Monitor lubricating oil across pumps, generators and supporting utility equipment with Tan Delta. Continuous condition data helps maintenance teams investigate abnormal changes and assess servicing requirements alongside equipment duty, site access and service continuity.
Utility providers maintain equipment across pumping stations, treatment facilities and remote sites. Some assets operate regularly, while others remain on standby, creating different oil monitoring and servicing requirements.
Continuous condition trends provide additional information between site visits and laboratory samples. Maintenance teams can review changes alongside operating records to identify equipment needing investigation and prepare for servicing across dispersed locations.
EQUIPMENT APPLICATIONS
Potential applications include oil-lubricated pumping equipment, generator engines, treatment plant gearboxes and hydraulic systems. Suitability depends on the individual oil circuit and available sensor installation points.
Oil-lubricated bearings, gearboxes and drive systems serving water and wastewater pumps, where equipment design and oil circulation provide a suitable monitoring point.
Engine lubrication systems in diesel generators providing backup power to pumping stations, treatment facilities and other utility sites during supply interruptions.
Oil-lubricated gearboxes serving mixers, aerators, conveyors and other mechanical equipment used in water and wastewater treatment processes.
Hydraulic oil circuits powering actuators and supporting equipment at utility facilities, subject to suitable oil circulation and sensor installation conditions.
MAINTENANCE DECISIONS
Use oil condition trends to investigate changes, review servicing and prioritise equipment across utility sites. Assess readings alongside running hours, standby duty, laboratory results and manufacturer requirements.
Review abnormal trends alongside pump loads, generator operation and recent maintenance. Inspection and targeted oil analysis help investigate contamination or deterioration in the monitored oil system.
Assess oil-change timing against condition trends and equipment use. Include calendar limits, standby testing, laboratory results and manufacturer requirements when reviewing regularly operated and backup equipment.
Use trends to identify equipment needing attention and prepare maintenance visits. Timing depends on the findings, site access, available backup equipment and the effect on service delivery.
NETWORK REQUIREMENTS
Oreflow can help assess suitable oil circuits, installation points and data-access requirements across pumping stations, treatment facilities and remote equipment locations.
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Identify each lubricated system, its oil specification and circulation arrangement. Confirm how regular operation, intermittent use or standby testing affects the proposed monitoring point.
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Review sensor access, cable protection and exposure to weather, moisture or flooding. Plan installation around isolation procedures, service availability and hazardous-area requirements where applicable.
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Decide whether readings are needed locally, through compatible supervisory control systems or remotely. Check communications coverage and responsibility for reviewing alerts across the sites being monitored.
UTILITIES CASE STUDY
A UK water management company covering more than 12,000 km² installed Tan Delta SENSE-3 kits across its equipment. Readings transmitted through WiFi or 4G helped maintenance teams assess oil condition across distributed sites.
LOCAL TAN DELTA SUPPORT
Tell us about the pumps, generators or treatment equipment you want to monitor. Oreflow can help assess installation access, site connectivity and how readings will reach your maintenance team.