You hear a lot of talk about spring cleaning. But when it comes to automatic doors, fall cleaning is every bit as important. The last thing you want is to have to call in an emergency service visit because your doors are stuck open and letting in all the cold air. Read on for more info on why it’s so important to schedule a fall tune-up for your automatic doors.
Why The Fall?
The winter in the Midwest can be pretty harsh and unforgiving. So, during the winter months, every little mistake is amplified. If you have dirt in your automatic door tracks, it can mix with snow and quickly turn into mud. A faulty set of doors can stick open when it’s cold. And a bad customer experience could mean you lose those customers for good. But when you get a fall tune-up, you’ll stay ahead of those seasonal problems and stop them before they start.
The Benefits of Fall Maintenance
Fall maintenance, and preventative maintenance in general, come with many important benefits. Let’s take a look at a few:
- Safety – Automatic doors include several built-in safety features, such as pressure sensors. And the pressure sensors “know” when your doors are about to close on someone, then stop that from happening. Our technicians make sure your pressure sensors—and other safety features just like it—are working smoothly. This creates a safer experience and total peace of mind.
- Building Security – Automatic doors and controlled access are on the front lines of your building’s security. That’s because they let the right people in and keep the wrong people out. But they can only do that if they’re actually working. So, a fall tune-up can make sure everything is doing its job. You’ll optimize your doors and access, secure your building, and keep your restricted areas restricted.
- Huge Savings – These tune-ups cost a little money up front but save you a lot of money down the line. And you realize those savings in a few different ways. First, they make your system more efficient, which saves you money on your energy bills. Next, they keep everything running smoothly and prevent those costly breakdowns. And finally, they extend the life of your doors, which extends the life of your investment.
- Continuity of Service – When you’re running a business, time is money. You simply can’t afford a long period of downtime when you’re turning away customers and paying employees to do nothing. That’s why people turn to preventative maintenance. It helps identify and stop problems before they start and keeps everything running like a well-oiled machine.
- Compliance – Automatic doors are extremely safe when they meet industry standards and follow certain protocols. And those protocols are set forth by the people who know them best, the American Association of Automatic Door Manufacturers, or AAADM. Our specialists will come by to make sure your doors are AAADM compliant and up to the latest industry standards.
- Customer Experience – You want to keep your customers coming back again, and again, and again. And one of the best ways to do that is by giving them a positive customer experience. Preventative maintenance can help you do that by improving the flow of traffic, creating a high-end look and feel, and containing the heat and A/C that makes people comfortable.
What Does Fall Maintenance Entail?
You can read more about our ProActive Maintenance Program here. But briefly, we clean the door tracks, tighten any components that need tightening, and recalibrate sensors. We also do a visual inspection, where we check for rubbing, weird sounds, and other red flags. So, we basically give your doors a tune-up and safety check, and optimize your system to keep it running all winter long.
The winter is harsh enough. Make it a little easier on yourself and your building’s visitors with a fall tune-up from ADA. That extra attention can make your building safer and more efficient, and can flat-out save you money. Give us a call today to schedule service for your doors. And don’t forget to renew your PMP and PFDI plans while you’re at it!