Will AI Replace Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door?

Record maintenance information, including test results, material usage, and repairs made.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Disassemble and repair mechanical control devices or valves, such as regulators, thermostats, or hydrants, using power tools, hand tools, and cutting torches.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Lubricate wearing surfaces of mechanical parts, using oils or other lubricants.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Calibrate instrumentation, such as meters, gauges, and regulators, for pressure, temperature, flow, and level.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Install, inspect and test electric meters, relays, and power sources to detect causes of malfunctions and inaccuracies, using hand tools and testing equipment.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Test valves and regulators for leaks and accurate temperature and pressure settings, using precision testing equipment.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Record meter readings and installation data on meter cards, work orders, or field service orders, or enter data into hand-held computers.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Turn meters on or off to establish or close service.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Shut off service and notify repair crews when major repairs are required, such as the replacement of underground pipes or wiring.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Install regulators and related equipment such as gas meters, odorization units, and gas pressure telemetering equipment.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Cut seats to receive new orifices, tap inspection ports, and perform other repairs to salvage usable materials, using hand tools and machine tools.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Turn valves to allow measured amounts of air or gas to pass through meters at specified flow rates.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Report hazardous field situations and damaged or missing meters.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Vary air pressure flowing into regulators and turn handles to assess functioning of valves and pistons.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Examine valves or mechanical control device parts for defects, dents, or loose attachments, and mark malfunctioning areas of defective units.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Mount and install meters and other electric equipment such as time clocks, transformers, and circuit breakers, using electricians' hand tools.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Connect regulators to test stands, and turn screw adjustments until gauges indicate that inlet and outlet pressures meet specifications.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Investigate instances of illegal tapping into service lines.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Trace and tag meters or house lines.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Repair electric meters and components, such as transformers and relays, and replace metering devices, dial glasses, and faulty or incorrect wiring, using hand tools.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Replace defective parts, such as bellows, range springs, and toggle switches, and reassemble units according to blueprints, using cam presses and hand tools.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Measure tolerances of assembled and salvageable parts for conformance to standards or specifications, using gauges, micrometers, and calipers.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Clean internal compartments and moving parts, using rags and cleaning compounds.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Dismantle meters, and replace or adjust defective parts such as cases, shafts, gears, disks, and recording mechanisms, using soldering irons and hand tools.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Disconnect or remove defective or unauthorized meters, using hand tools.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Attach air hoses to meter inlets, plug outlets, and observe gauges for pressure losses to test internal seams for leaks.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Make adjustments to meter components, such as setscrews or timing mechanisms, so that they conform to specifications.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Repair leaks in valve seats or bellows of automotive heater thermostats, using soft solder, flux, and acetylene torches.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Splice and connect cables from meters or current transformers to pull boxes or switchboards, using hand tools.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Advise customers on proper installation of valves or regulators and related equipment.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Clean plant growth, scale, paint, soil, or rust from meter housings, using wire brushes, scrapers, buffers, sandblasters, or cleaning compounds.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Connect hoses from provers to meter inlets and outlets, and raise prover bells until prover gauges register zero.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.