Hotline Tool Dielectric Testing, Repair, & Reconditioning Services

Save Time and Money with Arnett’s Testing and Repair Services

Comprehensive, Fast, and Cost-efficient

As a leader in solutions for the utility industry, Arnett Industries has taken another major step to save you time and money by offering complete hot line tool testing, repair, & reconditioning.

Our technicians are skilled at repairing an extensive variety of tools, including:

All fiberglass hot line tools, shotgun repairs, hot arm repairs, hoist repairs, hydraulic cutter repairs, crimpers, hand tools, and more!

Call us with questions at (503) 692-4600.

As an accredited NAIL 4 PET testing lab, you can be assured that our testing laboratory is audited regularly and our testing procedures meet or exceed the highest level of standards in the business.

**Hotline Tool Dielectric Testing:**

Arnett offers certified, dielectric testing of all hot line tools. “Testing” includes cleaning, waxing, visual inspection and dielectric testing to ASTM standards. Old stickers are removed, and upon passing the certification test a new dated sticker is applied.

Test reports are provided with each hot stick that passes the test. Brand-new tools are tested before shipping from Arnett.

ASTM Testing Standards We Meet or Exceed:

Our testing procedures meet or exceed the following standards, as required by NAIL:

Hot Sticks and Live Line Tools – ASTM F711, IEEE 978
Insulating Plastic Guards – ASTM F712
Insulated By-Pass Jumpers – ASTM F2321
In-Service Testing for Temporary Grounding Jumpers – ASTM F2249
Insulating Rubber & PVC Shielding – ASTM F1742
Insulated Hand Tools – ASTM F1505

Testing Options:

1. Lab Testing (Arnett):

Send your tools to Arnett to make sure they are safe and in compliance. We have 2 locations to serve you: Portland, Oregon and Spokane, Washington.

Will call pick-up and drop-off is available for local customers.
If you need to ship tools to Arnett, please print off the ARNETT TOOL REPAIR FORM and send in with your tools. We need your contact info to return the tools.
Please specify how soon you need your tools back, especially if it is URGENT!
Arnett Pickup & Delivery Service:
- Available in the Pacific North West. We pickup and deliver tools on a regular basis, with the goal of saving our customers money. Call for details: 503-692-4600

2. On-Site Field Testing (Your Location):

We will come to your location for dielectric testing services. Instead of shipping large, heavy items to Arnett, our experienced technicians come to your site to perform certified testing services. Hot sticks & cable testing available, please call for details: 503-692-4600.

3. Tool Testing Programs are Available:

Please contact Arnett for details and scheduling.

Annual testing programs make it easy to keep your tools safe and in compliance. Please call for information: 503-692-4600.

Hotline Tool Repair & Reconditioning:

If tools fail testing, don’t just throw them away! Save money with repair before buying new.

Our hot line tool repair includes parts and labor for sanding, painting, clear-coating, and bead-blasting tool heads. You’ll be delighted by the quality of our work: we can refinish hot line tools so that they look and perform like new, at about half of the cost of buying new tools.

Upon completion of our repair and refinishing services, we dielectrically test each tool. When a tool passes this critical test, we provide official recertification and date it. To further save you money, we can reuse parts from your failed tools to make future repairs. Repair costs vary, and we can accurately quote each service prior to initiating the repair. For an estimated price on tool repairs, please contact Arnett at (503) 692-4600.

**Tool Repair Capabilities Include:**

Our experienced technicians have years of repairing and reconditioning tools under their belts, and take pride in their work. Here are some of the tools we can fix, call us if you don’t see what you are looking for at (503) 692-4600:

All Hot Sticks/Fiberglass Tools:

Grip-All Clamp Sticks (Shotguns)– Standard, folding, hinged, telescoping, etc.
Quick changes– testing, repair, and reconditioning
Universal Poles– testing, repair, and reconditioning
Link Sticks– testing, repair, and reconditioning
Telescoping Hot-Sticks (Extendables;Long-linemen)– testing, repair, and reconditioning
Clamp Sticks (all styles)- testing, repair, and reconditioning
Shepherd’s Hooks (Rescue Sticks)- testing, repair, and reconditioning
All fiberglass tools, including fiberglass ladders.

Cutters/Crimpers & Battery Tools:

Ratchet Cutters– testing, repair, and reconditioning
Lever Cutters– testing, repair, and reconditioning
Battery Crimpers/Presses
Battery Cutters
Battery Tools

Hot Arm Extensions – Crossarm Extensions, Baker Boards & Jibs

Fiberglass Extension Arms– testing, repair, and reconditioning
Fiberglass Jibs– testing, repair, and reconditioning
Fiberglass Pole Gins– testing, repair, and reconditioning

Hoists (All brands)

Chain Hoists– testing, repair, and reconditioning
Strap Hoists– testing, repair, and reconditioning
Little Mule
Lug-All
& More – Call for details: 503-692-4600

Hydraulic Tools

Hydraulic Cutters– testing, repair, and reconditioning
Hydraulic Drivers– testing, repair, and reconditioning
Hydraulic Crimpers– testing, repair, and reconditioning

Load Busters

Plastic Covers

Voltage Detectors

& More

We service the following brands:

Hubbell/Chance hot line tool repairs
Hastings hot line tool repairs
HK Porter tool repairs
Salisbury by Honeywell hot line tool repairs
American Hotline tool repairs
Lug-All hot line hoist repairs
S&C Loadbusters repairs
Burndy repairs
Greenlee repairs
Makita repairs
& More, call with questions: 503-692-4600

Stocking Distributor for New Tools if repair isn’t cost-effective:

Arnett Testing & Distribution stocks BRAND NEW hot line tools. When your tools fail testing and can’t be repaired, you need a new tool. We stock all the tools we repair, so buy from Arnett and support your local distributor.

As authorized distributors for Chance Lineman Grade Tools, Hastings Hot Line Tools, Salisbury by Honeywell, HK Porter, Klein Tools, & other top brands, Arnett stocks hot line tools to provide a full solution offering to utility customers.

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