"We found a manufacturer who can replace the coupling and issued a P.O. The replacement coupling will be supplied by Flender Corp. They quoted me a lower price and a much shorter lead-time for a compatible coupling. I found them through the website mentioned in the FOMIS response. Looks like your service paid for itself pretty quickly."
Jamie Broussard, Power Plant Superintendent
Lafayette Utilities Systems, Doc Bonin Station
"Last year, raw EDTA accidentally leaked into the nondrainable superheater during a chemical cleaning, which was then cooked out in the pendants. We were under some pressure to restart the unit," said Gene Danneman, from Northern States Power Co. "Not knowing the outcome, he put out an emergency request for advice from FOMIS members. Terry Easterwood (Area Supervisor for Rockdale) responded, and knew three other places who've had that type of incident. "I got 10 minutes of advice from one of Terry's contacts, and that advice had a major influence on our decision to repair instead of run. The subsequent outage convinced us we had made the right choice. Had we fired up, we probably would have had failures, but that was all avoided thanks to networking."
Gene Danneman
General Supt., System Engineering,
Sherco Station, Northern States Power Co.
"If you are considering an emerging technology, or if you are just dealing with an issue that is new to you, FOMIS can provide a considerable savings in your research time. In some cases, you can have answers in hours, not weeks. FOMIS is a bargain in terms of finding out what really works."
Andy Lagerstrom
Nebraska City Station, Omaha Public Power District
|
