Reactive maintenance, also known as breakdown maintenance or run-to-failure maintenance, is a maintenance strategy that involves addressing equipment issues as they arise. Instead of planning maintenance tasks, reactive maintenance is performed after an asset has broken down. The focus is on restoring the asset to normal operating conditions after poor performance or breakdown is observed. Reactive maintenance can be an effective part of a maintenance strategy for businesses across industries, especially for assets that have low repair costs and arent immediately essential to the success of operations. However, it is not recommended as the sole maintenance strategy in place for equipment repairs, as it can become more costly and more trouble than its worth in the long run.