How much time to encap 27,000 sq. ft. office?
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Desk Jockey
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27k /2
13.5 /900 sq/ft
15 hours
Cubes are slow you might be able to squeeze another 100 or 200 sq/ft and hour but its nothing like open areas.
We would likely run 6-Cimex's and get it done on a Saturday AM.
13.5 /900 sq/ft
15 hours
Cubes are slow you might be able to squeeze another 100 or 200 sq/ft and hour but its nothing like open areas.
We would likely run 6-Cimex's and get it done on a Saturday AM.
Don't forget two extra hours of "staple pulling", paper clips, gum spots, stains around chair mats, etc...
Ohhhh shat, just saw he need to vac also...
Desk Jockey
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I figured that was what the third guy was doing. ???
We have jugs like this filled with water. We drop them off throughout the facility so then you just refill quickly and easily.
We have jugs like this filled with water. We drop them off throughout the facility so then you just refill quickly and easily.
hogjowl
Idiot™
x2 if you're using American labor.
Chavez is thinking Mexican.
Chavez is thinking Mexican.
Desk Jockey
Member
LOL we only have 2.5 in the field.
hogjowl
Idiot™
Are you the half?
Desk Jockey
Member
No, I'm so big I'm 2.5 
encapman
Member
3 guys 2 Cimex's:
Third guy pre-vacs and gets water, etc.
Each Cimex averages 2500 sq ft per hr.
Two Cimex techs = 5000 sq ft per hour.
You should be able to knock out 27K in about 6 hours. Round that out to 8 hours and you'll have plenty of wiggle room. All three techs have to hustle though to pull it off. Otherwise you'll need to add an extra hour or two.
Third guy pre-vacs and gets water, etc.
Each Cimex averages 2500 sq ft per hr.
Two Cimex techs = 5000 sq ft per hour.
You should be able to knock out 27K in about 6 hours. Round that out to 8 hours and you'll have plenty of wiggle room. All three techs have to hustle though to pull it off. Otherwise you'll need to add an extra hour or two.
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Lee Stockwell
FOJL
I use swing machine for cubicles and tight areas.
Lee Stockwell
FOJL
Don't put a newbie or inattentive person on it
@Lee Stockwell so a swing machine w a tank?
Desk Jockey
Member
Good luck. I agree for open spaces but my experience is cubicals will slow production to a crawl.
encapman
Member
We've got a pretty quick system for cubes. Run the Cimex into the cube. Let go of the machine. Grab the office chair and pull it out. Shove the Cimex under the desk. No need to worry about network cables; it won't grab them. After scrubbing under the desk, pull the Cimex out. Swing the chair back under the desk. And scrub your way back out of the cube. It goes prett fast. Only takes a couple of minutes per cube. Faster than a swing machine and safer around wires and cables.
Desk Jockey
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I believe you, I just know our experience. Open areas sure, cubes.
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Lee Stockwell
FOJL
Yes
Desk Jockey
Member
There have been times when I job costed and got a pain deep in my stomach. Each of those times were when I over estimated production times for cubicles.
They never listen.
They never listen.
Cleanworks
Moderator
does it swing both ways?
Desk Jockey
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Lee Stockwell
FOJL
I've got 45+ years on 175 and their 320rpm cousins, the Cimex is not faster.
It IS "chimp-friendly", if that's what you hire.
It IS "chimp-friendly", if that's what you hire.
encapman
Member
YMMV 
Lee Stockwell
FOJL
We love the Cimex, and any cleaner should have one. Fortunately with a variety of tools you will find a niche for each.
encapman
Member
Like I said, YMMV. For me I think it's drop dead simple to shove the Cimex underneath desks. You can let go of the machine, while it's running, to move chairs and other stuff out of the way. I agree that a rotary machine has a slight degree more agility than a Cimex has. But that comes at a price. Firstly, the rotary machine will wear your body out on a big job, especially the size of the one described here. And a rotary can also gobble up wires/cables, whereas the Cimex will just spit them out. On top of that, the Cimex has a much larger tank. And lastly, it scrubs more thoroughly than a rotary machine (the Cimex spins at more than twice the speed of a 175 - and it's rotation is planetary rather than rotary). For my money, a rotary doesn't hold a candle to that.
hogjowl
Idiot™
Ok.
Rick got the last word.
Rick got the last word.
SamIam
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No You did Marty
Desk Jockey
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I did! 
Ya'll behave now ya here!
Ya'll behave now ya here!
Lee Stockwell
FOJL
A 20" buffer has 316 sq inches of contact area to the 151 sq inches for the typical Cimex, and the actual edge speed is also greater with the buffer
which somewhat negates the increased rpm of the individual cimex pad.
Tank size is similar, at somewhat over 4 gallons. You are right about the brute fatigue, but it CAN do the job very well.
which somewhat negates the increased rpm of the individual cimex pad.
Tank size is similar, at somewhat over 4 gallons. You are right about the brute fatigue, but it CAN do the job very well.
Desk Jockey
Member
Which is more aggressive? I think the 175 would be. ???
