Design, Installation and Commissioning Problems

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The observation was made that design and project groups who deliver new pumping systems are not typically interested in detailed reliability and maintainability issues as they typically have their performance measured by the cost and commissioning deadlines. Operations and maintenance people have to be integrally involved with projects early and encourage a Whole of Life Costing approach to management, design and installation project personnel.

Often when there are commission and warrantee problems occur with new equipment, supplier and other involved are more interested in protecting there financial risks than solving the problem. This slows down the problem solving process as there is rarely risk for supplier from going slow and there is often only greater risk in sharing any information found. In this situations warrantees can cost a lot more than they are worth, compared with no blame situations where problems are resolved quickly.