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    Cooking Oil Removal - Illegal?

    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...
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    Hard Water Stain Removal from Concrete?

    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...
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    Cleaning Roof Vents

    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...
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    two machines at 4gpm or one at 8gpm?

    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...
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    Engine Shutting Down, Please help!

    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...
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    3 story indoor job - help!

    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...
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    Paying Employees

    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!
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    Phosphoric Acid (Construction Clean Up)

    Does anyone know of any products that contain phosphoric acid? I want to use it to help remove construction debris during exterior post construction window cleaning. Thanks!
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    Used Training Material?

    Does anyone have any used training material that they would like to sell? Books, Videos, etc. Please email ckingclean@yahoo.com Thanks
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