ago and on Sept. 10
th – we were 70 percent done."
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This is the inaugural crush at the newly built Mauritson Family Winery and things have gone well even with the
exhilarated pace, "The equipment and machinery have done the job so far," says Mauritson, "Everything that Knights' Electric did has worked out great." |
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Harvest season at Mauritson Family Winery
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Main electrical panels located in the pump house adjacent to the winery.
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Mauritson was especially pleased with the quality craftsmanship Knights' Electric displayed with their
installation of the tank wiring for refrigeration and temperature controls, "It might seem like a small thing but look how tightly the conduit and wiring is around the tank. Not only
is it aesthetically pleasing but when you have to go in between the tanks you don't get hung up on it so it's also practical."
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Knights' Electric executed their design/build plan
for the winery, which included the motor controls for the crush equipment with variable frequency drives to create speed control for the auger, a feature Mauritson likes, "We can slow it down to be gentler on the grapes." Knights' Electric manufactured a number of
power stanchions for the winery and also installed high bay metal halite lighting in the winery production areas.
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Crush equipment was wired by Knights' Electric.
Power stanchion is mounted on crush pad
in background.
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The automatic transfer switch (r) with the
enunciator panel attached to its left side
in the power house.
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Del Starrett was the architect for the project and Art Knight, Vice President at Knights' Electric, points out
that one of the popular design features at the winery are the metal gooseneck lighting fixtures that Knights' Electric installed on the outside metal walls for exterior lighting,
"Everybody likes them – it could be a new trend."
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High bay metal halite lights in tank room
installed by Knights' Electric.
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Knights' Electric wired the temperature
control units on the wine tanks.
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