Heat wave today at -17 below zero

[Mark Saiger]

Couple videos of getting ready to clean in -17 degrees. Heat wave compared to yesterdays -19 below. Made it up to -6 degrees by the end of the day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q41Gu5GJ3lg

All prevaced, pre sticky tabbed, tarped, prespray and ready to clean!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wee6B8bn0WY

Cold again tomorrow....imagine that!

Mark Saiger
www.saigers.com

 

[Russ T.]

You're a trooper Mark! It was a high of 6 degrees here and I think it was 1 degree at my first job. Nice and sunny though...and no parking in garages


The Clean Machine

 

[Mark Saiger]

You're a trooper Mark! It was a high of 6 degrees here and I think it was 1 degree at my first job. Nice and sunny though...and no parking in garages


The Clean Machine

We are starting out at -4 today. I think it will be the first time in over a week that we might climb above zero! Might wear a "T-shirt" today just to celebrate!

Mark Saiger

 

[Jim Pemberton]

Mark, a lot of cleaners here in the middle Atlantic states hesitate to operate their truck mounts once it gets into single digits ABOVE zero.

Would you mind sharing some of your "below zero" cold weather operating tips here?

Thanks (in advance)!

 

[Jimmy L]

I'm using an emulsifier that contains some alcohol and that seems to help to prevent the solution lines from freezing.

 

[Steve Lawrence]

Our best cold weather tip is to pre warm your solution lines. On our Butlers we installed a nipple at the top of the sight gauge on the water tank. We connect our pressure hose from the reel there and run the pressure a few minutes to get the solution line hot. Then we have plenty of time to lay out the hose with no chance of freeze up.

 

[Desk Jockey]

I love the Saiger compound, nice home and shop BUT man I'd move out of that cold weather!

You sir are an Iron man to persevere through that rough environment!

 

[Buck1955]

I leave the solution line in the truck until the last minute. Get it in and get it spraying asap.

 

[Desk Jockey]

We train the guys to run the vacuum line first in the winter and take the solution hose inside until they are ready to fire the unit up. Then get the flow moving so it won't freeze on them.

 

[Shane Deubell]

Sucks, not only is it cold but half area was just whacked with a lake effect blizzard. Today another one is rolling in, so far we only have couple inches .

Thank God for commercial work...

 

[Desk Jockey]

I don't know how you guys do it. It depresses me when it's on the ground for more than a few days.

We have freezing rain coming tonight turning to snow tomorrow night.

 

[Mark Saiger]

Mark, a lot of cleaners here in the middle Atlantic states hesitate to operate their truck mounts once it gets into single digits ABOVE zero.

Would you mind sharing some of your "below zero" cold weather operating tips here?

Thanks (in advance)!

Sure will! Would be my pleasure!

Will get something together that makes sense and maybe with video links to help too.

Mark

 

[C&S]

how come you were running two trucks? big job?

 

[Shane Deubell]

I don't know how you guys do it. It depresses me when it's on the ground for more than a few days.

We have freezing rain coming tonight turning to snow tomorrow night.

Yeah,about 6 inches in last 30 minutes.

Why do you think we are all crazy.....
Oh wait that's just me .

 

[Desk Jockey]

Oh my gawwwd I'd be packing my sheeeet up and heading to visit Jim Martin.

 

[Jim Martin]

Oh my gawwwd I'd be packing my sheeeet up and heading to visit Jim Martin.

you would enjoy it...our weather is perfect right now....short sleeve shirts....not to hot and not to cold...........perfect........

and it is only going to get better..........

 

[Buck1955]

Winter sucks. You get all hot and sweaty from working and have to go out in single digit temps and 30 mph wind. Bungee cord on the van door so it wont blow open and stay open. Jim, do you need an old assistant?

 

[Desk Jockey]

Man that is nice weather!

Jim you need to open a winter camp for carpet cleaners!

and this is great compared to the single digits last week.

 

[Shane Deubell]

My mustang drives great in blizzards.... just have to adjust to driving sideways !

 

[Desk Jockey]

Even I drive a 4x4 and we don't get no where near that kind of snow. A Mustang should be illegal there!

 

[Jim Martin]

I've done my time in those temps...ice storms...white outs...snow everywhere.......screw that...I moved.....
we get cold here..but nothing like what I use to put up with....but our cold does not last..it comes in and goes out...It was cold last week and I had to set heaters for 3 nights...now we are going to warm up again....and I am sure another cold front will come in....just how it works.....

I am more then happy putting up with 100 to 110 degree weather a month out of the year.....(its easier to cool yourself down then it is to warm up)........and enjoy good weather for the next 11 months.....

 

[Desk Jockey]

Yep upper 40's next week with another nose dive after that. I miss summer already!

Cold does bother me as much as the ice and slick roads.

 

[Shane Deubell]

3-5 more years of this stuff for me.

My uncle pulled a steve and sold his business at 40 to live the good life in sunny FLA. Only to lose 3/4 of it on bad investments.
Trying to remain patient and learn from his mistakes, the clock is ticking for sure.

 

[Mark Saiger]

how come you were running two trucks? big job?

Big job, lots of jobs through out the day, and we tend to run 2 trucks and 3 people on jobs all the time.

Mark Saiger
www.saigers.com

 

[Mark Saiger]

Made it to -2 today....I thought about wearing short sleeves with the heat wave...

 

[hogjowl]

"Aaron" could hardly contain his joy when you told him that customer called.

 

[Mark Saiger]

"Aaron" could hardly contain his joy when you told him that customer called.

LOL at Marty!

Here was the clean up...husband had veracious veins surgery...didn't know he was bleeding all over the house. The client (wife) was very happy actually....Aron just remembers the cleanup! Was on 3 chairs, and a number of different rooms of carpet. This spot we had to water claw and OSR. Actually, I did a lot of the blood clean up.

Before: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...620.1073741861.168572583180170&type=1&theater

After: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...620.1073741861.168572583180170&type=1&theater

Mark Saiger