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Dave,
Well, when people go the the laundromat, they are washing their clothes in a machine you just used…so do we.
When I was the pads, we use bleach, phosphate and a dash of high efficiency liquid detergent. The pads are clean and nothing of any consequence is getting through the bleach…
You are correct though…when we have really nasty, oily, terrible pads…I get some quarters and go to the laundromat. Why push it too far?
JoAnn is allergic to cat as well and even washing the pads after being in a cat house…no jokes, ther is never a problem…that is/was my litmus test for the machine.
Hope this helps…Dave
Dave,
After nearly 5 years in the business…what is the debate? After a year of going to the nearest laundromat, about 2 miles away, and waiting for a machine or 2, 3, 4 of them….and then lugging them and me home and taking the pads inside because they might freeze…a total, and thorough pain in the lower parts….
There was no debate….I was sold! We got the top of the line front end loader from Sears w/the 5 year warranty (thank the Lord) and except for when the washer broke, we do the laundry from the comfort of my home….warm, or cool and doing something productive at the same time….
Time is money and spending it in a laundromat, for me, is a waste of time and money.
Get a machine and you will be amazed at the difference in the pads and their appearance and life will be much easier, and more profitable.
Just my 2 cents worth of opinion on this matter.
Dave
Ron…must be sniffing too much sand…I meant refrigerator door in a customer’s home….Your remark went shwing right over my head. lmsao
Careful grasshopper….let your senses guide you, as well as some good common sense (which does not exist). The formaldehyde is volatile and will eventually be gone. You could always take the credit…
Best wishes.
Dave
This sounds similar to the Katrina trailer issue the Feds are having.
Formaldehyde is a nasty chemical released commonly from plywood or particle board…especially when heated.
He may have a home that has particle board or plywood sub-floor that might have been heated by the HWE process or by nature, since it is now warming up most places. In newer construction, it is very common for the wood to release formaldehyde to atmosphere and cause tearing, etc…
I have been to some storage barns with fresh plywood and could not stay inside for more than a few seconds due to tearing and choking from the excess formaldehyde. It eventually is released and then no problem.
Once the curing process is complete and the wood aired out…the problem is relieved. Reheating the wood might …maybe drive off some more, but I would guess a minimal amount.
It is very closely related to formalin that was / may still be used for embalming/tissue preservation. We all smelled it years ago in Biology class as we were dissecting a frog or cat…not used much any more for that I am sure..it is bad stuff.
Hope this helps…Just my best guess, not being there.
It seems to me that the more complicated things (equipment) gets, the more to break or cause problems.
Getting smaller every day now though…just signed up for the Disney Marathon for Jan 11, 09…I am a walker and did it 10 years ago at 6 hrs 54 min..in terrible shape then and after 3rd marathon in 1999, quit walking.
The effects of chemotherapy for leukemia in 1995 took its toll on my metabolic system and blew up to 275 lbs when you may have seen me in 206. Down to 253 today and going down to 200# by end of year.
I am now looking to trim an hour or two off my previous time.
Added bonus, my daughter and her husband are flying to Orlando to do it with me…all signed up just got to get out not and walk my 4 miles..4 AM.
Have a great day all…
Dave
Yep,
First, I terminated them and asked to be removed from their listing.
Several reasons…1) I cannot refuse taking a job 2) pricing not consistent and 3) attempted to use leverage on me to do a job I did not want to do and was informed that I could not cherry pick jobs with them.
I will not do certain jobs, and that includes cleaning unspecified bodily fluids all over a sofa in 3rd floor apartments in the heart of the city. These are ugly jobs and we do not like to have the van even seen there. And not for $80, for 7 panels of a sofa.
If anyone wants the specifics, call. I can see where in certain parts of the country, this would be a great opportunity.
I now know why I have never heard of them in 5 years in the business in this market.
Dave
717-898-6340
