On Aug 20, 2008, at 7:44 PM, Darrell Root wrote:
From my standpoint I don't want to trust any of this gear in production. Of course, the insuranceadjustor sees gear that appears undamaged and is now completely dry.Anyone have experience running gear that was subjected to smoke, and possibly somecondensation? Did it result in abnormal outages in the future?
Darrell,I've dealt with a fire in an academic building that affected a communication closet in close proximity. Due to cleanup efforts and health regulations, it was about a week before the building and floor was accessible for service. Our first priority was to replace data/ telecom cabling and resume service to floors above/below the fire damaged by heat and water. By the time the gear was replaced, it was running for several weeks caked in soot. We had sent the equipment out to a local disaster/environmental cleanup company that specialized in electronics. The switches were returned, tested, and redeployed in other areas without incident, and have been in service for a number of years since.
Safety is the number one concern. The potential for the gear to catch fire, electrocute someone, etc are all risks that NEED to be addressed. The gear should be cleaned/certified by the vendor, an electronics disaster recovery company, or replaced by your insurance. As Ian said, ask the adjuster to provide certification paperwork, which will likely make them reconsider their decision that "it is fine".
Regards, Andrew
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