This is how we started

Tony Shelton

Tony Shelton

BS Detector, Esquire
Today I had about 90 filters to clean to put into inventory so I cleaned them the old way to give you guys an idea of how we started before pressure washing. I estimate that we cleaned approximately 35,000 filters in this machine.

Now you can see why I don't usually talk in my videos: "a, ba, duh, a, ba, duh, th, th, thats al folks!"

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Is that a Baja Outlaw in your yard?
 
Grant said:
Is that a Baja Outlaw in your yard?
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That would be nice, but no, it's a Larson Hampton.

I couldn't afford the gas in the Outlaw. I can't even afford the gas in this one.

260hp and 22gph vs 425hp and 38gph (over $80.00 per hour!)
 
Man that's cool stuff!! I'm always impressed by what some people do that makes them a living. Never considered that a pro would in demand to clean filters----but I can see how that would be a big expense for the co.


One thing: Loved the vid, cool to learn something new---wish there wouldn't have been any music to distract from what you were saying.
 
Thanks for the video, it was another good, informative video.

I talked to a couple PM's I do work for and explained about cleaning the coils and about a filter exchange program and how they would save money but they were not that interested. They told me that they clean the coils every 1.5 to 2 years. I think with more knowledge I will approach them again, maybe if I made a info sheet to leave with them so they could look it over and have the others see it.
 
Awsome vid... Learned alot. Its nice to look back and see how things got started, and see where you and your company are today. Best of luck to you.
 
Christopher said:
Thanks for the video, it was another good, informative video.

I talked to a couple PM's I do work for and explained about cleaning the coils and about a filter exchange program and how they would save money but they were not that interested. They told me that they clean the coils every 1.5 to 2 years. I think with more knowledge I will approach them again, maybe if I made a info sheet to leave with them so they could look it over and have the others see it.
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That's great! That could be money in your pocket. If they are already cleaning them every two years at least they understand the benefits.

Be persistent and feed them little bits of information over the next few months. Work on the coil sale first, then take pictures of their current filters and give them a quote for that.

Chances are about 95% that the filters will be either dirty as heck, collapsed, improperly installed, or have big gaps between them. Remember condenser coils can be cleaned in 2-10 minutes depending on size, but evaporator coils take a lot longer and are a PITA, so price accordingly and make sure they understand which coil you are quoting.

This company has some good selling points in their video.

http://www.condenserpeople.com/
 
Jon Fife said:
Tony,

Very intrigued with your service. Are you a franchisee, or is this an original model?

I'm curious---what connection does this have to pwashing?
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Franchising was my original plan. I have experience franchising. In the 90s' I and two partners started "Owner's Auto Mart" in South Dakota. We opened 71Dealerships and franchises From Pennsylvania to Palm Desert.

I thought this concept was custom made for franchising, but There's so much work locally I'm not sure I want to go that direction.

Pressurewashing allows us to clean the filters at the unit saving time. From that morphed into coil cleanings since we already had the equipment on the roof anyway. We rarely use the ultrasonic machines any more.
 
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