PPM maintenance checklists for building equipment
Free planned preventive maintenance (PPM) checklists for 110 equipment types found in commercial buildings — chillers, AHUs, boilers, fire dampers, pumps, and more. Written for FM teams and building engineers, with tasks aligned to SFG20 guidance and BSRIA best practice.
What's in each checklist
Every checklist on this site covers the same five things for the equipment in question: a structured list of inspection, functional, cleaning, safety and record-keeping tasks; recommended service frequencies (weekly through annually); the most common faults FM teams encounter; UK-relevant safety and statutory notes; and an engineer-authored case note where we have one. Each page also cross-links to related equipment, free interactive tools, and the deeper PM Assist guides — so you can move quickly from a one-page reference to a full diagnostic walk-through.
The library covers the four equipment categories that dominate UK commercial plant rooms — HVAC, heating and hot water, pumps and pressurisation, and electrical — plus the controls and metering equipment that supports them. They are designed as practical starting points and as evidence-ready PPM templates; always refer to the manufacturer's O&M manual and site-specific risk assessments for the exact requirements on your building. If your specific equipment isn't listed, the checklist generator tool can build a bespoke one in a minute.
Updated 2026 by the PM Assist engineering team.
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HVAC
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
Keep your AHU running efficiently with structured checks for filters, coils, belts, dampers, and frost protection — built for FM teams managing commercial HVAC plant.
Fan Coil Unit (FCU)
Prevent comfort complaints and water damage with structured FCU maintenance checks — filters, valves, condensate drains, and fan motors for commercial building operations.
Variable Air Volume (VAV) Box
A maintenance checklist for VAV boxes covering damper actuator operation, controller calibration, reheat coil checks, and airflow sensor validation for commercial buildings.
Constant Air Volume (CAV) Unit
A maintenance checklist for CAV units including damper checks, reheat coil inspection, and airflow verification — relevant to building operations teams managing constant-volume ventilation.
Air Compressor
Ensure PSSR compliance and reliable pneumatic control with air compressor checks covering oil, filters, receiver drainage, and pressure relief testing.
Control Valve (Motorised)
A maintenance checklist for motorised control valves covering actuator testing, valve stroke verification, gland inspection, and BMS signal checks — for HVAC heating and cooling circuit regulation.
Pressure Independent Control Valve (PICV)
A maintenance checklist for PICVs covering flow setting verification, actuator operation, strainer cleaning, and commissioning data checks — for balanced HVAC water distribution systems.
Fan Coil Valve
A maintenance checklist for fan coil unit valves covering actuator operation, valve seat inspection, flow verification, and BMS control signal testing — for HVAC zone temperature control.
Packaged Rooftop Unit (RTU)
Keep packaged rooftop units delivering efficient heating and cooling — filter, coil, and compressor checks, economiser and belt inspection, and F-Gas compliance.
Air Curtain
Keep entrance air curtains saving energy — fan and filter checks, heating element and control verification, door interlock testing, and airflow inspection.
Heating & Hot Water
Commercial Boiler
Meet Gas Safe compliance and prevent costly breakdowns with commercial boiler checks covering burner inspection, flue gas analysis, safety interlocks, and water quality.
Plate Heat Exchanger
A maintenance checklist for plate heat exchangers covering plate inspection, gasket condition, pressure testing, and cleaning procedures — for HVAC and domestic hot water systems in commercial buildings.
Calorifier (Hot Water Storage Vessel)
Protect against legionella and prevent vessel failure with calorifier checks covering stored temperature monitoring, sacrificial anode condition, thermostat calibration, and descaling schedules.
Thermal Store
A maintenance checklist for thermal store vessels covering temperature monitoring, stratification checks, insulation condition, and valve operation for heating and hot water buffer systems.
Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP)
Keep your air source heat pump delivering efficient low-carbon heat — coil and fan checks, refrigerant and F-Gas compliance, defrost operation, and flow-temperature verification.
Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP)
Keep your ground source heat pump running efficiently — ground-loop and glycol checks, circulator and refrigerant verification, flow temperatures, and controls optimisation.
