Recent content by Hayden

Gentlemen, I was called out to a local Arbys restaurant to recharge the kitchen hood fire suppression system after it had discharged. It turns out the fan belt broke, overheated the exhaust system and melted the fusible link. All of these problems for a $5.00 fan belt! They probably lost a...

Gentlemen, Do you guys prefer to pay your employees by the job or by the hour? And what is a fair hourly wage? What is the rate per job? Also, do any of you offer benefits? Looking to expand business and had some questions. Thanks, Hayden

Here is my problem. I want to hire someone to clean hoods, but I don't want to deal with WC, payroll, taxes? Any ideas? What is this leasing employees about? I currently inspect fire systems in restaurants, and can get all the hood cleaning business I can stand but, I need someone else to do...

Gentlemen, I could use some advice! The Fire protection company I currently manage does not provide hood cleaning services. I would like to form a partnership with my boss and myself, and merge my hood cleaning services with his fire protection company. But I'm not sure how to go about it? I...

Gentlemen, Just curious as to how many of us guys cleaning hoods are also in the fire protection field? That's what I currently do full time for a living. That's also how I got involved with cleaning hoods. I noticed how the big boys like Grinnell and Getz and so on were involved in the...

Hey guys, Can you order certificate of performance labels for hood cleaning from the internet?, or do I just go to a print shop and design my own? Thanks, Hayden

Hey guys, I'm interested in the filter exchange service for restaurants. What is the average charge for this service, and how often do you go into the restaurants. Weekly?, Monthly? any ideas? Thanks!

Hey guys, I know that in order to save time and water, you should scrape any grease buildup prior to using degreasers. But where do you find the proper scrapers?. Roofing companies? floor and tile companies? Any ideas? Thanks!