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I think cleaning someone's property without permission, whether vacant or not is a bad idea. Always get permission first from the owner or pm. It only takes a second and might save you a lot of grief.

I second that! I just ordered a new hot water skid from Mark and it is a dream come true! We have to order everything here in Hawaii, so I know what a pain it can be. Easy Clean definitely made it easy for us to get up and running with a pro rig that would have been impossible to get locally...

Yeah I know the feeling! The worst part about this place is that there is a walk up where customers can pick up take out orders right by the nasty greasy sidewalk! You actually have to walk on it to pick up food. I'm starting to think it may difficult to get paid enough to make it worth...

vaccuum I'm pretty sure that it is a stretch of sidewalk along the side of the building where they take the grease from the kitchen to another door which probably contains the grease trap. Really nasty looking area, I definitely wouldn't eat there! We have a portable vacuum extractor for...

We have been asked to degrease a very dirty restaurant service entrance. It is a Chinese restaurant that has a lot of cooking oil and grease on the concrete that I guess leaks out of the trash when they take it out. Since this isn't motor oil, gasoline or other auto fluid, would waste water...

I know this is an old post, but here's a great fix for this common problem. It's all about how you angle the squeegee. When you go down the right side, angle the right end of the blade down. This pulls the water up the blade and away from the edge of the window. On the left side, do the...

So theoretically, I could get my two 4gpm direct drives running well, connect them together, throw a hotbox on and have 8gpm, 3500psi and hot water. Then all I would need is higher rated hoses, guns, and reels. Sound right?

Big Chief - What set-up do you have now that you would prefer two 5.5s instead?

We have extremely hard water in our area. The sprinkler overspray mixes with the local red dirt and creates very nasty stains on concrete. We use a product with hydrofluoric and hydrochloric acid on other surfaces, but it is not meant for concrete. The stains are from the dissolved solids in...

We often clean stucco homes with a roof overhang that is flat and parallel to the ground. Running along the underside of the overhang is a white vent. When we clean around the vent, dirty wet water collects around the holes. I don't think it's a good idea to spray directly at the vent to...

I would like to hear feedback from anyone that knows about this as well. We work around pools a lot and I always wonder about the effects of chemicals getting in the water. We try to recover as much as possible but its hard to keep it all out. Be very careful when working around fish ponds...

Those sound like good setups. I don't want to haul a lot of water around, especially with fuel cost here in Hawaii. I like the idea of a 30 gallon float tank. Do you guys think 8pm is overkill for what we're doing, or the more gpm the better! Thanks, Chris

We currently run two direct drive 4gpm cold water machines at one time on most jobs. These machines have been very unreliable. They have Honda GX390 engines and AR/General pumps. I'm sick and tired of them breaking all the time and am considering getting new equipment and setting up our...

We just picked up another direct drive 3700psi 13hp Honda gx-390 unit. It starts up fine, runs, and puts out pressure for several minutes and then starts to choke out and eventually die. You can start it back up and it does the same thing over again. I changed the gas and oil. The cord is...

Has anyone here found an insurance company that provides cheap insurance to companies in our trade. Please email me if you have a good one. Thanks

Audit Experience I would like to hear more from people regarding the insurance audits. I started a policy last January for $810 at the minimum rate of $15,000 gross income. My agent is now saying that they are going to audit me and I will owe thousands more because I made way more than...

I have a job to bid that consist of a 25ft (2.5 - 3 story) wall made of Glass panels. I can easily clean the exterior with a wfp. The customer wants the inside done as well. There is no place to put a ladder. The glass panes are connected directly to each other with no other support. There...

I've found that small store fronts are not the best market for window cleaning. Go for the bigger and more difficult ones where your pro image will make all the difference. Go for jobs that the $6.00 guy doesn't want any part of. High end residential is also good work. Just go right up...

Good Advice on the target market. Where do you get your postcards printed? Are there any online sites that offer good deals? Once your target market and neighborhoods are pinned down, how do you generate the list of addresses?

How do you guys pay your employees for drive time to and from jobs? Do you pay them their full wage, or another denomination? How about methods to motivate them to do quality work, but still in a timely manner? Any help would be greatly appreciated!