subject: Several Tips to Maintain Mechanical Equipment [print this page] If you want to conduct the proper maintenance for any property or facility, it will be essential to gather the inventory of the mechanical equipment. However, the scope or detail highly depends on the level of the preventive or predictive maintenance you want to perform. The following are some tips on collecting as well as organizing the data into the workable database.
One: identify the critical systems to the property or facility
Systems for the property or facility for the business you are going to conduct are very essential. The typical systems include the life safety systems, generators, mechanical systems, elevators, doors, light, and also building envelops. In addition, in the modern business environment, risk assessments point to IT systems is critical.
Two: break the systems down
You can break the systems by the key components. For the simple examples, you should separate the Life Safety into the fire extinguishers, annunciator panels, strobes, fire suspension, alarms, and also exit lights.
Three: gather the equipment
If you have already identified and broken down the systems into the main components, you can start gathering the models, make, serial numbers, as well as labeled power requirements off from the individual units. Then, note the location for each of them such as by wing, building, floor, and campus. The last thing is to number the units.
If you use the bar coding system for your maintenance routine, you should install bar codes stripe and then scan them to the database.
Four: complete the physical count for the systems
By completing the physical count, you can go to the next step. To complete the physical count, you can start by identifying the schedule of the manufacturer for the maintenance. Also, it is essential to know the chemicals and types of lubricants needed for the maintenance. The internet provides you a lot of information about it. Thermal imaging operating temperatures, testing schedule for the safety, and also vibration analysis parameters are also essential.
Five: Load the data
You can load the data to the Excel or MS access as the inventory and the description. It will be useful to help you complete the predictive and preventive maintenance for your mechanical equipment.
