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Preventive Maintenance

Recloser Counter and Battery Check

The recloser check reads the operation counter and the control-cabinet battery on the display, and confirms the tag is still legible. The technician writes the as-found reading and compares it with the last one on the asset. Do not operate the recloser or open a live control the site's rule forbids. 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 Quarterly
Est. Duration 1.0 hr
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. Read the operation counter and the control-cabinet battery state on the display
  2. Confirm the tag and the last-inspection sticker are legible
  3. Look at the cabinet door seal from the outside
  4. Do not operate the recloser or open a live control if the site's rule forbids it
  5. A missing tag goes back to the switching authority

Why This PM Exists

The recloser check reads the operation counter and the control-cabinet battery on the display, and confirms the tag is still legible. The technician writes the as-found reading and compares it with the last one on the asset. Do not operate the recloser or open a live control the site's rule forbids. 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 counter is never written down, so a device that has been operating all month looks the same as one that has not. The round still closes, the number never lands on the asset, and the next person inherits a guess. Do not operate the recloser or open a live control the site's rule forbids.

Setting the interval

Every ninety days. A missing tag goes back to the switching authority. 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?
Quarterly. Every ninety days. A missing tag goes back to the switching authority. 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 1.0 hour 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 counter is never written down, so a device that has been operating all month looks the same as one that has not. The round still closes, the number never lands on the asset, and the next person inherits a guess. Do not operate the recloser or open a live control the site's rule forbids.
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.