Electric Boiler
Keep your electric boiler safe and efficient — heating element, contactor, and control checks, safety device testing, and electrical and scale inspection.
Biomass Boiler
Keep your biomass boiler burning cleanly and reliably — combustion and ash management, fuel feed and flue checks, heat exchanger cleaning, and safety controls.
Steam Boiler
Keep your steam boiler safe and efficient — water level control and safety valve testing, blowdown and TDS management, gauge glass checks, and examination compliance.
Underfloor Heating System
Keep underfloor heating comfortable and efficient — manifold, actuator, and flow checks, water quality and balancing, control verification, and pressure testing.
Flue & Chimney System
Keep combustion safe — flue integrity and sweeping, draught verification, terminal and condensate checks, and CO-risk management for boilers and biomass plant.
Cooling
Direct Expansion (DX) Unit
A maintenance checklist for DX cooling units covering refrigerant circuit inspection, condenser and evaporator coil checks, filter maintenance, and electrical safety for commercial cooling systems.
Split System Air Conditioning
A maintenance checklist for split system air conditioning units covering indoor and outdoor unit inspection, filter cleaning, refrigerant checks, and drainage — for FM teams and building engineers.
Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) System
A maintenance checklist for VRF systems covering outdoor unit inspection, indoor unit servicing, refrigerant management, controller checks, and F-Gas compliance for multi-zone commercial HVAC.
Chiller
A maintenance checklist and schedule for air-cooled, water-cooled, and process chillers — covering compressor checks, condenser maintenance, refrigerant management, F-Gas compliance, and efficiency monitoring for commercial and industrial cooling systems.
Cooling Tower
Control legionella risk and maintain cooling performance with structured cooling tower checks — water treatment, fill pack condition, drift eliminators, and HSE L8 compliance.
Condenser
A maintenance checklist for air-cooled and water-cooled condensers covering coil cleaning, fan inspection, refrigerant pressures, and subcooling checks for commercial cooling plant.
Evaporator
A maintenance checklist for evaporator coils covering frosting checks, airflow verification, refrigerant superheat, drain management, and coil cleaning for cooling and refrigeration systems.
CRAC Unit (Computer Room Air Conditioning)
Keep server and comms rooms cool and stable — filter, humidity, and condensate checks, refrigerant or chilled-water verification, fan and alarm tests, and redundancy.
Chilled Beam
Keep chilled beams cooling quietly and condensation-free — coil cleaning, valve and dew-point control checks, induction nozzle inspection, and flow balancing.
Dry Air Cooler / Adiabatic Cooler
Keep dry and adiabatic coolers rejecting heat efficiently — coil and fan checks, glycol verification, adiabatic pad and water-hygiene management, and control checks.
Evaporative Cooler
Keep evaporative coolers cooling efficiently and hygienically — pad and water-hygiene management, legionella control, pump and bleed-off checks, and fan inspection.
Ventilation
Extract Fan
A maintenance checklist for extract fans covering motor condition, belt tension, vibration checks, and ductwork inspection — essential for building ventilation and air quality management.
Supply Fan
A maintenance checklist for supply air fans including motor inspection, belt and bearing checks, filter status, and vibration monitoring for ventilation systems in commercial buildings.
Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) Unit
A maintenance checklist for MVHR units covering heat exchanger cleaning, filter replacement, fan checks, and condensate management — for energy-efficient building ventilation maintenance.
Commercial Kitchen Extract System
Keep commercial kitchen ventilation safe and grease-free — canopy and filter cleaning, TR/19 ductwork deep cleans, fan checks, and fire-suppression coordination.
Car Park Ventilation System
Keep enclosed car parks safe to breathe and clear in a fire — CO/NO₂ detection, impulse/jet and extract fan checks, smoke-control verification, and damper testing.
Toilet / Washroom Extract Fan
Keep washrooms odour-free and compliant with Building Regs Part F — airflow verification, fan and grille cleaning, run-on and twin-fan checks, and ductwork inspection.
Ductwork System
Keep ductwork clean, sealed, and compliant — cleanliness and hygiene inspection to TR/19, leakage and support checks, damper verification, and insulation review.
