Worldwide Power Products offers Preventative Maintenance Plans for your Generators.

1. Worldwide Power Products offers
Preventative Maintenance Plans for your
Generators
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2. Everyone who either owns an electrical generator or is
considering purchasing one surely recognizes the value of an
uninterrupted power supply. Indeed, the purpose of a power
generator is to ensure that its owner is never left without a
reliable source of electricity.
Generators are extremely durable; however, like all complex
machines, they require a reasonable amount of upkeep.
Regular inspections and maintenance will help extend the life
of your generator and ensure that your unit is performing
optimally.
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3. Preventative maintenance plans can be purchased through
most dealers of power generation equipment. These plans
follow the maintenance schedules recommended by generator
manufacturers. Most manufacturer warranties can actually be
voided by damages resulting from owner neglect.
Therefore, it is especially important to schedule preventative
maintenance visits when purchasing a new generator. This
should not overshadow the fact that preventative maintenance
plans are incredibly valuable to owners of every type of unit,
including both new and used generators.
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4. In fact, before reputable dealers allow used generators to be
place on the sales floor, those units are put through the same
rigorous inspection process that your generator would receive
as part of a preventative maintenance plan.
This way, dealers can make sure that used generators marked
for resale have been completely refurbished—any faulty or
worn down parts will have been replaced and all systems will
be operating like new. Likewise, as a customer with a
preventative maintenance plan, you can be sure that generator
keeps running like new throughout its lifetime.
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5. When it comes to generator upkeep, there is no substitute for
the expertise of a trained technician. While maintenance plans
differ slightly from dealership to dealership, similar steps are
always taken to ensure that customers can continuously rely on
their generators.
The primary task of a maintenance technician is to inspect all
the components and systems of your generator. Inspections
involve checking fluid levels, testing and cleaning batteries, and
verifying control panel readings.
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6. Your technician will also administer a gravity test and a load
test in order to verify that all of your generator’s electrical and
mechanical operations are working properly. Following the
inspection, it is the technician’s job to analyze technical data.
Data from the inspected generator is compared with
manufacturer standards and also with data from that
generator’s previous inspections.
This way the technician can be sure that your generator is
performing both optimally and consistently. Finally, the
maintenance technician will provide you, the customer, with a
comprehensive inspection report. This report will inform you of
any deficiencies in your generator and it will provide a quote
for any suggested repairs and replacements.
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7. Regarding inspection reports, there are two things that
customers should remember.
First, if you are purchasing a used generator, you should ask to
see any available inspection reports. You should be provided with
a report that informs you of the generator’s history (any repairs
and replacements that were made) as well as a current inspection
report which will verify that everything is in proper working order.
Secondly, keep in mind that loyal customers (i.e. those enrolled in
preventative maintenance plans) are likely to receive better
quotes on repairs from dealers. This is just another way in which
a maintenance plan can save you money, on top of the insurance
against breakdowns that could lead to very expensive
replacements.
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8. While regular inspections help a customer avoid generator
breakdowns, there are parts to every unit that require special
attention. Batteries, coolant, coolant hoses and
v-belts (which drive a generator’s fans) are the most important
things to maintain. Of course these parts are checked during
each inspection, but it is also recommended that they be
replaced every three years.
Preventative maintenance is especially important in regions
that experience very high or very low temperatures, as
extreme heat or cold can have detrimental effects on a
generator’s battery. If you live in an especially hot or cold
region, you should be sure to have your battery regularly
tested for voltage and to follow the recommended schedule for
battery replacement.
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9. The preventative maintenance plan offered by Worldwide
Power Products is an excellent example of a comprehensive
plan that takes into account all of the maintenance issues we
have discussed thus far.
WPP’s preventative maintenance consists
of four annual visits. Three of these visits are
standard quarterly inspections. WPP
technicians will perform a rigorous seventy
point check on your generator and provide
you with detailed results as well as
recommendations and quotes for repairs if
necessary.
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10. The fourth annual visit will entail the same inspection, but will
also include oil and filter change. Diesel generator engines
operate very similarly to automobile engines and, as such,
they require the same periodic oil and filter changes in order to
run properly. In addition to these quarterly visits, WPP provides
a special third-year service. At this time they will make all the
necessary tri-annual replacements: battery, coolant, coolant
hoses and v-belts.
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11. Enrolling in a preventative maintenance plan like the one
offered by Worldwide Power Products will extend the life of
your generator and limit the likelihood of failures in its parts
and systems. Plans can be purchased along with a new or
used generator; they vary in price depending on the type of
generator and its kilowatt size.
Despite the extra cost, generator owners who pay for
preventative maintenance are almost sure to save money over
time. Without proper maintenance, generators (like all heavy
machines) will experience problems and failures that can lead
to extremely costly repairs or even, in the worst cases,
complete premature breakdowns.
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12. Still, the most obvious consequence of non-maintenance is the
possibility that you will be left without power when you need it
the most. People purchase generators to ensure that they
have a reliable source of power so that they may avoid
financial losses and safety hazards; it is for these same
reasons that generators must be properly maintained.
As WPP’s own Ron Bernucho
says, “If you rely on your
generator for backup power, you
should rely on us for
maintenance.”
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13. At Worldwide Power Products, we specialize in power
generation equipment including over 100 new and used engines
and generator sets for the industrial, marine, and petroleum
industries.
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