1st commercial job
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Topic: 1st commercial job
Posted By: Nevadaman
Subject: 1st commercial job
Date Posted: 08/September/2007 at 2:07am
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I'm a newby- been doing residential work for about a year -and just got a job doing the common areas (about 10,000 s.f.) in a relatively nice hotel. Since I've done very little of this type of cleaning in the past, I was hoping for some suggestions or pointers. I have a Prochem Apex truckmount and use an RDM on my residential work. I also use primarily Prochem and Bridgepoint chemicals. Thanks for any help! ------------- Hello...is this thing on? |
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Posted By: Jeff Van Buren
Date Posted: 08/September/2007 at 7:44am
| i use Cimex for commercial jobs due to low moisture, quick dry and very little if any wicking, normal Sf per hour 1000-2000, hospital quiet, no hoses just thoughts for you down the road. For now Ensure you have signage if wet carpet is near tile, block off areas if posiable, of course do at a time when less traffic and air movers can be used. |
Posted By: Nevadaman
Date Posted: 08/September/2007 at 2:51pm
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Thanks for the input Jeff! I don't know much about Cimex cleaning. Can you or anyone else fill me in on it? In the mean time I'll do some research. ------------- Hello...is this thing on? |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 08/September/2007 at 5:21pm
| You should do fine with your TM.. Dry times should be 1hr or less on CGD.. You can leave low moisture with a TM.. |
Posted By: Nevadaman
Date Posted: 08/September/2007 at 9:37pm
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Thanks, that's good to hear. Excuse my ignorance but what does CGD stand for? ------------- Hello...is this thing on? |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 09/September/2007 at 12:17am
Commercial glue down as in low level looped carpet  ------------- 
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Posted By: danmarck82
Date Posted: 09/September/2007 at 12:29am
| what kind of truck mount is producing 1 hour dry times? |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 09/September/2007 at 11:50am
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Equiptment is only 50% of your results... Heck.. I was getting fast DT's with my Recoil....
On CGD.. Whats so hard about that.. Technique.. Experience.. And of course a Powerful TM. Or padding (rotary/OP). I've had them dry in 30min.. no bull!!
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 09/September/2007 at 3:11pm
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I thought I was on the Red Bored for a minute ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 09/September/2007 at 4:49pm
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 09/September/2007 at 6:05pm
STD's Cleanco with his "soon" to be patented Quick Dry system  -------------
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danmarck82 wrote:Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 09/September/2007 at 6:13pm
Just did this Chinese joint today and dry to touch in 1.5hrs... I was rushing it...
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Posted By: Michael
Date Posted: 09/September/2007 at 6:21pm
| CGD always dries super fast, doesn't it? I'm always rushing to extract before the prespray dries. |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 09/September/2007 at 6:30pm
| If the ps dries before you get there just mist that area and it will reactivate to work... |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 09/September/2007 at 8:39pm
What a mess of hoses. What is your unit a VORNIJA. Or SGG's Titan tm with all those hoses? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 09/September/2007 at 8:40pm
Maybe you should use a wetter pre spray?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: pilediver
Date Posted: 09/September/2007 at 9:11pm
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Put out lots of wet floor signs
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 09/September/2007 at 10:00pm
There's always the fire hose option for pre spraying  -------------
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 10/September/2007 at 2:05am
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"What a mess of hoses"... Dam! Who cares? No one there but me.. I moved them back to prespray a area.. Only 2 hoses snaked...
VORNINJA.. Thats a good one..
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 10/September/2007 at 7:44am
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One wand in eash hand?? Your getting as good as Steamer?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 10/September/2007 at 9:05am
It's like having two techs on every job  -------------
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 10/September/2007 at 11:26am
What you guys talking about?? "I am the GREATEST".. Well.. Next to you doug and cmaster...
Anyways Sunday I did 5500sft of nasty Chinese.. Hose management was my least concern.. 2 hoses -- vac & solution.!!
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 10/September/2007 at 12:35pm
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You need a tech to manage your hoses........or a good woman -------------
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 10/September/2007 at 3:54pm
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he already has a good woman.. That's why he's wotking on Sunday?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 10/September/2007 at 5:01pm
| OK.. You guys never pull your hoses back? like i said i pulled them back to prespray a open area.. What do you guys do? Just leave the hoses in the same room and prespray on the hoses? |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 10/September/2007 at 7:48pm
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Pre-spray first then drop the hose------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 10/September/2007 at 8:15pm
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I have a hoseless router to the truck SGG invented it judt for me. Now just a wand and no hoses to contend with?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 10/September/2007 at 10:28pm
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I have one of those too. The cat is out of the bage. Everyone knows we are STD's customers now -------------
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Posted By: Michael
Date Posted: 11/September/2007 at 11:56pm
Yeah . . . I was just making a point: CGD dries really fast. No advice necessary. |