Humidifier (Steam / Spray)
Keep humidity control reliable and hygienic — cylinder/electrode and water-hygiene checks, legionella control on spray types, descaling, and control verification.
Dehumidifier
Keep dehumidification reliable — coil or desiccant checks, condensate and filter management, humidity control verification, and refrigerant/F-Gas compliance.
Pumps & Pressurisation
Circulating Pump
Keep heating and cooling circuits flowing reliably with pump checks covering seal condition, motor current, vibration levels, and duty/standby changeover verification.
Pressurisation Unit
A maintenance and servicing checklist for pressurisation units covering pressure settings, pump operation, expansion vessel checks, and fill valve inspection — essential for sealed heating and cooling systems.
Expansion Vessel
A maintenance checklist for expansion vessels covering pre-charge pressure, bladder condition, system pressure, and safety valve checks — for sealed heating and cooling systems.
Pressurisation Set (Packaged)
Maintain packaged pressurisation sets with checks for integrated controller programming, spill vessel condition, manufacturer-specific fault codes, and warranty-compliant servicing procedures.
Booster Pump Set
A maintenance checklist for cold water booster pump sets covering pump inspection, pressure vessel checks, control panel verification, and water hygiene compliance for boosted water supply systems.
Sump Pump
A maintenance checklist for sump pumps covering float switch testing, impeller inspection, discharge pipe checks, and alarm verification — for basement and sub-ground drainage protection.
Sewage Pump
A maintenance checklist for sewage pumps and lifting stations covering impeller inspection, float switch testing, alarm verification, and chamber cleaning for below-drain foul water systems.
Circulating Pump
Keep heating and chilled water moving efficiently — pump operation, seal and bearing checks, speed-control verification, flow confirmation, and leak inspection.
Jockey Pump
Keep firefighting and pressurised systems stable — jockey pump operation, pressure cut-in/out settings, seal and connection checks, and control verification.
Submersible Pump
Keep submersible pumps protecting against flooding — operation and float-switch checks, seal and impeller inspection, level control verification, and alarm testing.
Electrical
Standby Generator
Ensure your generator starts when you need it — weekly run tests, ATS verification, load bank testing, fuel system checks, and battery maintenance for building resilience.
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
Protect critical loads from power disruption with UPS checks covering battery health testing, inverter performance, bypass operation, and load capacity monitoring.
High Voltage Switchgear
A maintenance checklist for HV switchgear covering visual inspection, circuit breaker operation, protection relay testing, and thermographic surveys — for specialist electrical maintenance teams.
Low Voltage Switchgear
A maintenance checklist for LV switchgear and main switchboards covering thermographic surveys, circuit breaker testing, busbar inspection, and protection device verification for commercial buildings.
Distribution Board
A maintenance checklist for electrical distribution boards covering RCD testing, circuit breaker inspection, thermal checks, and circuit schedule verification — for general electrical safety in buildings.
Lighting Control Panel
A maintenance checklist for lighting control panels covering schedule programming, sensor calibration, relay inspection, and override switch testing — for energy-efficient building lighting management.
Trace Heating Panel
A maintenance checklist for trace heating panels covering element insulation testing, thermostat calibration, alarm verification, and circuit monitoring — for frost protection of pipework and equipment.
Solar PV System
Keep your solar PV array generating at its best — panel and inverter checks, connection and isolation inspection, performance monitoring, and DC safety verification.
EV Charging Point
Keep EV chargers safe and available — connector and cable inspection, RCD and earth testing, load-management and software checks, and signage verification.
Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)
Keep battery storage safe and performing — module and BMS checks, cooling and ventilation, fire-safety verification, connection inspection, and inverter monitoring.
Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS)
Make sure standby power transfers when it matters — ATS transfer testing, contact and control checks, timing verification, and generator interface inspection.
Power Factor Correction Unit
Keep power factor correction cutting your reactive power charges — capacitor and contactor checks, controller verification, harmonic and cooling inspection.
Fire Safety
Smoke Damper
Ensure life safety compliance with smoke damper checks covering actuator testing, blade seal integrity, BMS interlock verification, and fire strategy documentation.
