The document cautions against blindly following manufacturer recommended maintenance schedules, as the manufacturer does not consider important factors like the operating environment and frequency of equipment use. It recommends sanity-checking maintenance schedules against your specific operating environment and equipment usage, as these can significantly impact maintenance needs compared to manufacturer defaults. Proactive maintenance should be tailored and not treated as a one-size-fits-all approach.

1. Nancy Regan
Should you implement
Should you implement
Manufacturer
Manufacturer
Recommended
Recommended
Maintenance Schedules?
Maintenance Schedules?

2. Not without
Not without
sanity-checking
sanity-checking
them first!
them first!
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3. The manufacturer
doesn't consider
something very
important - your
operating
environment.
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4. The manufacturer
doesn't know how
often you'll use your
equipment.
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5. The manufacturer
doesn't know where
you'll use it.
Will you operate it
outside or in a controlled
environment?
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6. Operating
environment can
significantly
change what tasks
you do and how
often you do them.
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7. Proactive
maintenance
schedules are not
one-size-fits-all.
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8. Don't blindly
implement
manufacturer
recommended
maintenance. If you
do, it could cost you
big-time.
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9. Thank you for
reading!
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Nancy Regan