No matter how much time and thought is put into planning and installing every aspect of your property, things will eventually go wrong – it’s a fact of life. For every property owner, it’s critical to optimise building energy and environmental performance to manage costs and the air quality of your property, and most issues that cause a drop in a building’s efficiency can be addressed and resolved through regular property maintenance checks. PPM (Planned Preventative Maintenance) is a common option for completing these maintenance checks.
Accurate Mechanical Services are specialists in the process of PPM, so whether you understand what the process is or haven’t heard of it before, we’re here to help by explaining why it’s essential to the lifespan of your property.
Why is PPM Important?
First of all – a brief explanation of what Planned Preventative Maintenance actually is for anyone who doesn’t already know. PPM is the process of conducting maintenance on any piece of equipment regularly, by completing several services and checks to ensure that your equipment operates at optimum efficiency and that anyone staying within your property feels comfortable and safe. PPM also helps to extend the lifespan of equipment and prevent degradation and failure, eventually having the added benefit of saving you money by ensuring that the equipment within your property is more reliable.
Specially-trained PPM technicians carry out inspections, testing and services, ensuring that your air conditioning systems, refrigeration units, ventilation systems, and commercial heating equipment and boilers are regularly maintained. In addition, Planned Preventative Maintenance is also carried out to ensure your equipment stays compliant with regulations such as Gas Safe or FGAS, which is incredibly important and an extra advantage of the process.
What Happens if a PPM Audit isn’t Conducted?
As previously explained, Planned Preventative Maintenance is essential for the continued reliability of every type of property. The money saved through having a regular PPM service within your building makes up for the cost of completing it. Some property owners try to conduct these checks themselves or choose to ignore regular servicing completely, which is a very bad choice if the safety and efficiency of a building is a concern.
Without regular servicing, the performance of the equipment inside a property will decline over time, and energy usage will therefore increase. This will gradually increase the costs of maintaining the property, making it more difficult for the owners to afford the repair works once they’re necessary.
The property maintenance experts who complete PPM audits have the required knowledge to provide impartial advice on the efficiency problems your building could soon face. This means that you can understand possible issues before they occur, saving you time and money in the future. It’s difficult for people without that level of knowledge to understand the potential problems a building can have, and any issues missed will have dire consequences for the safety of any equipment within your property.
The Steps of a PPM Audit
With a rolling PPM contract, you can have peace of mind that your air conditioning, refrigeration, ventilation and heating equipment are all maintained regularly, optimising efficiency at all times. This also means you are less likely to suffer from a system breakdown.
As specialists in regular PPM servicing, Accurate Mechanical Services understand exactly what is required for every property and ensure that we provide you with as much information as possible to protect the efficiency of your building. Our services include:
- Cleaning and replacing filters as required
- Checking for any leaks in the air conditioning unit, HVAC or ventilation system
- Testing electrical connections and making any repairs as required
- Checking the accuracy of the thermostat(s)
- Fitting manufacturer-approved replacement parts to ensure that any warranty conditions are met
- Ordering any necessary replacement parts quickly, through a trusted network of suppliers and manufacturers
- Providing impartial advice on the overall condition of your commercial equipment, highlighting any potential faults or problems before they start affecting the efficiency and reliability of your property or fail completely
Planned Preventative Maintenance Services
Property owners and organisations that request regular PPM plans from trained, accredited gas safety engineers like our team here at Accurate Mechanical Services are better off, both financially and safety-wise, than if they resort to ad-hoc emergency repairs. AMS can complete PPM audits, complete various tasks such as ventilation maintenance, and provide an air conditioning repair service.
If you’d like to discuss having a PPM audit completed on your property, get in contact with the team here at Accurate Mechanical Services, and we’ll be happy to discuss the options available.