Fire Damper
Stay compliant with annual fire damper drop tests, fusible link inspection, blade condition checks, and the compliance record-keeping your fire risk assessment requires.
Sprinkler Pump
Meet BS EN 12845 and insurance requirements with sprinkler pump weekly run tests, flow verification, diesel engine checks, and compliant record-keeping for fire system reliability.
Fire Alarm Control Panel
Keep your fire detection system compliant and reliable — weekly call point tests, zone checks, battery and standby supply verification, and fault log management to BS 5839.
Emergency Lighting System
Keep escape routes lit when the power fails — monthly function tests, the annual full-duration test, battery and luminaire checks, and log book records to BS 5266.
Sprinkler System
Keep your sprinkler installation ready to operate — weekly pump and alarm tests, control valve and water-supply checks, gauge readings, and head inspections.
Dry Riser
Keep your dry riser ready for the fire service — six-monthly visual inspections, the annual wet pressure test, and inlet, outlet, and cabinet condition checks to BS 9990.
Wet Riser
Keep your permanently charged wet riser ready — pump set tests, pressure and landing valve checks, water storage, and the annual flow test to BS 9990.
Portable Fire Extinguisher
Keep portable extinguishers serviceable and in place — monthly visual checks, the annual basic service, pressure and seal verification, and signage to BS 5306.
Automatic Opening Vent (AOV) Smoke Control System
Keep escape routes clear of smoke — monthly function tests of AOVs and smoke shafts, actuator and control panel checks, and battery and weather-seal verification.
Gas Fire Suppression System
Protect critical rooms with confidence — cylinder weight and pressure checks, detection and interlock tests, room integrity verification, and signage to BS EN 15004.
Fire Door
Keep fire doors fit to hold back smoke and fire — gap, seal, closer, hinge, and glazing checks with the inspection frequencies set by the Fire Safety Regulations.
Fire Hose Reel
Keep fixed hose reels ready for first-aid firefighting — monthly visual checks, the annual flow and pressure test, and hose, nozzle, and cabinet condition checks.
Smoke & Heat Detectors
Keep fire detection reliable to BS 5839 — detector testing and sensitivity checks, cleaning and contamination management, and false-alarm reduction.
Aspirating Smoke Detection (ASD)
Keep very-early-warning smoke detection reliable — sampling pipe and airflow checks, filter and detector servicing, sensitivity verification, and fault review.
Automatic Fire Curtain
Keep automatic fire curtains ready to protect compartmentation — deployment testing, fabric and motor checks, fail-safe verification, and fire alarm interface tests.
Water Systems
Degasser (Deaerator)
A maintenance checklist for system degassers and deaerators covering valve inspection, venting checks, and water quality monitoring for closed-circuit heating and cooling systems.
Chemical Dosing Pot
A maintenance checklist for chemical dosing pots covering valve operation, corrosion inhibitor dosing, system water testing, and dosing record-keeping for heating and cooling water circuits.
Water Softener
A maintenance checklist for water softeners covering salt levels, regeneration cycle checks, hardness testing, and resin condition — for preventing scale in building heating and hot water systems.
Water Treatment Unit
A maintenance checklist for water treatment units covering dosing system operation, chemical stock levels, system water testing, and compliance record-keeping for heating and cooling water circuits.
Strainer (Y-type / Basket)
A maintenance checklist for pipeline strainers covering mesh inspection, cleaning frequency, pressure drop monitoring, and blowdown procedures — for protecting pumps, valves, and heat exchangers.
Pressure Reducing Valve (PRV)
A maintenance checklist for pressure reducing valves covering downstream pressure verification, strainer cleaning, seat condition, and bypass valve operation — for domestic and heating water systems.
Non-Return Valve (Check Valve)
A maintenance checklist for non-return valves covering back-flow prevention verification, seat inspection, hinge condition, and operation testing — for heating, cooling, and water supply systems.
Riser Isolation Valve
A maintenance checklist for riser isolation valves covering operability testing, labelling verification, and access inspection — for maintaining zoned isolations in multi-storey buildings.
