Kiser Hydro, LLC
1001 Stephenson Street, Norway,, Michigan, United States

Kiser Hydro, formerly United Kiser Services, has a 40 plus year history of providing all types of mechanical services to the hydroelectric industry. We have sold field services to nearly all of the major utilities owning or operating hydroelectric stations, with 80% of our business coming from repeat customers.

Kiser Hydro is a quality and growth oriented mechanical service providing company that has an excellent reputation in the hydroelectric industry. In an emergency situation, our decision making management can be dispatched to your site within hours of a call. Field Service personnel can be dispatched to the site within one day.

Kiser Hydro has considerable experience in emergency and short notice repairs, and can offer options and solutions on-the-fly with manufacturing/shop and engineering support in its back pocket on every job.

Kiser Hydro is able to dispatch dedicated field service teams, each equipped with necessary standard tools for hydroelectric work (other tools available from our field service shop) as quickly as needed. Our field service team uses cranes, including RT cranes, crane and barge, mobile equipment and trucking capabilities to complete the job. Each team is also outfitted with equipment such as portable presses, portable turning equipment and in-place machining (turning and key cutting) and a vast array of field equipment such as propane and diesel welders, generators, pumps, etc.

Kiser Hydro's field service capabilities include, but are not limited to: turbine removal, repair and reinstallation of Kaplan & Francis turbines ranging from 50 KW to 350 MW, as well as pumped storage turbine/generators. We are able to provide diving services, turbine inspection, runner repair, assembly and inspection, and precision alignment, adjustment and PM work.

Our field service teams are adept at handling emergency repairs and can be dispatched at very short notice when necessary. The dedicated field service teams at Kiser Hydro bring many years of experience in all types of hydroelectric maintenance and repair. The field management staff has 30 years of experience.

• Rigging up to 300 tons
• Vertical Alignment
• Horizontal Alignment
• Penstock (repair or new)
• Draft Tubes (repair or new)
• Dewatering
• Install and repair Trashracks
• Trashrack Cleaners/Trash Rakers
• Debris Clean-up
• Barge and Crane services
• Diving Services
• Diving Inspections
• Repair and install Catwalk
• Inspection
• Install New or Repaired Tainter Gates
• Wicket Gate Adjustment
• Bearing Repair and Replacement
• Tainter Gate Hoists
• In-place Machining
• Remove and Install Units for 50 KW to 350 MW
• In-place Runner Repair
• Runner Balancing
• Preventative Maintanance Program
• Precision Alignment