Craftsmanship and
Why Quality Pays
When Buying
Electrical
Control Panels
All electrical control panels
are not the same. The difference is in engineering
and craftsmanship.
Wastech Controls designs
and fabricates electrical control panels that will save your
customer money in installation and maintenance costs.
How Not to Build a
Control Panel
As an example of what not to
do, the two panels above were built by an OEM of wastewater
equipment that competes with Wastech. The panels are
surprisingly sloppy, but this is not unusual for “spaghetti
wiring.” If the customer who purchased this equipment asked a
technician to “fix” the panel so that a minor modification (like
an additional relay) could be made, it would take hours. Notice
the wiring mess, the lack of raceways, the non-existent wire
labeling, and the wiring instructions that are hand-written with
a magic marker on the inside of the enclosure. The use of cheap
components (along with some brand components) suggests
questionable reliability. As you might expect, the panels
did not come with a wiring diagram.
How to Build a
Control Panel the Right Way
By contrast, the panels above
are typical of Wastech Control panels. Notice the careful
banding of wires and the use of Panduit conduit for
raceways. Notice that individual wires are labeled.
Color coding is obvious for tracing. Power requirements
are highlighted with a special label. This care eliminates
mistakes and insures the panel is installed correctly. If
a change is to be must be made, any technician can do it quickly. In
addition, we follow the UL code in selecting components and
designing the panel (whether the UL label appears or not).
A CAD wiring diagram is
placed in every panel. Instructions are posted on the
door to call Wastech if software changes are needed. Labels
indicate the program and manufacturer. Conduit connects
wires to the door to eliminate chaffing and future problems.
Component are selected from recognizable manufacturers
who can be relied upon for years of predictable service. Cheap
components are never used in Wastech panels. This is quality
that your customer will see. This is also why our panels cost a
little more.
The installed cost of a
quality control panel is always less than the cheaper alternative.
Go for quality, it pays off in the long run!
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