Portable guy has no access

[Ken692]

I have a nice order for some hall stairs and landings, I have no access to the apartments, I use all portibles and just trying to figure a way to get this done???
I guess it's a mater of taking water bottles to use??

 

[Papa John]

If u have a van-- use trash cans as water tanks? Will u have enough outlets-- otherwise encap.

 

[Ken692]

I'm thinking 15-20 gal will do it, it's like 30 stairs 5 landings

 

[Ken692]

Oh no van, and my jeep is getting tight

 

[Jimmy L]

Can you pick up some of those 5 gallon jugs with the spickets on them?

 

[Ken692]

Jimmy that's a good idea, think I'm going to have to use that for the waste water as wall.

 

[Willy P]

Is there a laundry room? If so, you have both water and power. Also, ask if you can access the boiler room.You might get lucky there.

 

[Ken692]

Is there a laundry room? If so, you have both water and power. Also, ask if you can access the boiler room.You might get lucky there.

I asked and they said condo no laundry, looks like I'm on my own

 

[encapman]

I think Jimmy nailed it.

Something like this should work...
http://www.amazon.com/Coleman-20000...r=8-3&keywords=5+gallon+water+jug+with+spigot

 

[Jimmy L]

Buy them at a janitorial store

 

[Goomer]

Outside hose spigot your best bet.

What about the 2 circuits?

Get an Orbiter yet?

 

[Ken692]

I have some 5 gal buckets

Outside hose spigot your best bet.

What about the 2 circuits?

Get an Orbiter yet?

i did get the oriter, that's the best thing I did, really gave me that extra punch. I'm hoping I have an outlet. I only use the 5star and no heater, so just the one circuit. Some times I find myself waiting to plug in after the vacuuming as I hate popping fuses. I'm going to bring some 5gal water bottles. But I will look for a hose. It's a nice customer and I want to keep these people happy.

 

[Goomer]

Very likely just the lower levels are bad enough to benefit from extraction.

Can you get away with padcapping the uppers with the Orbiter and absorbent combo pads and some good encap juice??

You might be pleasantly surprised with what that lil thing can do.

 

[Ken692]

I never tried encap, but I like the fact carpets are forgiving. Guess I'm old school, even thou I'm relatively new to the game. I booked it for tomorrow, so we see. It's really not to far from me so if I get electric I can always refill and return, the nice thing is the seem to pay for the extra headache

 

[Cleanworks]

check if they have a amenity room, where the strata council meets or a party room, most have a sink and toilet, otherwise, like Willy says, check the boiler room. You can hook up a hose to the bottom or any hot water or storage tanks. Make sure you flush first. You will get a lot of sediment at first. We flush our storage tank quarterly, all we do is hook up a short garden hose to the drain and let her rip. Lots of hot water.

 

[Shorty]

I buy most of my solutions/chemicals in 20 litre drums = 5.283441047163 US Gallons.
When I do shops in shopping malls, I fill up a couple of these at home, take them with me & fill the machine when I get it out of my van.

I usually only need the one, because I encap commercial carpets.

Although I have spigots, (drum taps/faucets), I prefer to simply use the wider opening, it empties faster.
If need be, take a couple of MT's in with you to empty waste water into.

 

[Goomer]

Bring as much elec cord length as you have incase you have to run it far to another adjacent set of units or a outside outlet somewhere.

Good luck

 

[Ken692]

Thanks for these great ideas, it's a nice feeling getting business, slow but it's growing

 

[Old Coastie]

There is a hose bib nearby, run your water and use a portable heater to warm it up. Alternatively, do the carpet cold; it will still clean. Take your sweet time and lots of dry strokes.

 

[Nate The Great]

I've used this in a pinch for more power..... If you do use something like this, you need to get the 2 prong to 3 prong adaptor...

http://www.amazon.com/Leviton-1403-Outlet-Socket-Adapter/dp/B001F71O70

http://www.amazon.com/45086-3-Prong..._60_img_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0AHN85YDT3431XYF9411

 

[Goomer]

Good call.........That light fixture adapter saved my ass more than once.

 

[Ken692]

I was eyeing that light out side, I got lucky they did have 1 outlet on the Second floor, I have everything ready to go, loaded the truck and got everything up to the 4 floor, after getting one floor done they want to wait till the painters do the hall, grrr

 

[jcooper]

I have everything ready to go, loaded the truck and got everything up to the 4 floor, after getting one floor done they want to wait till the painters do the hall, grrr

That's b.s.

Did you see a spigot outside?

 

[Ken692]

That's b.s.

Did you see a spigot outside?

Yes. I know most are off for the winter, but this is the things I need to do and get better at as I grow, I feel like I got an April fools joke when they told me the cone back after the halls get painted.

 

[Ken692]

think I'm going to need the tester that shows if I'm on the same circuit. Not sure what it's called. But I hate wondering if I'm going to blow a fuse, I find I'm holding of till my helper is done with the vacuum, is work in progress here

 

[Old Coastie]

It is a simple device that you plug your cord into, then you go shoving it hopefully into outlets that might be on a different breaker. It will save your bacon.

I'd bet one of the vendors here could hook you up today.

On the whole painters thing, don't be shy about asking qualifying questions. "Are all the other contractors out?" "Do you need this done in stages?" "How soon after completion should I expect payment?"
And so on. Such questions are NOT rude, they won't jeopardize your chances. Good luck!

 

[Cleanworks]

think I'm going to need the tester that shows if I'm on the same circuit. Not sure what it's called. But I hate wondering if I'm going to blow a fuse, I find I'm holding of till my helper is done with the vacuum, is work in progress here

Called a Breaker Buddy. Usually under a hundred bucks. Plugs into an extension cord then into whatever sockets you want to test. Green light comes on to indicate separate circuits. I bring this with me when I do estimates for portable work in high rise hallways. Lets me know what machine I can use and I can vary my price accordingly.

 

[Goomer]

think I'm going to need the tester that shows if I'm on the same circuit. Not sure what it's called. But I hate wondering if I'm going to blow a fuse, I find I'm holding of till my helper is done with the vacuum, is work in progress here

Sometimes you can gain an additional clue as to the wiring if you plug into 2 outlets and then turn one vac on/off and then the other while looking at the lighting fixture to note a flicker on vac startup, assuming the bulbs is incandescent.

If the bulb flickers, it is a good indicator that the light may be on the same circuit as whichever plug you fired.

The same flicker from both outlets is not what you want to see.

Pretty reliable on all but very old wiring.

If your in a jam and not sure and without many other options, fire everything up for a few minutes and let it run to see if it blows before you do anything to commit further like laying down your prespray an starting to wand.......better to now early on if there is going to be an issue.

OG broke-d*ck hacking skilzz.

 

[Ken692]

This is some great info thanks and I hope it helps others, thanks Mikey's (:

 

[Mikey P]

They hired you to clean floors 1 through 4, you finish #4 then ask you to stop?