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    Cleaning High Windows With Pressure Washer

    Another couple buildings DI water and pressure wash. Wash windows and building facade, use DI water so everything dries nice and clean. Spend maybe 3-4 hours at end of project going over a few spots that water drips from window trim and leaves spotting. All these buildings pictured are 3-5...
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    Cleaning High Windows With Pressure Washer

    This is a picture of a building we clean the windows and metal facade with DI clean water. We dont need much pressure so I use a little 12hp at 3000psi cold water machine. Run the hose from the spicket through the DI bottle which then feeds to the pressure washer, which then sprays purified...
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    Employee Hourly Rates

    What are your starting, after a year, and lead pressure washer rates per hour? Got the old "I have a lot of bills" from a lead pressure washer who has been with me for 6 yrs. I don't want to get into his personal life- but with his 5 kids and a stay at home wife, where is the top pay? I...
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    Trade Shows

    Last year BOMA Silicon Valley Trade Show. All PM's and Management professionals at the show. Paid about the same $750
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    BASMAA Bay Area Stormwater Agency Current Water Mandate Northern California

    Same information- different Agency Hello, As a Recognized Surface Cleaner qualified by the Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association (BASMAA), you need to be aware of emergency drought regulations adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board, which went into effect on...
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    Lift rental, customer pay, or u pay up front?

    All lift work should be at a premium, but does everyone line item the cost for the lift in the proposal? 99% of the time my jobs are bid as a lump sum and the cost of the lift and all the associated costs with the rental are incorporated into the lump sum price for the job. If I was putting...
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    California water restriction Updates

    this is a picture of grease overflowing out of the grease hold at a restaurant. The after is of the footprint cleaned with EBC
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    Door Cover Ideas for Commercial Cleaning

    I currently use 3' tube like sand bags to place in front of doors and or sliders at commercial properties to stop water intrusion. They are cumbersome and heavy- does anyone have any ideas and or products they use to block the water from going under the small crack at commercial doors ie...
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    New Website

    www.clarkservices1.com Check out our new website. Designed by Website Design Phoenix- Ty Schell Great Job Ty! Easy process, quick and painless. Basically Ty does exactly as he says. I make the payments and he produces. I wish every job went as smooth as working with Website Design Phoenix.
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    Flat Bed 3500 with Sirocco Reclaim System

    1999 Chevy 3500 Flat Bed Truck 190k rebuilt top end less than 5k ago 5.6 gpm hot water pressure washer, 20 hrs on Kohler 28hp PW motor, Sirocco Reclaim System, (2) 250 gallon tanks, (2) hose reels and PW & Garden Hose, 100' reclaim hose, 18" reclaim surface cleaner, wands, etc......... Truck...
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    Commercial Work Picture

    Total of (6) similar buildings washed over three weekends. 2 rigs washing lower and upper level, one deionized water rig to rinse all the windows after building wash. Total of 6 men- 2 on lift 4 on ground washing, moving hose, and rinsing. Each building 8 hours San Mateo, Ca. Jeremy
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    Pump Size vs Pressure Washer Motor HP

    Is there a math equation to figure the biggest pump per gallon vs the pressure washer motor HP? If I have a 18hp Vanguard what would be the largest gpm pump, to use safely, to marry the units together. Thanks
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    Garage Cleaning In Southern California

    A friend of mine sent me an email a week back about a garage cleaning he had witnessed at his gym in the west side of Los Angeles. This is a photo he sent me a week later of the employee, notice shirt off, still cleaning the same garage with a cold water unit, a week later. :yikes:
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    Kitchen Greasy Mess

    Received a call today from a General Contractor looking to clean heavy grease deposits on the floor and walls of a commericial kitchen.. The GC wants to prepare the floor so a Waterproofing Contractor can lay out his material. This job will pay well if I have the correct degreaser/ Chems. I...
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