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5 – Preventive maintenance
Preventive maintenance
Benefits of preventive maintenance
Hypertherm recommends preventive and scheduled maintenance for HyPrecision pumps. High-quality equipment
that is maintained on a schedule lasts longer than equipment that is not maintained regularly. This maintenance
includes adjustments, cleaning, lubrication, repairs, and replacement of parts.
Improves reliability
Finds possible problems before they cause unplanned downtime and become expensive repairs
Extends the life of equipment and decreases the frequency of replacement
Contributes positively to reputation and profits
Gives traceability through records
Training
The employer must provide training for maintenance procedures. Retrain personnel when:
there is a change in job assignment, machinery, or processes that can present a new danger.
energy-control procedures change.
there is reason to believe there is a deficiency in a person’s knowledge of the energy-control procedure.
CAUTION
Do not touch a hot surface.
Water leaking from a high-pressure fitting or the bleed-down valve can be hot.
All installation, repairs, and maintenance of the electrical and plumbing systems must obey
national and local codes. This work should be done only by an approved technician.
It is the buyer's responsibility to investigate and obey all local codes.
Obey all safety requirements and applicable safety laws and regulations.
Examine and clean the equipment regularly.
Refer to the Preventive maintenance schedule on page 73.
Do repairs immediately.
Obey local protocols for recycling or disposal of parts, materials, and fluids. National and local
environmental rules can apply to disposal.
Refer to Recycling and end of product life on page 136.