| Service Cleaning Businesses must maintain | | | | this issue before a problem came along and |
| their equipment in order to insure it is | | | | took care of you.MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENTI. |
| ready to go when the company vehicles reach | | | | VACUUMA. Description1. Model Types2. |
| their customer. It does not matter how many | | | | Materials3. Parts List4. Hot LineB. |
| service vehicles or employees you have, a | | | | Motors1. Worn Out Carbon Brushes2. |
| manual can save you both time and money. If | | | | Cleaning3. SmellC. Vacuum Bags1. Once A |
| your equipment is not running correctly you | | | | Week Clean Outs2. Re-OrderD. AnchorsE. |
| will find yourself in a position of having to | | | | Suction Tests1. Motor Goes Out2. Loss Of |
| make an excuse to a customer. Although if | | | | Suction3. Back FlowF. Trouble ShootingII. |
| this happens only once you probably will not | | | | CARPET EXTRACTORA. Description/ChemicalsB. |
| jeopardize the account, but if it becomes a | | | | Heating Units1. Loss Of Heat2. Testing3. |
| common occurrence you will be sure that you | | | | AmperageC. Water Lift RatingD. PSI DownE. |
| will lose some accounts and be thought of as | | | | ReplacementF. Trouble ShootingIII. HOSE |
| inefficient and unreliable. If this happens | | | | REELSA. DescriptionB. Fittings/SwivelC. |
| you can bet that if your competition shows up | | | | GreasingD. Touch UpE. Fit-It KitsIV. STEAM |
| with a lower price and a few extra promises | | | | CLEANER (PRESSURE WASHER)A. DescriptionB. |
| you will receive your walking papers and | | | | Parts ListC. Major Components1. Burner2. |
| become a political casualty of the world of | | | | Coils3. Generator4. Outlets5. Power |
| the cleaning business.Like most cleaning | | | | Plant6. Unloader7. Vacuum Switch8. |
| businesses my cleaning business was built | | | | Temperature GaugeD. Guns And Nozzles1. |
| from incredibly humbling beginnings. One | | | | Description2. Parts3. Teflon Tape4. Quick |
| thing you learn early on is to maintain your | | | | Disconnects5. Swivel Hoses6. Tips7. |
| equipment and it pays to have a manual in | | | | Hoses8. Triggers9. PSI10. Valve Seat11. |
| place to insure this happens at the proper | | | | Valve Ball And Spring12. Safety LockE. Oil |
| intervals and when Murphy strikes on the job | | | | LeaksF. ListeningG. Scaling Of CoilsH. |
| you know exactly what to do and how to do it. | | | | StarvationI. FiltersJ. Pumps, Oil And |
| If you do not have a Maintenance Manual for | | | | PackingK. Worn SealsL. Leaky HosesM. Air |
| your cleaning business, please use this one | | | | LeaksN. Relief ValvesO. Water Pressure |
| below to help you create your own. You will | | | | LeaksP. Generators1. Mounts2. Belts3. |
| of course be using slightly different | | | | RPM's4. Battery ChargingQ. Battery |
| cleaning equipment and therefore need to | | | | MaintenanceR. Burners1. Tips2. No Heat3. |
| modify the outline somewhat. Tell you what | | | | Heat Shut Off4. Fires5. FuelsS. Power |
| you should do now. Print this article and | | | | Plants1. Overheating2. Knocking3. Humming4. |
| gather up all your equipment manuals around | | | | Oil changes5. Starting6. Air Filters7. |
| the shop and stuck away in files. Then modify | | | | Spark Plugs8. Motor MountsT. Coils1. |
| this outline and then write two or three | | | | De-Scaling2. CostsU. Tank1. Filters2. |
| paragraphs for every item number. Then use | | | | Discharging3. Cleaning Exterior4. Signage5. |
| that to make a routine maintenance schedule | | | | Flushinga. Chlorineb. Cloroxc. Algae |
| and a quick set of cheat sheets, which you | | | | Sunlightd. Back Flushinge. Market Clean |
| can laminate at Kinko's to put in the work | | | | Waterf. Etc.V. |
| trucks. You will be glad you took care of | | | | |