Hi all,
I've been a daily reader for a while but have not posted as I am a bit shy and I can normally find the info I am after if I search the history for long enough.
However, I have not been successful this time and would like to ask for help. I work in a factory that follows a preventative maintenance program that focuses on fixing equipment at "convenient" times (even if it is not broken) and therefore avoids major breakdowns at "inconvenient" times.
This method works well and it would make sense to me if I approached maintenance of IP's in the same way. Surely it is easier to replace the header tank ballcock washer every year at a convenient time (even if it is not worn yet) than have a phone call at 2am from a tenant reporting water pouring through the ceiling... and it would work out much cheaper in the long run too!
My question....does anyone have a checklist of routine maintenance items that could be done that would help avoid urgent callouts. EG, change ballcock washers, clean gutterings, clean S traps, change the element in the hot water cylinder..
I would also be keen on your opinions of how often these things need attention.
Cheers
Paul
I've been a daily reader for a while but have not posted as I am a bit shy and I can normally find the info I am after if I search the history for long enough.
However, I have not been successful this time and would like to ask for help. I work in a factory that follows a preventative maintenance program that focuses on fixing equipment at "convenient" times (even if it is not broken) and therefore avoids major breakdowns at "inconvenient" times.
This method works well and it would make sense to me if I approached maintenance of IP's in the same way. Surely it is easier to replace the header tank ballcock washer every year at a convenient time (even if it is not worn yet) than have a phone call at 2am from a tenant reporting water pouring through the ceiling... and it would work out much cheaper in the long run too!
My question....does anyone have a checklist of routine maintenance items that could be done that would help avoid urgent callouts. EG, change ballcock washers, clean gutterings, clean S traps, change the element in the hot water cylinder..
I would also be keen on your opinions of how often these things need attention.
Cheers
Paul
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