Downtime cost = (hourly production value + hourly labour) × hours lost + emergency service + quality loss, plus the energy lost to scale. Compare this with an annual maintenance contract — planned maintenance usually costs less than a single failure.
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How to calculate the cost of water treatment downtime
Calculate production, energy and emergency costs of a treatment failure and see why planned maintenance is cheaper.
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