Retail Maintenance Checklist for Businesses & Restaurants

We compiled a small list you may find handy for your retail location. Here are the major areas where preventative maintenance can apply.

Preventative maintenance is one of the most cost-effective investments a retail or restaurant property owner can make. Catching a failing compressor, a worn electrical connection, or a slow plumbing leak before it becomes an emergency protects both your budget and your ability to stay open for customers.

• ELECTRICAL PANEL BOARD MAINTENANCE

  • Switch current controls and measurements

  • Switch materials heat controls

  • Replacement of the defected switch materials (fuses, contactors, relays … etc)

  • Switch board cleaning

  • Connection terminals controls

  • Insulation checks and fixing the failures

  • Ups maintenances and fixing the failures

• LIGHTING SYSTEM MAINTENANCE

  • Lamp replacement

  • Transformer ballast replacement

  • Reflector cleaning

  • Lighting rails measurements and maintenance

  • Maintenance for logo and display window lights

• A/C SYSTEMS MAINTENANCES

  • Controls for the working units

  • Sound and vibration checks

  • Checking the filters, cleaning and replacements

  • Mechanical and electrical checks for fans

  • Air temperature checks at air in and outs

  • Water temperature checks at in and outs

  • Controlling the pressures

  • Insulation controls and repairs

• PLUMBING SYSTEM MAINTENANCES

  • Checking the plumbing systems leaks and repairs

  • Checking the drain water lines and repairs

• MAINTENANCE FOR THE LOW CURRENCY SYSTEMS

  • Music and announcement systems control and repairs

  • Telephone and data systems control and repairs

  • Security and fire systems control and repairs

• VENTILATION SYSTEM MAINTENANCES

  • Controls for the working unites

  • Sound and vibrations checks

  • Mechanical and electrical checks for fans

  • Air leakages controls

  • Temperature checks at air in and outs

• MAINTENANCE FOR COMPENSATION SYSTEM

  • Compensation system test and measurements

  • Capacitor tests

  • Replacement of the defected capacitors

• EMERGENCY CASE SERVICES

  • In case of fire, flood, electrical cuts and main store door problems we are at you service

• MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION

  • Following the technical performance of all equipments during the periodical maintenance

How often each item needs attention depends on your equipment's age, usage, and manufacturer recommendations, so it's worth building a maintenance calendar rather than waiting for something to break. If your team doesn't have the bandwidth to track all of these systems in-house, partnering with a facilities maintenance provider can ensure nothing falls through the cracks and that emergency repairs are handled quickly when they do come up.