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Hey Bryan, Those hinged filters are pretty awsome. Thats always been the major problem with filters, cleaning inside the baffles. I bet they cost at least twice as much, but so what. I wonder how sturdy they are. Randy Bachman Baldwin Park Ca

Dan, I'm not sure what you mean. The chemical? Just a little degreaser in boiling water, thats all. Randy Bachman Baldwin Park CA

There a a few different sizes. (few) being the key word here. How many of your customers have (20'x20'x2') in percentage? Randy Bachman Baldwin Park CA

Thanks Dan Make the customer pay. Most cities are going to have a restaurant supply store close by. Go and talk with them, tell them what you do and how many filters you estimate you will be able to sell for the in the coarse of a year. Then ask them to sell you the filters at a (big)...

Thanks MBryan, That system will work great for you, and won't cost much to set up. I've seen your name around for a while so I know you already have a good customer base. To answer your question, a few minutes in boiling, chemical treated water is all you need before rinsing the loose grease...

I was just wondering if anyone uses steam for the cleaning of hood and exhaust systems. If so, in what situations. Randy Baldwin Park CA

It is very important that both you and your customer know exactly what your service will provide. Knowing exactly what your job responsibilities are as a professional restaurant hood cleaning service could save you money and misunderstandings with your customers. Your expertise is to remove...

David, In NY they use to use oil to heat, and they had these big tanks in the basements. 100 gal or so, anyway, they became obsolete because of gas heating. However, this is a newer version of these tanks The older tanks were more oblong and not so round. I imagine they are hard to...

This is very easy to set up. I used two New York cellar oil tanks to build mine. First, you need a hot tank. Not just hot tap water. It has to be boiling, along with chemicals and in a large enough tank to hold four or five filters at a time. Next, you need a rinse tank, a tank large enough so...

Best wet vac I ever found is a Craftsman sold at sears, And even after 10 yrs, I see it still only cost $99.00. I have spent $400.00 on wet vacs that didn't have the durability as this one. Craftsman 16 gal. Wet-Dry Vac, 6 hp with Blowing Port The perfect size for your big jobs and...

Whats Dan's Libarary? Randy Bachman

This is also a cut and paste from the thread Time Estimates but felt it was right in line of what you are talking about. How long does it take to finish a job.. When you think of the function of the hood system, the answer could actually be that you are never really finished. Most jobs...

Hi Dominic This is actually a cut and past off another thread called Time Estimates, But this is directly related to what you are talking about here. After going through much dissapointment with rule of thumb pricing, I decided it was in my best interest to come up with a system that...

Douglas OOPS..Actually going back and reading your initial question, my last post did not address what you were asking.. How long does it take to finish a job.. When you think of the function of the hood system, the answer could actually be that you are never really finished. Most jobs...

Hi Douglas After going through much dissapointment with rule of thumb pricing, I decided it was in my best interest to come up with a system that made sense to my customers, and made a profit for me. It looked like this: equipment, chemicals and supplies...$110.00 labor (two man crew)...

Hi Douglas The equipment in the cooking line is actually very uncomplicated, straight forward and problems are easy to diagnose. You can get a quick education by visiting your local Restaurant Equipment Supply Store. Hope this helps. Randy Bachman

Dominic I was in the business up in Rochester New York for 6 years and the weather up there is always extreme, rain, snow and cold. I never concidered it an obsticle for doing my work. If I did, I would be out of business maybe 8 months out of the year. Sure, there are some things you...

Hi Bill, You mentioned that you have a bigger machine to do the initial cleaning. Great! Having a smaller unit as a spare, and to do maintanence is always a good idea. For accounts that I had under control, the pressure washing phase of the job was more of a rince than an actual means to...

I found that the best way to market restaurants in your taget area is to send monthly post cards. The reason is that restaurants like any business gets a lot of mail, and tosses much of it in the trash. You have very little time to get your message in front of the customer. With post cards..your...

In a nutshell, the basic proceedures to complete each and every job are as followed. a. Inspection of systems b. Preparing area to be cleaned c. Access Panels d. Grease filters e. Fan system inspection and disassembly f. Draping and hanging plastic g. Equipment inspection and...