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Preventive Maintenance

Pole-Mounted Regulator External Check

The pole-mounted regulator is inspected from the ground: tank, control box, bypass tag, and the ground connection. The technician writes the as-found reading and compares it with the last one on the asset. This work order does not authorize climbing into the primary zone or operating the bypass. Anything past that line belongs to the site's own procedure, the OEM manual, or a permit. This is the inspection ChatterFix schedules. It is not itself permission to go further.

Interval Semi-annual
Est. Duration 1.5 hrs
Steps 5
Applies To Energy & Utilities

The Procedure

The steps ChatterFix schedules for this PM. Every step is a checkable item on the work order — a technician can speak their way through it without touching a keyboard.

  1. From the ground, look at the tank, the control box and the ground connection
  2. Read the bypass tag. Confirm it is in place and legible
  3. Look for leaks and for a control box door that is not shut
  4. This work order does not authorize climbing into the primary zone or operating the bypass
  5. A leak or a missing ground is written up for a line crew with a switching order

Why This PM Exists

The pole-mounted regulator is inspected from the ground: tank, control box, bypass tag, and the ground connection. The technician writes the as-found reading and compares it with the last one on the asset. This work order does not authorize climbing into the primary zone or operating the bypass. Anything past that line belongs to the site's own procedure, the OEM manual, or a permit. This is the inspection ChatterFix schedules. It is not itself permission to go further.

What Skipping It Looks Like

The bypass tag is missing and somebody assumes the regulator is in the position they remember. The round still closes, the number never lands on the asset, and the next person inherits a guess. This work order does not authorize climbing into the primary zone or operating the bypass.

Setting the interval

Every six months, from the ground. A leak or a missing ground is a line-crew job with a switching order. An as-found reading outside the limit the site already published is a finding. It does not become a new setpoint on this work order.

Equipment This Covers

Common Questions

How often should this PM run?
Semi-annual. Every six months, from the ground. A leak or a missing ground is a line-crew job with a switching order. An as-found reading outside the limit the site already published is a finding. It does not become a new setpoint on this work order.
How long does it take?
Budget about 1.5 hours for a technician working to the standard procedure. ChatterFix uses that estimate for capacity planning, then learns your plant's actual time from completed work orders.
What happens if we skip it?
The bypass tag is missing and somebody assumes the regulator is in the position they remember. The round still closes, the number never lands on the asset, and the next person inherits a guess. This work order does not authorize climbing into the primary zone or operating the bypass.
Can I use this checklist in ChatterFix?
Yes — this exact procedure ships in the Energy & Utilities industry pack. Pick your industry at signup and it is scheduled on the right assets automatically, with no configuration.

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This procedure — and every other PM for your industry — is already built into ChatterFix. Pick your industry and it lands on the right equipment, on the right interval, in about three minutes.