Maintain & Manage

Know what you own.
Keep it running.

Maintenance schedules, lifespan tracking, and replacement planning for every product type — structured as API data, not buried in PDF manuals.

Maintenance is reactive because data is missing

People wait until something breaks because the information needed to prevent it is scattered, unstructured, or simply unavailable.

Maintenance by memory

People don't know what maintenance their appliances need or when it's due. They wait until something breaks.

No lifecycle visibility

Is the water heater at year 3 or year 12? Without age and lifespan data, there's no way to plan replacements before failures.

Scattered manufacturer data

Every brand publishes maintenance info differently — PDFs, support pages, printed manuals. None of it is structured or API-accessible.

What Covala provides

Structured maintenance data, via API

Maintenance schedules

Structured maintenance tasks by product type. Clean coils every 6 months, replace filters quarterly, flush water heater annually. Real schedules, not generic advice.

GET /v2/product-types/:slug/knowledge?type=maintenance_schedule

Lifespan intelligence

Expected lifespan by product type and usage pattern. Track product age against expected life for replacement planning. Know when you're at 80%, not after it fails.

lifespan knowledge type

Cost of ownership

Purchase price + energy costs + maintenance + expected repairs over 5-10 years. Real TCO, not guesswork. Help users make informed decisions before they buy.

cost_of_ownership knowledge type

Seasonal notes

What needs attention each season: winterize outdoor equipment, check HVAC before summer, drain hoses before frost. Proactive, calendar-driven maintenance intelligence.

seasonal_note knowledge type
In practice

From unknown appliance to full lifecycle

See how a maintenance workflow turns a barcode scan into proactive lifecycle management — in four API calls.

1
Scan appliance
Scan barcode or enter model number. Get full product identity.
GET /v2/products/lookup?mpn=A9STPH880
2
Get maintenance schedule
Covala returns structured maintenance tasks with intervals. Clean filter: monthly. Inspect drain hose: every 6 months. Deep clean tub: quarterly.
GET /v2/product-types/washers/knowledge?type=maintenance_schedule
3
Track lifecycle
Product age tracked against expected lifespan. This washer is at year 8 of 10-12. Replacement flagged at 80%.
GET /v2/product-types/washers/knowledge?type=lifespan
4
Plan replacement
When it's time, get successor products with current pricing from 20 retailers. Budget with real data, not estimates.
Who builds with this

Platforms that need product intelligence

Property management

Track appliances across hundreds of units. Proactive maintenance reduces emergency work orders by 30-40%. Know what's installed, when it was bought, and when it needs service.

Home management apps

Help homeowners know what they own and when to maintain it. Turn a passive product inventory into an active maintenance assistant with structured schedules and lifespan data.

Home warranty & insurance

Structured maintenance data that reduces claims frequency. Know the age, condition signals, and expected remaining life of covered products. Worth tens of millions to major providers.

Smart home platforms

IoT devices generate data but need a knowledge layer to interpret it. Connect device telemetry to maintenance intelligence: the compressor ran 18 hours straight — here's what that means.

Coverage

Categories that need maintenance intelligence

Deep product data for the appliance categories where maintenance matters most — complete with schedules, lifespan data, and seasonal notes.

50K+
Products
620+
Product Types
9
Knowledge Types
19
Retailers

The maintenance intelligence layer
nobody owns yet

Structured maintenance schedules, lifespan data, and replacement planning for every product type. One API, built for platforms that keep things running.

api.covala.com