Carpet and Floor Cleaning Industry Chat Forum : feelin hot hot hot https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:32:00 +0000 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:53:50 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.06 360 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=5104 <![CDATA[Carpet and Floor Cleaning Industry Chat Forum]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/ <![CDATA[feelin hot hot hot : doug wrote:first heat wave...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5104&PID=144273&title=feelin-hot-hot-hot#144273 Author: cmaster
Subject: 5104
Posted: 08/June/2008 at 1:53pm

Originally posted by doug doug wrote:

first heat wave and complaining. don't worry it will soon be snowing. What ever you do don't turn on the A/C it uses too much gas???
 
Use more gas, the sooner we run out, the sooner they come up with an alternativeWacko
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Subject: 5104
Posted: 08/June/2008 at 11:34am

Not true Doug.............................we did tests at McGill years ago on a race track and found that the fuel consumption was just off by less than 1/4 litre over a 100 km run. Identical cars , followed in same lane, half a tract distance from each other , cruising speed 100km per hour and radar tested for accuracy every 2nd lap
 
                                                 Nightrider
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Subject: 5104
Posted: 08/June/2008 at 9:19am

first heat wave and complaining. don't worry it will soon be snowing. What ever you do don't turn on the A/C it uses too much gas???]]> Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:19:58 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5104&PID=144269&title=feelin-hot-hot-hot#144269 <![CDATA[feelin hot hot hot : FreshAire wrote:Canada?Really...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5104&PID=144256&title=feelin-hot-hot-hot#144256 Author: cmaster
Subject: 5104
Posted: 08/June/2008 at 1:59am

Originally posted by FreshAire FreshAire wrote:

Canada?

Really hot?


when, how, where???

Tongue
 
Don't get excited. It will only last for a few days, then we'll be back to winterLOL
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Subject: 5104
Posted: 08/June/2008 at 1:53am

Canada?

Really hot?


when, how, where???

Tongue
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Subject: 5104
Posted: 08/June/2008 at 1:34am

I always bring 8 bottles of water in a cooler with ice packs to keep them cold.

If it's really hot I'll bring air movers and place them in the room where I'm cleaning.

 

]]> Sun, 08 Jun 2008 01:34:07 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5104&PID=144254&title=feelin-hot-hot-hot#144254 <![CDATA[feelin hot hot hot : You could always bring a cooler...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5104&PID=144252&title=feelin-hot-hot-hot#144252 Author: cmaster
Subject: 5104
Posted: 08/June/2008 at 12:05am

You could always bring a cooler full of beer with youThumbs%20Up
 
Seriously........bottled water or sports drinks to stay hydratedBig%20smile
]]> Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:05:45 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5104&PID=144252&title=feelin-hot-hot-hot#144252 <![CDATA[feelin hot hot hot : 6-9 jobs?? That&#039;s just insane,...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5104&PID=144251&title=feelin-hot-hot-hot#144251 Author: FreshAire
Subject: 5104
Posted: 07/June/2008 at 11:49pm

6-9 jobs?? That's just insane, especially if it's that hot that you're suffering for it!

Personally, I do about 2-3 jobs a day, maybe squeeze a fourth in if it's a small one; bear in mind tho I don't do a splash'n'dash, all jobs are at least prevac, presprayed, agitated and thoroughly extracted and if encapping, I take a little extra time with the vacuuming side of things.

As for keeping cool, a few litres of iced water in my truck helps heaps as does a truck with aircon for the drive between jobs. Just as important is a sun deflector for the windshield of my truck as it can be unbearable in the cab after a few hours in the sun. Also keep the windows just cracked open to allow for some ventilation whilst it's standing in the sun; makes an unbelievable difference!

Other than that, poly/viscose work pants- light and durable material, breathes nicely and dries quickly if you've had a sweat up, and poly/cotton shirt for same reasons.

As far as working conditions go, here in Australia it's generally once the work place hits around 42C (110F) that it's go home territory, but with carpet cleaning that can be hard to define as each job can be entirely different in conditions, e.g. one house may have the aircon that turns it into an Arctic temp zone, whereas the next could be a small dogbox, shut for days prior to your attendance with a lot of trapped, latent heat that you're gonna add to by pumping hot water into the room- so how do you gauge when you should be sent home?

Personally I find the best policy is to ignore any weather forecasts; if you know before leaving your front door that that it's meant to be hot today, you'll be convinced it is and therefore feel it, even if it gets nowhere near the forecast! Best example I can give is a day where it hit 115F; whilst I was inside the building it was all good but on walking outside and feeling my eyes literally dry out as I walked to my truck, that was when I realised it must be hot! Mind you, I also didn't think it was that hot and was surprised to find out just how hot it had been later that day! Been many a day where I've worked in 100F+ temperatures and not really felt it that much cos my head wasn't in the "gawd it's gonna be hot today!" mode LOL
]]> Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:49:18 +0000 https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5104&PID=144251&title=feelin-hot-hot-hot#144251 <![CDATA[feelin hot hot hot : good evening all so a simple...]]> https://www.kleenkuip.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5104&PID=144250&title=feelin-hot-hot-hot#144250 Author: Searsguy
Subject: 5104
Posted: 07/June/2008 at 11:14pm

good evening all
 
so a simple question for all of ya.  what do you do to keep cool besides the obvious a/c and drinking water.  any tricks out there?  it was so darn hot out there today and of course you know sears, work work work.  is there any temperature that the bosss will call it a day or any temp WE as employees are allowed to say thats it for today?  some custys see you sweating sooooo much and dont even ask you if you want a drink.  plain ignorance i think.  also just wondering on an average day between say 8 to 5 how many jobs do you usually do.  myself it is anywhere from 6 to 9    just wondering.  STAY COOL
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