Building maintenance guides for Dubai and Lebanon
In-depth guides from the Power Zone team on air conditioning, pests, water, electrical safety, waterproofing, cleaning and building systems, with real sources for every claim.
Dubai guides
- AC maintenance in Dubai: the complete guideAC maintenance guide for Dubai: the full service checklist, how often to service, common faults, district cooling in towers, and DEWA advice to cut your bill.
- Pest control in Dubai: the complete guidePest control guide for Dubai: how to check a company is approved by Dubai Municipality, treatment plans for cockroaches, bed bugs and rodents, safety after treatment, and prevention.
- Dubai kitchen exhaust and grease trap compliance guideDubai Municipality grease trap rules explained: twice-monthly cleaning, approved traps and companies, violations, the official sizing formula and calculator, plus NFPA 96 kitchen exhaust cleaning frequencies.
- Annual maintenance contracts in Dubai: the complete guideAnnual maintenance contract guide for Dubai: comprehensive vs non-comprehensive AMCs, who maintains what under Law No. 6 of 2019, PPM schedules, what DEWA asks for in its own AMCs, and a 15-point contract checklist.
- Commercial building maintenance in Dubai: the compliance guideCommercial building maintenance in Dubai: Dubai Municipality Legionella control rules for water tanks, hot and cold water, cooling towers and fountains, testing and reporting duties, and a full compliance calendar.
- Fire safety maintenance in Dubai: the complete guideFire safety maintenance guide for Dubai: Cabinet Resolution 24 of 2012, Civil Defence fines and inspections, Hassantuk for villas, what a fire AMC must include, and records to keep.
- Villa maintenance in Dubai: the complete guideVilla maintenance guide for Dubai: landlord and tenant responsibilities under Law 26 of 2007, a year-round calendar, AC, tanks, pools, gardens, Hassantuk, Shams Dubai solar, summer travel and inspections.
- Deep cleaning in Dubai: the complete guideDeep cleaning guide for Dubai: sand and dust, AC and indoor air quality, move-in and move-out, post-handover, holiday homes, summer travel, villas, towers, kitchens, mould and choosing a company.
- Plumbing in Dubai: the complete guidePlumbing guide for Dubai: DEWA responsibility after the meter, leak tests and High Water Usage Alerts, tanks, water heaters and Legionella, pumps, drains, villas, apartments and choosing a plumber.
Lebanon guides
- Water tank cleaning in Lebanon: the complete guideWater tank cleaning guide for Lebanon: what Lebanese university studies found in household tanks, how often to clean, the WHO four-step method, tanker water, shared building tanks and what to ask a cleaning company.
- Plumbing in Beirut: the complete guidePlumbing guide for Beirut: low pressure and pumps, leaks between apartments, old galvanised pipes, salty water and scale, water heaters, drains, filters and RO, emergencies and how to choose a plumber.
- Generators and backup power in Lebanon: the complete guideGenerator and backup power guide for Lebanon: the ministry tariff and fixed fees, choosing amperage, changeover and panel safety, diesel generator maintenance schedule, fuel quality, carbon monoxide, pollution, and solar.
- Deep cleaning in Lebanon: the complete guideDeep cleaning guide for Lebanon: generator soot and indoor dust, cleaning vs disinfecting, chemical safety, mould, room-by-room checklists, post-renovation, closed homes, offices and choosing a company.
- Pest control in Lebanon: the complete guidePest control guide for Lebanon: cockroaches, rats, tiger mosquitoes, bed bugs and termites, building-level programmes, the garbage crisis lessons, integrated pest management and safe pesticide use.
- Waterproofing in Lebanon: the complete guideWaterproofing guide for Lebanon: roof leaks, solar panels and tanks on shared roofs, balconies, bathrooms, facades, basements, mountain homes, damp and mould, and a before-winter checklist.
- Air conditioning in Lebanon: the complete guideAC guide for Lebanon: generator amperage and running costs, inverter units, voltage protection, solar, soot on outdoor units, R-22 phase-out, winter heating, faults, installation and choosing a technician.
- Electrical safety and maintenance in Lebanon: the complete guideElectrical safety guide for Lebanon: panels, breakers, RCD and earthing, generator and solar changeover, solar battery fire risks, water heaters, old wiring, warning signs, inspections and choosing an electrician.
- Solar systems in Lebanon: the complete guideSolar guide for Lebanon: sunshine by season, system types, sizing, batteries and inverters, shared roofs and waterproofing, Law 318/2023 and net metering, safety, cleaning, costs and choosing an installer.