My worst judgement call is a pair of ASA5580-40's in the original
packaging 1 floor down from the
fire. They were inside a plastic bag inside a box on a pallet. The box
is dry.
Some condensation was noticed inside the plastic bag when it was opened up.
From my standpoint I don't want to trust any of this gear in
production. Of course, the insurance
adjustor sees gear that appears undamaged and is now completely dry.
Anyone have experience running gear that was subjected to smoke, and
possibly some
condensation? Did it result in abnormal outages in the future?
Darrell Root
ciscotraining at mac.com
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Darrell,
We recently had a flood in a comms room, and our loss-adjuster stated
that even if we were to dry the equipment out, it might have been
subjected to conditions outside the manufacturers guidelines (though we
had no way of knowing).
His position was that if there were to be a fire, or accident (electric
shock or the like) caused by the equipment in the future, the insurance
company would be potentially legally responsible. His only way to
establish if the equipment was now safe for reuse would be to have the
manufacturer re-test, and re-certify the equipment as safe (thus moving
the burden back to the manufacturer).
His position on re-testing was that it was likely to be more hassle, and
more expensive than simply writing the kit off (particularly with our
edu discount). Hence the equipment in the room was written off, and
replaced, even though it was only a few months old.
I'd ask the loss adjuster to produce you paperwork certifying it as
undamaged and safe for use, signed by a director of his company, if they
refuse to see sense. Even they ought to be able to see the legal
implications of one catching fire or electrocuting an engineer in a
month's time, especially in today's litigious world.
--
ian
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