Disadvantages of Preventive Maintenance

Disadvantages of Preventive Maintenance

Disadvantages of Preventive Maintenance -

(i) Breakdowns generally occur at inopportunate times. This leads to poor, hurried maintenance and excessive delays in production.

(ii) Reduction of output.

(iii) Faster plant deterioration.

(iv)Increased chances of accidents and less safety to both workers and machines.

(v) More spoilt material.

(vi)Direct loss of profit.

(vii) Breakdown maintenance practice cannot be employed for those plant items which are regulated by statutory provisions, for example, cranes, lifts, hoists and pressure vessels.