Periodic
maintenance is a scheduled care or maintenance of pieces of equipment. We need
to maintain hour equipment to prolong their years of usage. When carrying out
periodic maintenance, it is advisable to keep maintenance record.
Types of
periodic maintenance
1. Short-term
periodic maintenance:
this involves scheduled maintenance activities to be carried out on a daily,
weekly or bi-weekly basis.
2. Medium-term
periodic maintenance:
this involves scheduled maintenance activities to be carried out on monthly,
bi-monthly or quarterly intervals.
3. Long-term periodic
maintenance: this
involves scheduled maintenance activities that are carried out at long
intervals such as twice a year, annually or once in two years.
Methods
of maintenance
1.
Cleaning
2.
Dusting
3.
Washing
4.
Oiling
5.
Adjusting
selected parts
6.
Replacing
faulty parts
Importance of periodic maintenance
1. It helps to
increase the work-life of our tools and equipment.
2. It is the only way
that the breakdown of equipment can be prevented.
3. it saves cost in
terms of time, money and energy.
4. It shows that we
are good technicians.
Exercises:
1.
What
is periodic maintenance?
2.
Why
should we carry out regular periodic maintenance on our equipment?
3.
What
is short-term periodic maintenance?
4.
What
is medium-term periodic maintenance?
5.
What
is long-term periodic maintenance?
6.
What
are five methods of maintenance?
7.
What
are three importance of periodic maintenance?
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