Source: https://aquasops.com/help/create-a-maintenance-plan Last updated: 2026-10-29 > How to make a maintenance plan for a system: service, interval and lead time, and how completed visits move the due date on. Help: Maintenance · 4 min read # Create a maintenance plan that books visits for you How to make a maintenance plan for a system: service, interval and lead time, and how completed visits move the due date on. By the AquaOps team *[Image: A used water filter cartridge with rust-coloured sediment next to its metal mesh strainer]* A maintenance plan says “this system needs this service every so often”. AquaOps then creates each visit ahead of the due date. Open **Maintenance** in the menu. ## Make a plan 1. Choose **New plan**. 2. Pick the **client, site and system**. The list shows only systems that are in use. 3. Choose the **service** (for example maintenance or water test) and how often it repeats: days, weeks, months or years. 4. Set the **lead time**, how many days before the due date the visit is created, and the usual **technician**. 5. Save. The screen shows any plans the system already has, so you do not duplicate one by accident. A system can have several plans, for example a monthly filter check and a yearly membrane service. ## What happens next - A job is created ahead of the due date and appears on the calendar and in the technician’s day. - Customers are reminded for warranty, service and consumables at the days your company chose (Settings, Notifications, Reminders). - When the job is **completed**, the plan moves its due date on by one interval. ## Repeat a one-off job On a job’s page you can choose **Repeat this service** (for the services that may repeat). The plan is built from the job: system, service, day and technician. ## Pause and restore Pause a plan when a contract is on hold and restore it later. Nothing is deleted. The Maintenance page shows what is due, overdue and coming up. See [maintenance plans](https://aquasops.com/features/maintenance-plans) for what they do. ## Questions and answers Can any service repeat? Only services that your company allows to repeat. By default maintenance, inspection and water tests can; installation, repair and emergency cannot. ## Keep reading - [Import your clients and systems from a spreadsheet](https://aquasops.com/help/import-clients-from-a-spreadsheet) - [Use the technician app when there is no signal](https://aquasops.com/help/use-the-technician-app-offline) ## Want to see it working on your own data? Book a demo and we will walk through this with your kind of work. [Book a demo](https://aquasops.com/contact) [See how it works](https://aquasops.com/how-it-works)