Reliable Electrical Maintenance Services in Los Angeles

Ensuring Your Home's Electrical Safety in Irvine, San Bernardino & Orange County

Regular electrical maintenance is essential for ensuring the safety and functionality of your home's electrical system. Our team at Southwest Industrial Electric offers comprehensive electrical PMI (Preventive Maintenance Inspections) to identify and address potential issues before they become major problems.

During an electrical PMI, our experienced technicians will:

• Inspect and test all electrical components
• Tighten and secure any loose connections
• Clean and lubricate moving parts
• Check for signs of wear and tear
• Identify and address potential fire hazards

By investing in regular electrical maintenance, you can:

• Prevent electrical fires and hazards
• Extend the lifespan of your electrical system
• Avoid costly repairs and replacements
• Ensure the safety of your family and home

Don't wait for a problem to arise - schedule your electrical PMI with Southwest Industrial Electric today to protect your home and save money in the long run.

Contact us at (323) 215-1273 for a free estimate of our Los Angeles electrical maintenance services today.

Your Questions Answered: Preventive Maintenance Inspections

You have questions, and we have the answers! Learn more about what preventive maintenance entails, why it's so important, and how our experienced Los Angeles electricians can be of service:

Q. What is a PMI?

A. PMI stands for Preventive Maintenance Inspection or Predictive Maintenance Inspection. We treat these as two different things. Preventive addresses the physical aspect of electrical equipment including visual inspection, cleaning and torquing of connections. Predictive addresses thermal inspection looking for anomalies.

Q. Are connections supposed to be regularly re-torqued?

A. Not really. It is a good idea to check them from time to time but if the connections were originally torqued correctly and then re-torqued some weeks or months later, after being loaded, then they seem to stay torqued.

Q. All of our electrical is inside metal boxes and not visible so why is cleaning even necessary?

A. Dirt and dust still tend to collect on the equipment inside the boxes. This dirt and dust can affect the cooling of the equipment and can directly cause shorts which can damage the equipment. It is not uncommon for a poorly maintained (dirty) switchboard to completely destroy itself because of a collection of dirt and dust. In one case, the damage alone cost some $40,000.00 and this is not to mention the downtime of a large part of the plant.

Q. We have custodial staff, why not have them do the cleaning?

A. Whoa! We are dealing with electrical here, which is not particularly dangerous if you know what you’re doing but if you don’t…

Q. Our maintenance staff use plant air to blow out the electrical equipment. Is that a problem?

A. Some plant air includes lots of contaminants which may be invisible to the naked eye but end up getting into the electrical equipment. We generally avoid using compressed air for just that reason. It is far better to use brushes and vacuums.

Q. Can our maintenance staff be trained to perform electrical preventive maintenance?

A. Yes. There are a lot of firms out there that do such training.

Get Your Free Estimate for Electrical Maintenance Today!

Work with Southwest Industrial Electric for the high-quality service that your business needs. Preventive maintenance is important; do not entrust the safety of your electrical system to an under-qualified inspector.

We have decades of experience handling industrial electrical projects and inspections, so contact our office at (323) 215-1273 for a free estimate of our Los Angeles electrical maintenance services.