Douglas Hicks
New Member
I have noted with interest the various requests for help in pricing jobs. I do not care what the dollar figure is in pricing, just the estimated time to clean an exhaust system. I know my labor and material cost. What I have difficulty in figuring is the time to do a job. We need a discussion on figuring time to clean a hood.
1. Prep/set up time. Includes time to drape hood, ladder the building, mix chemical, connect water supply, move or cover appliances.
2. Clean fan. Includes tipping fan
3. Clean vertical duct.
4. time added to remove and replace access covers.
5. Clean horizontal ducts
6. Clean hood, based on length of hood, amount of grease, i.e. light, medium, heavy or chinese.
7. cleaning of the filters, time per each
8. Clean up. Includes removal of plastic, mopping floor, polishing metal, disposal of water. Cleaning of hoses & equipment used and putting back in the van.
My rough figures
1. 20 minutes to 30 minutes average.
2. 10 to 15 minutes average, if fan is tippable
3. Straight vertical duct, 10 to 15 minutes
4. Access panels, 15 minutes each
5. Horizontal ducts ?????
6. hood ????
7. Filters, with PW about 5 minutes each or in dishmachine, the inside man does this when duct is being cleaned, zero time
8. Clean up. at least 30 minutes
Of course, I notice that I can often do a hood by myself, in the same time that it takes 2 men to do the same job. That is, the same total man hours.
Maybe someone who is more computer literate than I am, can put this in a form with check marks. Please feel free to do so.
Douglas Hicks
General Fire Equipment Co of Eastern Oregon, Inc
1. Prep/set up time. Includes time to drape hood, ladder the building, mix chemical, connect water supply, move or cover appliances.
2. Clean fan. Includes tipping fan
3. Clean vertical duct.
4. time added to remove and replace access covers.
5. Clean horizontal ducts
6. Clean hood, based on length of hood, amount of grease, i.e. light, medium, heavy or chinese.
7. cleaning of the filters, time per each
8. Clean up. Includes removal of plastic, mopping floor, polishing metal, disposal of water. Cleaning of hoses & equipment used and putting back in the van.
My rough figures
1. 20 minutes to 30 minutes average.
2. 10 to 15 minutes average, if fan is tippable
3. Straight vertical duct, 10 to 15 minutes
4. Access panels, 15 minutes each
5. Horizontal ducts ?????
6. hood ????
7. Filters, with PW about 5 minutes each or in dishmachine, the inside man does this when duct is being cleaned, zero time
8. Clean up. at least 30 minutes
Of course, I notice that I can often do a hood by myself, in the same time that it takes 2 men to do the same job. That is, the same total man hours.
Maybe someone who is more computer literate than I am, can put this in a form with check marks. Please feel free to do so.
Douglas Hicks
General Fire Equipment Co of Eastern Oregon, Inc