What does preventative maintenance include?

Preventative maintenance varies according to the particular products installed on site.  The example below illustrates what preventative maintenance is involved for a typical barrier system

Barrier

1. Check exterior for damage to cabinet
2. Check cabinet is not loose on plinth
3. Unlock door and inspect lock
4. Check any earth connections to cabinet for tightness and corrosion
5. Check rubber seal
6. Check keyswitch for tightness and operation, if applicable
7. Raise barrier and turn off power
8. Release hood catch
9. Check motor-gearbox fixing bolts, retighten if required
10. Inspect gearbox for any leaks or damage
11. Check tightness of cams on shaft
12. Grease top bearings
13. Grease rod ends
14. Remove motor terminal cover and check for tightness and insulators for damage
15. Check operation of limit switches
16. Replace limit switches as per schedule
17. Check fixings on arm assembly, retighten if required
18. Check arm balances
19. Check condition of jack knife, adjust tension rod if applicable

Control Box

1. Remove control box cover
2. Check connections are secure
3. Check all connections for tightness in terminals
4. Check plug is securely fitted to detector
5. Inspect PCB for damage
6. Check all connections for tightness on both main contactors
7. Replace both main contactors as per schedule
8. Refit control box cover
9. Restore power and retune detectors
10. Test system with vehicle as appropriate

Safety Checks

1. Remove loop tails from terminals and carry out mega test on loops: record results on FSR
2. Check earth bonding
3. Check earth loop impedance

N.B. Not all checks / procedures are carried out in every instance

When should I expect my next preventative maintenance visit?

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How do I renew my contract?

Contracts are automatically renewed.  Should you wish to cancel your contract we require three months written notice.

Will APT Security Systems service equipment that has not been supplied or installed by APT?

Yes, subject to satisfactory inspection of equipment.  However, we are only able to offer customers ServiceCare or Extended ServiceCare contracts.   

Customers should be aware that whilst we will endeavour to source parts for equipment not supplied by APT we cannot guarantee that this will be possible in all instances.