When something goes wrong with your HVAC system and requires immediate attention, this is known as corrective maintenance. It can be something as simple as a clogged filter or a broken belt or a much more serious problem, such as an electrical short circuit. Any issues that need immediate attention should be addressed by a professional technician right away. Predictive maintenance uses data from a variety of sources to predict when equipment will need to be repaired or replaced before it becomes a problem.
This approach requires more advanced monitoring technology than risk-based maintenance. As soon as a problem occurs, technicians can be dispatched before it becomes a problem for you or your family. This minimizes downtime and ensures that technicians arrive prepared for any emergency that may arise. At the same time, it allows you to schedule preventive maintenance based on actual performance, instead of making assumptions about when the system might fail if left unattended for too long.
Corrective maintenance allows the technical team to identify potential problems before they become a major problem and will ultimately save the significant costs involved in repairing or replacing a system or component that has already broken down. Four general types of maintenance philosophies can be identified: corrective maintenance, preventive maintenance, risk-based maintenance, and condition-based maintenance. A poorly maintained air conditioning system results in higher energy bills. If the system doesn't operate at maximum efficiency, you'll need more and more energy to heat or cool your home to a level that's comfortable for you. To reuse our car analogy, regular maintenance of your car improves fuel consumption.
Create a complete inventory of all your HVAC equipment. The inventory should include the location, the condition of the equipment, the supplier, and even complementary information, such as asset history, manufacturer recommendations, and proof of warranty. Now that the inventory is ready, you begin to realize the magnitude of the task. Associate work orders (WOs) to each type of asset: if you use an intelligent maintenance platform, you can link a group of assets (“all air conditioning units”) to the same WO (“change filters”). Start by making a realistic prediction of how long each task will last.
Then, keep in mind that technicians are only productive 25-35% of the time. Based on that forecast, make sure you don't schedule too many tasks for a single day, which would create an endless backlog of pending tasks. Planned HVAC maintenance is the practice of scheduling regular inspections and cleaning of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. If your HVAC system is nearing the end of its average lifespan of 10 to 15 years, but you have no plans to buy a newer one, it's essential to have your old system serviced regularly. In the area of air conditioning system maintenance, the continuous effort to maintain system performance is called a “maintenance program”.
Air conditioning systems are designed to provide high quality air for controlled indoor environments, and without regular maintenance of the system itself, this is not possible. This phase involves identifying and analyzing the risk of an event, whether due to a minor repair or a catastrophic failure, to determine maintenance priorities. From here, you can improve the plan's “weak spots”, track the asset lifecycle, and make more informed decisions. When combined with intelligent building platforms that provide information on building performance and conditions, data can guide several phases of planned maintenance, but none more so than predictive maintenance. However, a corrective approach should never be the only component, or even the main component, of a maintenance plan. A predictive maintenance approach complements the other three phases of maintenance and allows stakeholders to develop a more efficient overall strategy for keeping buildings in good condition.
Whether you are a service provider or are looking for a system to manage the maintenance of your building, a customized platform will save you time, paperwork and many hours of planning. Planned maintenance of air conditioning systems is the easiest and most economical way to avoid costly breakdowns and repair bills. Based on these indicators, you can better control maintenance costs, equipment reliability, the efficiency of your plan, and equipment productivity. We have already explained the advantages of using maintenance software to schedule preventive maintenance of HVAC. But what are these four phases? Let's take a closer look at each one:
1.Corrective Maintenance
Corrective maintenance is used when something goes wrong with your HVAC system and requires immediate attention.This could be something as simple as replacing an air filter or something more serious like an electrical short circuit.
