Reactive ductless fume hood maintenance costs 3-5x more than scheduled service. Erlab ductless fume hood service plans cover filter replacements, preventative maintenance, repairs, and filter disposal for every model of Erlab fume hood available in the United States – so your budget stays predictable and your lab stays running
FUME HOOD SERVICE PLANS THAT MAKE YOUR BUDGET PREDICTABLE
All Erlab models
Nationwide coverage coming soon
Filter disposal handled
Installs and
repairs
Preventative maintenance
Extends equipment life 20-40%
Service currently available
Launching 2026
Erlab service coverage is expanding rapidly across the United States
Your Service Options
Installation
Professional setup for new systems or relocations, including full qualification documentation.
Initial system setup and commissioning
System qualification with full documentation report
Available for system relocations
Filter Replacement / Preventative Maintenance
Post-sale filter service and scheduled maintenance to keep your system running at spec.
Filter replacement when due
Preventative maintenance service
System qualification and performance testing
Compliance documentation report
On Call Service
As-needed repair service for issues that arise outside of scheduled maintenance.
On-demand repairs when you need them
No scheduled commitment required
Full Service Extended Warranty
Complete post-installation coverage bundling all service types into one plan.
Filter replacements and preventative maintenance (PM) service
On-call repair coverage
Qualifications and compliance reports
Purchased at point of sale alongside installation. Does not include installation.
Get a service quote in 1 business day
Tell us what’s in your facility – hood types, makes, quantities – and we’ll send a service plan recommendation within 1 business day.
What Your Fume Hoods Cost You
When You’re Not Paying Attention
The U.S. Department of Energy found that reactive maintenance costs 3-5x more per event than scheduled service. When a fume hood fails, OSHA requires the lab to stop work immediately. That’s not reduced capacity – that’s a shutdown, plus the emergency repair bill.
| What reactive maintenance looks like | What an Erlab Service Plan looks like |
|---|---|
| Hood fails without warning. Lab work stops. | Scheduled maintenance catches problems before they become failures. |
| Emergency service call at premium rates. | Service visits happen on your calendar, at planned and predictable rates. |
| Rush parts procurement at 25-50% markup. | Parts sourced and staged ahead of scheduled visits. |
| Scramble to determine filter disposal procedures. | Filter disposal handled by Erlab. |
| Budget swings of 300% quarter to quarter. | Fixed annual cost you can budget with confidence. |
| Equipment lifespan shortened by neglect. | Equipment life extended 20-40% through proper maintenance. |
What’s Included In Extended Warranty Plans
Qualification
New to ductless fume hoods? Our job is to make sure your operators are safe and the filtration you’re considering is appropriate. If that means recommending a different manufacturer or ducted fume hoods, that’s what we’ll do.
Filter replacements
Filters get replaced on schedule – before performance degrades, before breakthrough, before you have to think about it. Erlab knows the filter capacity for your specific hood and chemistry, and plans each replacement at the right moment. You get maximum filter life and maximum safety from every filter cycle.
Preventative maintenance
Annual or semi-annual visits (depending on your plan) where our technicians inspect your hoods, verify airflow and containment performance, test alarms and monitoring systems, and document everything. Problems get caught early, when they’re cheap to fix – not late, when they shut your lab down.
Repairs
When something does break, service plan members get priority scheduling. No inflated invoices. No scrambling for a qualified technician who knows your equipment.
Reports
In our opinion, you should have detailed records of everything that happens under your ductless fume hoods. Detailed documentation is always provided.
Already Spending Too Much
on Ducted Hood Repairs?
If you’re reading this page because your ducted fume hood just broke and you’re looking at a repair quote, pause for a second.
Ducted fume hood repair might be more expensive than a completely new ductless fume hood – especially when the repair involves ductwork, roof penetrations, or HVAC rebalancing. In those cases, a brand new Captair ductless fume hood from Erlab often costs less than the total repair project. And instead of patching aging infrastructure, you end up with new equipment that costs 94% less to operate.
What that ducted repair gets you
The same hood. The same $4,600-$9,300 annual energy cost. The same aging ductwork that will fail again. The same HVAC load exhausting conditioned air 24/7.
What a new Captair gets you at comparable cost
A brand new fume hood with modern safety features. No ductwork to maintain. No roof penetrations to weatherproof. Predictable filter replacement costs. Conditioned air stays in your building.
When ductless makes sense for your chemistry, replacing a failing ducted hood with Captair is usually better use of the same budget dollars.
When ducted repair still makes sense.
Perchloric acid work, hot acid digestions, unknown or highly variable chemistry, radioactive materials, or when the repair is a simple component swap with no infrastructure work required. We’ll tell you directly which applies to your situation.
Planned Maintenance Costs Less.
Organizations that plan maintenance spend less, experience less downtime, and keep equipment running longer than those that wait for things to break.
| What the research shows | Source |
|---|---|
| Reactive maintenance costs 3-5x more per event than scheduled service. | U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Management Program |
| Preventive maintenance saves 12-18% in total costs versus reactive approaches. | U.S. DOE FEMP Operations and Maintenance Best Practices Guide |
| Facilities relying on reactive maintenance experience 51.8% higher costs from faults and failures. | NIST AMS 100-34 national survey |
| Proper maintenance programs extend equipment lifespan by 20-40%. | McKinsey research; Plant Engineering survey |
The average U.S. maintenance program operates at roughly 55% reactive, 31% preventive, and 12% predictive. That means most organizations are running more than half their maintenance in crisis mode. The facilities that run best – the ones that hit their budgets, avoid shutdowns, and keep equipment for decades instead of years – are the ones that plan.
An Erlab Service Plan moves your fume hood maintenance from the reactive column into the planned column.
How A Service Plan Pays For Itself
Experienced techs fix fast
Erlab service technicians are extensively trained and know Erlab ductless fume hoods inside and out. You aren’t paying for service a generalist thinks should be performed. You’re investing in service from the people who can take our fume hoods apart and reassemble them by memory.
Small repairs stay small
Scheduled visits catch worn gaskets, vibrating bearings, and sash tension issues before they become emergency shutdowns. The DOE’s 3-5x cost multiplier for reactive repairs means a $200 fix caught early would cost $600-$1,000 as an emergency. Across every hood in your facility over 5-10 years, that adds up fast.
Equipment lasts longer
Proper maintenance extends equipment life by 20-40%. On capital equipment that costs thousands per unit, those extra years of service are significant avoided spending.
Ready To Make Your
Ductless Fume Hood Costs Predictable?
Every large lab equipment investment comes with risk. Our goal with Erlab ductless fume hood service plans is to reduce the risk for you and your colleagues. Budget stays more predictable and fume hoods work as intended.
No obligations. No pressure. Just an honest look at what your fume hood maintenance actually costs you today versus what it could cost with a plan.
