Desk Jockey
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McDonalds bags and construction debris, toys, candy, beer cans, dead mice, bats, snakes and a rabbit that got stuck in the duct and liquified.
McDonalds bags and construction debris, toys, candy, beer cans, dead mice, bats, snakes and a rabbit that got stuck in the duct and liquified.
What you don't see is with any agitation system, some dust and dirt flies AWAY from your suction hose, and you just don't have enough CFM with that little hose to pull the dust back to you.when its just dry dust etc..and your scrubbing it with the suction just a few inches away...how much do you truly need.
Totally get it for negative air though.
Interesting here, there used to be a bunch of the big duct trucks. Now only 2 companies left and one is up for sale. Bunch have started with the portable negative air and rotobrush systems.
I think you can do just as good a job without the big trucks but I'd love to have a Biltwell.when its just dry dust etc..and your scrubbing it with the suction just a few inches away...how much do you truly need.
Totally get it for negative air though.
Interesting here, there used to be a bunch of the big duct trucks. Now only 2 companies left and one is up for sale. Bunch have started with the portable negative air and rotobrush systems. City size 250,000 pop
I think you can do just as good a job without the big trucks but I'd love to have a Biltwell.
We are in a smaller town, 120,000 but there at least four of us that do air ducts seriously and a couple of others with their T. Plus we are 50-minutes from KC and we get both large companies for commercial work and bait and switch companies for residential. Whole house cleaning for $59.00![]()
We carry an Abatement Technologies unit in out duct truck for apartments or long difficult to reach hose runs. Nice to have the option of gas fired or electric.If this duct thing keeps going like it is I plan on heading down to air care for their class and taking a really good look at their top of the line negative air unit too. Gotta start somewhere right. If I am more so impressed Ill pick up a negative unit and put it in my VLM van.
An AT? I wouldn't use that jewel for vacuuming vents... how much is a new blower for one of those?I also am running an AT truck with 2.5/2" hoseI know from my previous truck how much of a suction difference so i know that is helping me greatly
After video inspection as i said, I am happy with my work![]()
Just realize that duct cleaning is much harder and dirtier than carpet cleaning. Currently I'm in 6 different businesses, including a daycare with 63 children currently, franchised sub shop, and a nail/hair salon (that's leased out) . Believe me they all have their problems and airduct cleaning is no different. Of the more than a dozen different businesses that I have owned, duct cleaning is the worst over all. Lousy return on investment if you are properly equipped and it takes so long to do a decent job. If you do the all to common crap job, there is a million and one ways for you to get caught. Like the next time an HVAC guy comes out.
Using a truckmount attachment to clean ducts or that stupid Ram AIR wiz bang thing is the quickest way for a duct cleaner to get sued. All it will take is one job where the people have a child with asthma or some other upper respiratory issue and a post job camera inspection by another reputable firm and you are done. I have seen this happen three times in the last 12 years, all three cases actually went to trial and the original duct cleaner lost every time. The push/pull cleaners love coming behind carpet cleaners with Video cameras and redoing the job on film. Then they come to court as a witness when you are blamed for their child's two week stay in the hospital. Air care's service division was named in a multi-million dollar case involved where black mold was in the system. They just did a video inspection and declined the job. Another company did the job and agitating all the mold into the air stream resulted in the pastor of the church losing his eye sight from the disease and the death of his small child. The attorneys just sued all involved parties. Air care was dropped as a defendant but the cleaner that did the job was bankrupted and even lost his home. They tell the story at their training academy and I wondered if it was true or a scare tactic. I researched all cases involving Aircare online and found it.
Duct cleaning done improperly is a health risk and dangerous to your business. The allergy industry is promoting hyper active parents of allergy prone kids. It's a nightmare for the carpet cleaner that is "winging it". Admitting to poor source removal up front isn't a "disclaimer" it's admission of GROSS NEGLIGENCE. Please talk to a local attorney before you do the winging it duct operation. You have worked too hard to get wiped out. Remember insurance doesn't always cover gross negligence so be careful.
Just realize that duct cleaning is much harder and dirtier than carpet cleaning. Currently I'm in 6 different businesses, including a daycare with 63 children currently, franchised sub shop, and a nail/hair salon (that's leased out) . Believe me they all have their problems and airduct cleaning is no different. Of the more than a dozen different businesses that I have owned, duct cleaning is the worst over all. Lousy return on investment if you are properly equipped and it takes so long to do a decent job. If you do the all to common crap job, there is a million and one ways for you to get caught. Like the next time an HVAC guy comes out.
Using a truckmount attachment to clean ducts or that stupid Ram AIR wiz bang thing is the quickest way for a duct cleaner to get sued. All it will take is one job where the people have a child with asthma or some other upper respiratory issue and a post job camera inspection by another reputable firm and you are done. I have seen this happen three times in the last 12 years, all three cases actually went to trial and the original duct cleaner lost every time. The push/pull cleaners love coming behind carpet cleaners with Video cameras and redoing the job on film. Then they come to court as a witness when you are blamed for their child's two week stay in the hospital. Air care's service division was named in a multi-million dollar case involved where black mold was in the system. They just did a video inspection and declined the job. Another company did the job and agitating all the mold into the air stream resulted in the pastor of the church losing his eye sight from the disease and the death of his small child. The attorneys just sued all involved parties. Air care was dropped as a defendant but the cleaner that did the job was bankrupted and even lost his home. They tell the story at their training academy and I wondered if it was true or a scare tactic. I researched all cases involving Aircare online and found it.
Duct cleaning done improperly is a health risk and dangerous to your business. The allergy industry is promoting hyper active parents of allergy prone kids. It's a nightmare for the carpet cleaner that is "winging it". Admitting to poor source removal up front isn't a "disclaimer" it's admission of GROSS NEGLIGENCE. Please talk to a local attorney before you do the winging it duct operation. You have worked too hard to get wiped out. Remember insurance doesn't always cover gross negligence so be careful.