Frequently Asked Questions

Saving money is a given when preventative maintenance is performed on time by qualified staff, using quality parts and lubricants. Timely and regular maintenance is essential for extending the life of quality of your compressor and reduces the risk of downtime.

Here are some of the common consequences of an air compressor breakdown:

1. Lost production

2. Compressor rental fees (including hook up)

3. Inconvenience

4. Refuelling

5. Rush shipping

6. Emergency repair costs

7. Hasty decision making

8. Catastrophic failure, beyond economic repair

9. Unbudgeted/unplanned replacement costs

10. Panic & stress 

The condition, complexity, and scale of the equipment in your compressed air system will determine the extent of coverage you need.

The amount you save is difficult to assess because it depends on the cost of subsequent downtime in your plant and the extent of the breakdown. A catastrophic failure combined with any amount of downtime can add up to significant costs.

Option 1. “Pay-as-You-Go”
With our pay-as-you-go plans, prices are fixed for the duration of a one or two-year plan. Whenever we install a part or perform labour, we bill accordingly.

Option 2. Pre-paid
Do you prefer the predictability of fitting a fixed fee plan into your annual budget? We’re happy to do that. We first assess the hours your compressors will be operating, then, from the shift patterns, we estimate the required frequency of your service calls and the quantity of parts, oil, and labour required to perform those services. We divide the quoted value into the relevant number of invoices – Monthly, Quarterly, Semiannually – and bill on the first day of the billing cycle selected by the customer. 

Absolutely. We service any brand, 24/7.

No, every client’s preventative maintenance plans are tailored to our clients’ needs. They can be set up to suit any size and type of compressed air system. We can create plans for small or large piston, vane, rotary screw, and oil-free compressors, dryers, filters, drains, and condensate separators.

Because we have the largest compressed air service team in Southwestern Ontario and a fleet of rental compressors, maintenance can be scheduled any time you want, including nights and weekends. You’re the boss here. Tell us to jump and we will ask “how high?”

Yes, as a Kaeser dealer, we are licensed to sell and install Kaeser’s Sigma Air Manager 4.0 system (SAM). SAM integrates all of the components of your compressed air system, monitors, analyzes, and controls performance in real time, and provides warnings, maintenance alarms, and operational messages.

The combination of remote diagnostics and needs-based preventative maintenance help ensure maximum compressed air supply dependability. Through availability of compressed air system process data and the resulting analysis, it’s possible to identify when your compressed air system should be maintained and serviced.

Any customer of any size can benefit from a preventative maintenance plan. Whether it’s a one-person operation with a 3-HP piston compressor, or a 1,000-person plant with a 5,000HP compressor.

Our customers include every facet of industry that uses compressed air: food and beverage, brewing, dairy, pharmaceuticals, automotive, municipal, hospitals, chemical plants, textiles, paper, electronics, aerospace, rubber, and steel (to name a few).

No, nothing is outsourced with Air Solutions Canada. We have one of the largest teams of compressed air service technicians in southern Ontario, including certified refrigeration technicians and millwrights. We have the in-house capability to directly handle any maintenance or service issues that arise.