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Preventive Maintenance Sustains Good IAQ
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Preventive Maintenance Sustains Good IAQ
- Maintain Up-to-Date Building Records
- Establish an Effective PM Program
- Train Your Key Maintenance Employees on IAQ
- Maintain All Equipment on Time
- Keep a Clean Mechanical Room
- Periodically Check Exhaust Air Flows
- Periodically Check Pressure Relationships
- Periodically Check Temperature, Humidity, and CO2
- Periodically Check Supply Air and Outdoor Air Flows
- Make Use of I-BEAM Forms in Your Maintenance Program
- Monitoring IAQ in Occupied Spaces
- Monitoring PM Throughout Building
Establish an Effective PM Program
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- Remember...“If you do not have an effective PM program, set one up using a 10 step process.”
- Select an administrative system. It may be one based on paper files and binders, or a computer based system. Prepackaged systems are available commercially.
- Survey and develop an inventory of all equipment.
- Record the condition of each piece of equipment and develop work orders for repair.
- Establish a master equipment list and equipment history record file.
- Organize master files of operating manuals, manufacturers’ data, and system prints. Make working copies from these master files.
- Develop PM charts for each piece of equipment using the files above.
- Develop PM work orders from the PM charts
- Organize work orders chronologically into a Master Schedule
- Adjust the schedule to insure an even workload throughout the year.
- Leave time for unscheduled maintenance.
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