Equipment Maintenance Advice

Our highly detailed maintenance advice outlines steps to improve your equipment performance and increase its energy efficiency.

Building Shell

• Air Leakage Control
• Cool Roofs
• Insulation Primer
• Reducing Cooling Loads: Through Windows

Commissioning

• Retrocommissioning

HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning)

• Adjusting Belts
• Cleaning Condenser Coils
• Cleaning Evaporator Coils
• Cleaning Filters
• Duct Sealing
• Fixing Refrigerant Leaks
• Maintaining Cabinet Integrity
• Maintaining Condenser Fans and Motors
• Maintaining Fans
• Outside-Air Dampers
• Polarized Refrigerant Oil Additives

Lighting

• Boosting Lighting Efficiency with Reflectors and Maintenance
• Light Output Declines with Time
• Seven Ways to Maintain Lighting Savings
• Spot Versus Group Relamping
• T5 Fluorescent Lamps

Motors

• Making Motor Repair/Replacement Decisions
• Planning for Motor Failure
• Optimizing Compressed Air Systems

Office Equipment

• Computer Power-Management Software

Visit our equipment buying and business-specific advice sections for more energy-saving information.