Freeze rookie

[Mikey P]

Today was the first day I've cleaned in weather below. 30°.


It was actually 8° out..

It wasn't pretty and I have to go back tomorrow to finish up...

 

[hogjowl]

Your pump up sprayer freeze?

 

[Willy P]

Pads froze.

 

[Mikey P]

It's amazing how much can freeze in 2 hours exposed to those temperatures...

 

[Numero Uno]

It is a problem for sure...Every year cleaners spend tons of cash. On repairing equipment...They learn from experience thereafter. But Winter cleaning is to say the least very harsh.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

I hate to see NEW setups sold in freeze prone areas in naked, uninsulated vans.

 

[Mikey P]

worked flawlessly today.

 

[Jim Morrison]

worked flawlessly today.

Do you have a port to run hoses out of van or did you seal up the door? 8° is starting to get a little cool.

 

[Mikey P]

Do you have a port to run hoses out of van or did you seal up the door? 8° is starting to get a little cool.

No port

 

[Mikey P]

this was the worst of it all...

 

[Mike J]

Cold weather cleaners got my respect. I just couldnt do it. Very humbling. Seriously.

 

[hogjowl]

No
You’d just start padding
And ignore the tip bloom

 

[Clean Response]

You just need to keep the water moving and not let things sit for too long if you are moving things. I met Saiger in Grand Forks, ND when he came up to me and talked to me when I was cleaning a hotel for my boss at the time.

The worst was when I was doing a 3rd floor apt in sub zero and I had to toss the hoses over the balcony and when I got there the vac hose was frozen too stiff to coil up because it sucked in the cold air and froze the water in the vac line and would not bend much. I had to just shove it in the back and let it thaw out and coil it up later. I tried spraying hot water in hose but it was just too cold. Normally you would do that to get hot water in the line to prevent freezing.

 

[Jim Morrison]

It's amazing how much can freeze in 2 hours exposed to those temperatures...

Everything we use will be froze in 30 minutes in those temps. might be different if the ground hasn’t froze yet. What’s wrong with your “thingy” there. All I can think of is tip to huge ballpoint pen.

 

[Mikey P]

Everything we use will be froze in 30 minutes in those temps. might be different if the ground hasn’t froze yet. What’s wrong with your “thingy” there. All I can think of is tip to huge ballpoint pen.

O ring and and spacer blew apart..

 

[Jim Pemberton]

O ring and and spacer blew apart..

Usually you lose your pressure guage first, but that is a fairly exposed part of your system on the front panel.

My feeling has been that your role in your region is as a "gentleman cleaner" (see definition of "Gentleman Farmer" to understand my reference), I wonder why you are attempting to clean at temperatures that not only risk damage to parts, but also significant personal discomfort.

 

[Cleanworks]

It's usually above freezing here but we had a cold snap in December that saw me cleaning in 14 degree f weather. Just made sure to keep everything moving, keep the hoses hot. As soon as I was done, coil up the vac hose first, flush a little more hot water through the pressure hose and coil right away. I was hooked up to the hot water in the house so the feed hose was warm. Just have to move quick and don't stop to chat with the customer.

 

[Mikey P]

Usually you lose your pressure guage first, but that is a fairly exposed part of your system on the front panel.

My feeling has been that your role in your region is as a "gentleman cleaner" (see definition of "Gentleman Farmer" to understand my reference), I wonder why you are attempting to clean at temperatures that not only risk damage to parts, but also significant personal discomfort.

Military must clean situation..

 

[Brian H]

If we shut down during cold temperatures, we would lose a lot of money. I think the high for today is supposed to be 12° f. The coldest I remember working in was -20° f actual temperature. With those days, you have about 30 seconds from the time your solution line hits the ground to start the flow. And never have your vacuum line sucking in outside air at those temperatures. Shut it off before wrapping it up.

 

[Nate The Great]

If we shut down during cold temperatures, we would lose a lot of money. I think the high for today is supposed to be 12° f. The coldest I remember working in was -20° f actual temperature. With those days, you have about 30 seconds from the time your solution line hits the ground to start the flow. And never have your vacuum line sucking in outside air at those temperatures. Shut it off before wrapping it up.

Y’all cold weather guys are a bit off to begin with.. I recently was in 5°F and felt like a popsicle.. It’s manageable but I wouldn’t be trying to clean in those temps as I’m a slow cleaner.. And the guys with no heated garages who winterize their machines everyday ..

 

[Mikey P]

Y’all cold weather guys are a bit off to begin with.. I recently was in 5°F and felt like a popsicle.. It’s manageable but I wouldn’t be trying to clean in those temps as I’m a slow cleaner.. And the guys with no heated garages who winterize their machines everyday ..

luckily my new GGAW filter didnt bust..

 

[Nate The Great]

Looks like your filter took one of your "ExtenZe" pills.. Dafaq kind of filter is that?

 

[Mikey P]

Looks like your filter took one of your "ExtenZe" pills.. Dafaq kind of filter is that?

When you go to the doctor do you click they or them on the application?

 

[Mike J]

Luckily we just get cold snaps and never lose jobs by waiting a few days when its 50 degrees. Like now. 10 today and gonna hit 50 plus tomorrow. I feel it compromises all the solution hoses, and exposed equipment, mayby why I toasted my Clutch on my PTO. HOT, freezing cold, Hot, freezing cold. Working solo would have to shut down, finish off a room, restart, bla, bla, bla. Clutch failed.

But if it went to wicked freezing temps in the Spring, I would have to figure it out. So again, hats off to my super cold full time HWE brothers.

 

[Nate The Great]

When you go to the doctor do you click they or them on the application?

I don't go to the doctor, be a man!

 

[Dolly Llama]

Coit van at the autobody shop down the road. (minor crumple to drivers door)
Been outside since yesterday 4 o'clock (20 degrees) when I came home and has been out all night.
Hope that cowboy's chit is winterized exceptionally well. (or empty)
'Cause by 9 pm yesterday it was 8 degrees and dropped to a low of 3 last night


..L.T.A.

 

[Brian H]

Coit van at the autobody shop down the road. (minor crumple to drivers door)
Been outside since yesterday 4 o'clock (20 degrees) when I came home and has been out all night.
Hope that cowboy's chit is winterized exceptionally well. (or empty)
'Cause by 9 pm yesterday it was 8 degrees and dropped to a low of 3 last night


..L.T.A.

That's why you always winterize your vehicles when you take them in for service. Many, many years ago we took one in for service with a giant note on the steering wheel that it had to stay inside at all times. It sat outside overnight with that note still stuck on the steering wheel!

We learned the hard way, never trust a porter at a dealership!

 

[Jim Pemberton]

That's why you always winterize your vehicles when you take them in for service. Many, many years ago we took one in for service with a giant note on the steering wheel that it had to stay inside at all times. It sat outside overnight with that note still stuck on the steering wheel!

We learned the hard way, never trust a porter at a dealership!

Most of the freeze damage we fix comes from guys trusting a dealership or repair place to put their vehicle away overnight.