A power surge is a very short increase in voltage in an electrical circuit. It only lasts microseconds, but its effects can be severe and long-lasting. In a laundry room, a power surge can cause an immediate breakdown of commercial laundry equipment parts, including electronic components, control boards, and motors.
Even if your equipment continues to work after a power surge, it can still be damaged. You may notice a loss of data in your computerized systems, inconsistent performance, or an increased degradation of commercial laundry equipment parts. Any of these effects can greatly impact your facility’s capacity to perform and can affect your bottom line: between repair costs, lost productivity, and potential customer dissatisfaction, your facility can suffer extensive damage because of a power surge.
Power Surges and Commercial Laundry Rooms
Power surges can be caused by internal and external circumstances. The latter are uncontrollable and include such things are lightning strikes, power grid or line disruptions for servicing or resulting from a fallen tree limb touching a power line, a car accident involving a power pole or box, or a damaged transformer caused by a storm or wildlife.
Internal causes of power surges include
electrical overload
appliance cycling
faulty or outdated wiring
Of course, all three are common in many commercial laundry rooms.
Protect Your Commercial Laundry Equipment Parts
To safeguard your commercial laundry equipment parts, you can add one of the following surge protection devices:
Point-of-use (localized) surge protectors installed at the power outlets where your laundry machines are plugged into the power source.
Whole-facility surge protection installed at the main electrical panel to provide comprehensive protection for all connected equipment, including your commercial laundry equipment parts.
Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors (TVSS) installed in various places throughout an electrical system to quickly divert excess electricity away from sensitive equipment and machinery, including commercial laundry equipment parts.
Your Choice of Surge Protectors
The effectiveness of any surge protector depends on choosing a device with the appropriate voltage and joule ratings for your commercial laundry equipment parts. Proper installation and regular maintenance are also important aspects of successful surge protection. Therefore, it may be a good idea to seek professional advice and assistance from a laundry room design and installation expert like Harco Co. Ltd. This will help ensure a robust defence against power-related issues that could compromise your commercial laundry equipment parts. Laundry room design services offer:
adequate electrical capacity to handle equipment loads
proper grounding of all equipment and surge protection devices
strategic placement of surge protectors to cover all vulnerable points
regular maintenance and inspection of electrical systems and protective devices
Protect Your Commercial Laundry Equipment with Harco
You can safeguard your commercial laundry equipment with parts and services from Harco Co. Ltd., a leader in Canada’s laundry industry since 1961. Contact us across Eastern and Atlantic Canada for safe commercial laundry equipment parts, laundry room design, installation, and services.
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