Here are some maintenance activity ideas with suggested frequencies. Please evaluate an appropriate frequency for your own needs.
Home
- Clean kitchen sink disposal about every 30 days
- Replace AC / furnace filter about every 30 days
- Replace air fresheners about every 30 days
- Clean range hood filter about every 60 days
- Inspect and repair any dripping faucets about every 60 days
- Inspect fire extinguishers about every 60 days
- Remove mineral deposits from faucets and showerheads about every 60 days
- Check and repair toilet leaks about every 90 days
- Check water softener and add salt about every 90 days
- Test smoke / CO detectors about every 90 days
- Have AC / furnace serviced about every 180 days
- Inspect and clean clothes washer hoses and filters about every 180 days
- Inspect and vacuum clothes dryer ducts about every 180 days
- Inspect or replace weather stripping on doors and windows about every 180 days
- Inspect wiring about every 180 days
- Lubricate garage door about every 180 days
- Replace batteries in smoke / CO detectors about every 180 days
- Test garage door auto-reverse about every 180 days
- Test water heater pressure relief valve about every 180 days
- Vacuum refrigerator coils about every 180 days
- Check and clean dryer vent about every 365 days
- Check and repair caulking about every 365 days
- Clean air conditioning ducts about every 365 days
- Clean chimney about every 365 days
- Flush water heater about every 365 days
- Have a professional inspect and pump the septic tank about every 365 days
- Inspect and repair tile grout about every 365 days
- Inspect plumbing for leaks about every 365 days
- Paint, patch or touch-up interior walls about every 730 days
Cleaning
- Clean and dust about every 7 days
- Vacuum carpet about every 7 days
- Wash floor about every 7 days
- Clean the fridge about every 30 days
- Polish wood furniture about every 60 days
- Polish leather furniture about every 60 days
- Polish metal fixtures about every 60 days
- Dust the hard to reach places about every 90 days
- Wash carpet about every 90 days
- Wash tile grout about every 90 days
- Clean blinds and drapes about every 180 days
- Wash windows about every 180 days
- Clean basement about every 365 days
- Clean garage about every 365 days
- Clean light fixtures about every 365 days
- Reorganize kitchen cabinets about every 365 days
- Wash interior walls about every 365 days
Yard / Outdoor
- Routine weekly pool maintenance about every 7 days
- Routine yard cleanup about every 14 days
- Inspect, repair and replace sprinkler drip heads about every 30 days
- Routine monthly pool maintenance about every 30 days
- Check for signs of termites / pests about every 180 days
- Clear gutters about every 180 days
- Inspect roof / attic for damage and leaks about every 180 days
- Power wash the driveway about every 180 days
- Power wash walls / siding about every 180 days
- Inspect water drainage about every 365 days
- Repair or replace damaged window screens about every 365 days
- Winterize exterior plumbing about every 365 days
- Paint, patch or touch-up exterior walls about every 730 days
Health and Wellness
- Workout about every 1 days
- Evaluate weight, fitness and lifestyle goals about every 30 days
- Self-inspect for lumps and bumps about every 90 days
- Visit the dentist for a cleaning about every 180 days
- Get a hearing exam about every 365 days
- Get an eye exam about every 365 days
- Visit doctor for a physical exam about every 365 days
- Visit the dentist for a checkup about every 365 days
- Get updated eye glasses about every 730 days
Personal Care
- Exfoliate about every 7 days
- Hot oil hair treatment about every 14 days
- Body waxing about every 30 days
- Facial about every 30 days
- Get hair cut / style about every 30 days
- Get manicure / pedicure about every 30 days
- Massage about every 30 days
- Replace toothbrush about every 30 days
- Replace sonic toothbrush head about every 60 days
- Get away for a relaxing weekend about every 90 days
- Replace electric shaver foil about every 180 days
- Teeth whitening about every 180 days
- Replace electric shaver cutter head about every 365 days
Personal / Family
- Call Mom about every 21 days
- Spend quality time with the family about every 21 days
- Do something extra fun with the family about every 60 days
- Evaluate saving goals and investment performance about every 60 days
- Get away on a family vacation about every 365 days
Auto
- Check car lights about every 30 days
- Check windshield washer fluid about every 30 days
- Inspect tire inflation and condition about every 30 days
- Wash car about every 30 days
- Chassis lubrication (6K) about every 180 days
- Check battery and connections (6K) about every 180 days
- Inspect brakes (6K) about every 180 days
- Inspect engine air filter (6K) about every 180 days
- Inspect fuel filter (6K) about every 180 days
- Inspect hoses and belts (6K) about every 180 days
- Inspect wiper blades (6K) about every 180 days
- Replace engine oil and filter (6K) about every 180 days
- Replace cabin air filter about every 365 days
- Replace wiper blades about every 365 days
- Inspect automatic transmission fluid (30K-60K) about every 730 days
- Inspect power steering fluid (30K-60K) about every 730 days
- Replace engine air filter (30K) about every 730 days
- Replace fuel filter (30K) about every 730 days
Frequencies will vary greatly depending on your vehicle and driving conditions. MAcTrack currently does not track millage but can be used as a convenient checklist or schedule and log of maintenance history.
Pets
- Wash Fido about every 21 days
- Clean Fido's teeth about every 30 days
- Get Fido cut and groomed about every 30 days
- Give Fido heartworm pill about every 30 days
- Cut Fido's nails about every 60 days
- Take Fido to the vet for vaccinations and checkup about every 120 days
- Annual checkup about every 365 days
There are way too many possible maintenance activities to list everything. Visit www.DarkSideSoft.com for additional ideas and updated lists. The above list aims to provide ideas and remind you of common tasks. The real power of MAcTrack is in the fact that YOU can add the very specific and/or personal things that you want to do on a regular basis and regularly check that you are keeping up with your maintenance goals.