Why Choose an Outside Service for Electrostatic Air Cleaner Maintenance? Bee Clean Specialties vs. In-House Maintenance
Should you hire an outside company to maintain your electrostatic air cleaners, or does it make more sense to service them in-house? The answer depends on your facility, your maintenance team, and the resources you have available.
There are advantages and disadvantages to both approaches. Below is a comparison to help you determine which option is the best fit for your operation.
In-House Maintenance
Lower Maintenance Costs
If your maintenance team has the experience, available time, and proper equipment, maintaining your electrostatic air cleaners in-house can be a cost-effective option.
Flexible Scheduling
Servicing your air cleaners in-house allows you to take advantage of planned downtime, shift changes, or unexpected production stoppages without waiting for an outside service company.
Faster Response Time
If an issue arises, such as a failed power supply or damaged component, your maintenance team can often respond immediately—as long as the necessary replacement parts are in stock.
Initial Investment
If you do not already have spare collection cells, you may need to purchase an extra set to keep your air cleaners operating while the dirty cells are being cleaned and inspected.
The Clean Air Switch by Bee Clean
Less Machine Downtime
Our technicians service electrostatic air cleaners every day, allowing them to complete maintenance efficiently while performing a thorough inspection of the equipment. In many cases, we can service the air cleaner without shutting down the production machine.
Service That Fits Your Schedule
Flexibility is one of our core values. We work with your production schedule to perform maintenance at the most convenient time, whether that means after hours, during scheduled downtime, or on weekends. We also provide emergency service when unexpected repairs are needed.
No Investment in Exchange Collection Cells
Bee Clean Specialties maintains a large inventory of exchange collection cells. We simply bring clean, serviced collection cells to your facility and exchange them with the dirty ones, helping minimize production interruptions.
Large Inventory of Replacement Parts
Electrostatic air cleaners contain many specialized components. Our service trucks are stocked with commonly needed parts, including pulleys, belts, insulators, power supplies, transformers, switches, indicator lights, and other replacement components.
We also maintain an extensive inventory of larger components, including motors, blowers, and contact boards, at our service facility. This allows us to complete many repairs without waiting for parts to be ordered.
Our technicians service equipment from leading manufacturers, including SmogHog®, MistBuster®, Tri-Mist®, Trion®, Aerocology®, Smokeeter®, and many other industry brands, giving us experience across a wide range of electrostatic air cleaning systems.
Bee Clean also has experience servicing and stocking replacement parts for many international brands, including Indusa®, AES Eurus®, Büchel®, Bristol®, Elbaron®, and IFT®.
Experienced Technicians
Electrostatic air cleaners are complex pieces of equipment. Proper maintenance requires an understanding of high-voltage power supplies, ionizers, collection cells, motors, blowers, and airflow design.
Many electrostatic air cleaners operate with three-phase power for the blower motor and high-voltage DC power for the collection cells. Because collection cells can retain an electrical charge even after power has been disconnected, servicing them safely requires proper training and experience.
Why Many Manufacturers Choose Bee Clean Specialties
We may be a little biased, but we believe partnering with a professional service company is the best choice for many facilities. Here are a few reasons why:
Your Maintenance Team Is Already Busy
Most maintenance departments are focused on keeping production equipment operating. Adding routine electrostatic air cleaner maintenance can take valuable time away from other critical responsibilities.
Electrostatic Air Cleaners Require Specialized Knowledge
Electrostatic filtration systems are very different from most production equipment. Diagnosing problems often requires specialized experience.
One maintenance manager told us:
“Your technicians can solve a problem in a few minutes that would take me hours to troubleshoot—and I’m a licensed electrician.”
Another customer at EMJ Manufacturing said:
“Once I realized what you did, it was a no-brainer.”
You May Not Have the Proper Cleaning System
At Bee Clean Specialties, we clean, inspect, and repair thousands of collection cells and ionizers every week. Over the years, we have developed proven cleaning and inspection procedures that maximize equipment performance and service life.
Without the proper wash system, cleaning equipment, and inspection process, collection cells often take significantly longer to clean and may not be restored to their full operating efficiency.
Whether you maintain SmogHog®, MistBuster®, Tri-Mist®, Trion®, Aerocology®, Smokeeter®, or other electrostatic air cleaners, Bee Clean Specialties has the experience, equipment, and replacement parts to keep your air cleaning system operating at peak performance.
Bee Clean also has experience servicing and stocking replacement parts for many international brands, including Indusa®, AES Eurus®, Büchel®, Bristol®, Elbaron®, and IFT®.