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    Pressure washers purchase

    For the past 20 plus years we have been purchasing our electric pressure washers from Northern Tool, North Star division. Multiple purchases of pressure washers and accessories, plus multiply referrals. There has been no inkling of recognition, thanks or consideration with service or pricing...
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    Spinner

    I have an idea for a spinner and need to talk to someone capable of evaluating my idea and perhaps putting my idea into the real deal. It comes about because of the need to access every single spot in a system where there are some cases in which only my type of spinner will or might work. I am...
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    IKECA , What is it good for?

    Lets hear some of the opinions on IKECA. Briefly please. I look at them from a small business perspective. Membership fees, Fees for seminars, seminars mainly out west. I have to pay for transportation, lodging, meals and endure lost income by not being at my business. Seminars go over stuff I...
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    Duct Spinners breaking. Help needed.

    Duct spinners are breaking like crazy because of the screws penetrating the duct. I know that there are not supposed to be screws penetrating but it is what it is. Anybody have any suggestions, improvements?
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    Aqua Vent Hoods

    A customer of mine has an Aqua Vent Hood. At least 13 years old. The Aqua Vent company is out of business now. Question #1 Was this hood intended for a water wash system? Question #2 When can I get parts. Nothing major. Instead of filters there are removable plates. These plates have stainless...
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    Licensed hood cleaning Technicians

    A state licensed hood cleaning tech, took a written test, has 500 hours of hood cleaning in 6 months. Basically a custodian, with a little influence. Can this tech, when requested by a customer to submit a price quote for cleaning, upon finding some non compliant issues legally report these...
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    State Licensed Hood Cleaner

    Is this legal? A customer asks you to give him a price on cleaning his system. You, as a licensed by the state hood cleaning tech go there. You find the system not to be up to code structurally. Keeping in mind our expertise is in cleaning only. Is it legal to put non compliant stickers on the...
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    Question for you Hot water machined guys/ gals

    I do a college that has at least 50 hoods. All located at various levels of the building with the duct running right over the main seating area. Some places are on the upper floor. Like 10th floor catering etc. Up the elevator , winding stairs to the roof over walls on the roof. How do you all...
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    Test for liquid tight duct

    Massachusetts is enforcing the fire codes. We are finding that many ducts are not welded properly. Many welds and seams leak. We need to have some kind of test or procedures to determine if the duct is liquid tight. Lights is one way but often restricted to ducts that are in open space where one...
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    Scheduling Program

    I have been trying and trying to get a scheduling program. Thought I had found it in Taskmasterkec. After getting some basic info found it to be too cumbersome. Too much information to key in. It was like going into a diner, ordering a hamburger and the cook coming out with a cow and trying to...
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    Massachusetts Hood Cleaners Unite.

    The state adopted the NFPA 96 2008 Fire Codes after a tragedy. Now they have begun to interpret the codes. To my thinking shall means will do. There is no grandfathering unless signed off by a Fire Inspector. Hood Cleaners are responsible for cleaning and accessibility for cleaning. Nothing to...
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    Scheduling Program

    I have been trying and trying to get a scheduling program. Thought I had found it in Taskmasterkec. After getting some basic info found it to be too cumbersome. Too much information to key in. It was like going into a diner, ordering a hamburger and the cook coming out with a cow and trying to...
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    Need a good scheduling program

    Really need a good scheduling program that allows one informational change to be applied for each cleaning, once. Back and forth back and forth with excel. Tired to get a handle on Lawn Pro but they are nowhere to be found. Anyone using anything good?
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    IKECA , What is it good for?

    Is the IKECA any benefit to the average hood cleaner Exactly who are they and what do they do? They are not hood cleaners. They seem to be an organization that has meetings to get large companies together to force their agendas down the small companies throats. I am sure they have a great deal...
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    Is the IKECA any benefit to the average hood cleaner

    Exactly who are they and what do they do? They are not hood cleaners. They seem to be an organization that has meetings to get large companies together to force their agendas down the small companies throats. I am sure they have a great deal of influence on the NFPA. Example, read the...
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