Cold Water Storage Tank
Keep stored cold water safe and compliant — tank inspections, temperature monitoring, lid and screen checks, and the clean-and-disinfect regime under ACoP L8 and HSG274.
Thermostatic Mixing Valve (TMV)
Keep blended water safe from scalding without compromising legionella control — temperature checks, the fail-safe shut-off test, and servicing under TMV2/TMV3 schemes.
Backflow Prevention Device (RPZ Valve)
Protect the wholesome water supply from contamination — annual RPZ testing, relief-port and check-valve verification, and certification under the Water Fittings Regulations.
Unvented Hot Water Cylinder
Keep unvented hot water safe and compliant — expansion vessel, pressure and temperature relief valve, tundish, and discharge checks under Building Regs Part G3.
Point-of-Use Water Heater
Keep local electric water heaters safe and efficient — temperature and thermostat checks, descaling, element and relief-valve inspection, and legionella control.
Grease Trap / Grease Management System
Keep commercial kitchen drainage flowing and compliant — grease trap emptying and cleaning, baffle and dosing checks, odour control, and waste transfer records.
Instantaneous Water Heater
Keep point-of-demand hot water safe and reliable — heating and temperature checks, descaling, flow verification, and electrical or gas safety inspection.
Controls & BMS
Building Management System (BMS) Panel
A maintenance checklist for BMS outstation panels covering controller operation, sensor calibration, alarm management, and network communication — for optimising building controls performance.
BMS Head-End / Supervisor Workstation
Keep your BMS supervisor working for you — database backups, alarm and trend health, graphics accuracy, software and security patching, and network checks.
DDC Controller / BMS Outstation
Keep field-level control accurate — I/O verification, communications and firmware checks, configuration backup, and clearing manual overrides on BMS outstations.
Variable Speed Drive (VSD / Inverter)
Keep variable speed drives running fans and pumps efficiently — cooling and filter checks, fault-log review, termination torque, and parameter and insulation verification.
BMS Field Sensor (Temperature / Pressure / CO₂)
Keep control decisions based on real values — calibration and drift checks on temperature, pressure, humidity, and CO₂ sensors, plus siting and wiring verification.
Valve & Damper Actuator
Make sure valves and dampers actually go where the BMS commands — full stroke tests, linkage and spring-return checks, fail-position verification, and signal tracking.
Metering
Heat Meter
A maintenance checklist for heat meters covering sensor accuracy, flow measurement verification, data logging checks, and calibration — for energy monitoring and billing in commercial buildings.
Energy Meter
A maintenance checklist for electrical energy meters and sub-meters covering accuracy verification, CT ratio checks, communication links, and data logging — for energy management and tenant billing.
Water Meter (Mains & Sub-Meter)
Turn water metering into leak detection and cost control — reading verification, pulse-output and BMS checks, strainer inspection, and overnight-flow leak analysis.
Gas Meter (Mains & Sub-Meter)
Keep gas data accurate and the installation safe — reading reconciliation, pulse-output verification, ventilation and leak checks, and correction-factor confirmation.
Electricity Sub-Meter
Keep tenant recharge and energy data defensible — reading reconciliation, CT-ratio and pulse-output verification, MID-compliance checks, and BMS data integrity.
BTU / Heat Meter (Heat Network)
Keep heat-network billing fair and compliant — flow-sensor and temperature-pair verification, integrator checks, and accuracy aligned with the Heat Network Regulations.
Lifts & Escalators
Passenger Lift
Keep passenger lifts safe and reliable — door, safety gear, rope, and control checks, levelling and emergency-alarm testing, and LOLER examination compliance.
Goods Lift
Keep goods and service lifts safe and reliable — door/gate and load-control checks, safety gear and rope inspection, levelling, and LOLER examination compliance.
Platform Lift
Keep accessibility platform lifts safe and available — control and safety-edge checks, door/gate and drive inspection, alarm testing, and LOLER examination compliance.
Escalator & Moving Walkway
Keep escalators and moving walkways safe — step, comb, and handrail checks, brake and safety-device testing, emergency-stop verification, and examination compliance.
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