We do Commercial and Industrial Electrical Contracting

Mar 9 | by Bryce Raley | Commercial Electrical Services, Industrial Electrical Services
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Every once in a while it’s refreshing to see a business that knows it’s niche. When a business makes a conscious decision to say we do this but we don’t do that. We’re used to seeing the “hey we do windows” companies. Today we do this and tomorrow we do that. Then every once in a while you stumble upon a pro. They’re a pro because they’re focused. They know themselves and know what they can promise and deliver upon.

When you’re looking for a company to handle your commercial and industrial electrical contracting needs- find an electrical contractor that specializes. Don’t get a company that specializes in residential work but just dabbles in commercial and industrial projects. You don’t want a company that primarily handles service calls to handle your commercial buildout or your industrial shutdown.

Sure we handle the occasional favor for someone in a residential home. We also offer some pro bona programs to single mothers; however, we don’t try and be all things to all people.

When your in the market for a high or low voltage contractor drop us a line or give us a call. We want to be your electrical contractor of choice in Greater Louisville KY. At Meiners Electric, we’re one big family- do you wanna be a part of it.

If you’re in the market for services we don’t offer, we’ll provide some local resources in a future post.

Arc Flash (Pressure Wave)

Mar 3 | by Kirk Berglund | Safety
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When we speak about arc flash, we focus on the thermal issues and rarely address the full scope of the hazard. The pressure wave developed by arc flashes have been documented collapsing a substation wall in Quebec while another case cites an employee being thrown 25 feet.

The pressure wave from an arc flash incident is comprised of two parts, the rapid expansion of vaporized metal and the heating of surrounding air. Copper expands by a factor of approximately 67000 times in vaporizing. To put this in perspective water only expands 1670 times during vaporization. This rapid expansion creates a pressure wave that can place as much as 600lbs per square inch on a exposed individual working within 2 feet of the arc flash source.

When we determine the Hazard/Risk Category for arc flash, anything above a 4 is considered prohibited due to the sound, pressure and concussive forces present. Above this level these forces are more significant than the thermal values.

Ralf E. Lee’s “Pressures Developed by Arcs” Is required reading for anyone dealing with Arc Flash hazards.

Data Centers are popping up everywhere

Mar 1 | by Bryce Raley | Electrical Services
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With the world becoming more digital, it would follow that data centers would become more prominent. After all more things digital equals more cloud computing, more online storage, more online backup services, more servers, more communications and thus more data centers. The number of servers it takes to run Facebook alone staggers the mind.

Well the Greater Louisville area has become a small hub for some of these types of industries. At Meiners Electric we want to earn the right to service those with data center needs.

Whether it be data cabling, clean power, installation, repair, fiber optics work, low voltage systems or security; we are your comprehensive source for data and communication needs.

"Example of Data Cabling" "Meiners Electric Data Services"

We also handle design build aspects for those who are just starting to plan your project.

Data is the future so find a partner now to stand by you for the long haul. Contact Meiners Electric today to start the conversation.

Emergency Planning for Contractors

Feb 23 | by Kirk Berglund | Safety
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Five men killed in Sunday’s blast at power plant in Middletown, Conn.

We all saw the headlines and if you were like me, the first question that came to mind was “Why is it taking so long to get information on the welfare of the crews at the facility?”

We sometimes forget that as contractors we need to have plans in place in the event of an emergency. We often look at our clients to tell us where to go and what to do during an emergency, but we rarely take the time to institute our own in-house emergency plan.

Emergency plans ensure continuity across company jobs for incident reporting, personnel management, resource management and damage assessment. Plans are developed to ensure communications at the company level during and immediately following an incident so that appropriate resources can be made available.

Response to any emergency needs to keep crew safety as the highest priority. Crews should not be allowed into hazard areas until deemed safe or a plan is put in place to minimize the hazard to acceptable levels.

Transformer changeout for LG&E

Feb 3 | by Tim Meiners | Industrial Electrical Services
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This picture shows a successfully completed critical shutdown at an LG&E plant.

We did a changeout of a transformer with minimal interruption. So in other words your lights stayed on.

When you think minimal interruption and professionalism think Meiners Electric.

Contact us today to get an estimate.

We hired a new safety director

Jan 30 | by Tim Meiners | Company News
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At Meiners Electric, we take safety serious.

Recently, we’ve taken the step to bring someone onboard to oversee our safety program. We’d like to introduce you to Kirk Berglund, who will be handling our in house and jobsite safety initiatives.

Since coming on board, Kirk has updated our safety program and vigorously inspected our jobs to assure a safe work environment.

We look forward to doing some creative things to promote safety at Meiners Electric. Look for more posts from Kirk himself on topics like safety in the workplace and on the jobsite. He’ll also be moving some of our safety program online.

Video of our Shop

Jan 30 | by Tim Meiners | Company Videos
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Here is quick video of our shop. Tim’s walking through the shop and taking every opportunity to put in some shameless plugs along the way. Enjoy. We’ll work on the steady hand. Contact us today about your commercial and electrical contracting needs.

An Ounce of Prevention applies to electrical maintenance too

Jan 30 | by Tim Meiners | Electrical Services
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When I say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, you immediately think about your health. Why wouldn’t you? It’s an old health adage right. At Meiners Electric we think it applies to lots of other things too. It applies to your vehicles. Ever try and go too long without changing the oil. It costs a lot more to fix an engine than it does to get an oil change and tuneup.

Well the same logic applies to your electrical systems. Just sitting back and waiting for something to go wrong is probably not the best strategy. Especially when your productivity depends on working systems. So what’s the alternative- you may ask. Well we have an answer. With our state of the art thermal imaging we can scan your current electrical systems and determine possible issues before they go bad. Thus reducing the costs associated with shut downs.

We’ve found many current customers were not aware we offered such a service. Well now you know. Contact us today to set up a maintenance plan for your business. Be the hero in your organization by being proactive and calling us today at 1-866-Meiners.

Below is an example of a mechanical lug that was getting really hot. It was found at a Humana facility. We perform a scan of their electrical equipment and roof each year. We’ll talk more about these services in another post. The key is that issues like this can be detected before they cause major problems.

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