Effective maintenance is layered. Daily tasks belong to practice staff: flushing waterlines, cleaning sterilizer chambers, checking compressor drainage. Weekly and monthly tasks add spore testing, filter changes, and inspection of hoses and seals. Annual or semi-annual professional servicing covers calibration, pressure and temperature verification, and replacement of wear parts before they fail.
Records turn maintenance from a habit into evidence. A logbook or digital record of tests, services, and repairs shows inspectors that equipment is controlled, helps predict when a device is nearing the end of its life, and preserves warranty rights. The cheapest maintenance is the kind done on schedule; the most expensive is the kind done after a breakdown on a fully booked day.