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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: lovewindows on February 04, 2009, 10:13:59 am

Title: Cleaning internal ducting
Post by: lovewindows on February 04, 2009, 10:13:59 am

Quoting for a high level internal clean , ie a/c ducting, ledges, light fitting etc up to about  40ft max , looking to rent a guttervac / omnivac to do it. apart from rental cost plus man hours plus a bit more, anything i need to look out for ,think about etc pearls of wisdom required.

Title: Re: Cleaning internal ducting
Post by: chrisyg on February 04, 2009, 10:16:56 am

yeah read up on asbestos awareness. just incase!

Title: Re: Cleaning internal ducting
Post by: Londoner on February 04, 2009, 10:51:09 am

Cleaning A/C ducting is a specialist job. The dust and residue inside the ducts can be very toxic. The offices where I worked used to get done twice a year and the blokes who did it came from a firm that specialised in it doing that and nothing else.

Title: Re: Cleaning internal ducting
Post by: chrisyg on February 04, 2009, 10:55:10 am

oh make sure your insurance actually covers you for this type of job, going on what the last poster has said.

Title: Re: Cleaning internal ducting
Post by: lovewindows on February 04, 2009, 05:17:55 pm

Yeah it's just the tops , where the dust settles not inside them, cheers anyway

Title: Re: Cleaning internal ducting
Post by: Glyn H on February 04, 2009, 07:10:05 pm

When you phone up to order the hire kit make sure to tell who you speak to that you will need both the internal filter and the filter bag.
Glyn

Title: Re: Cleaning internal ducting
Post by: gary evans on February 04, 2009, 07:35:00 pm

Lovewindows

I have  a nilfisk specialist high level vacuum & attachments, over 2k,s worth of stuff was after £300 not long ago, would be open to offers around that to include full set of attachments & 2 sets of tubes.

If interested  ican log details tomorrow.

Gary

Title: Re: Cleaning internal ducting
Post by: mci services on February 04, 2009, 10:42:37 pm

i did this type of work about twenty years ago for my old man. so there was not gutter vacs etc so cant comment, we did it from ladders with backpack vacs. the only tips i can think of is cover whats below and wear masks as its minging work and the dust is usually about at least 1/4 inch thick, and it was always done night shift because of the mess

Title: Re: Cleaning internal ducting
Post by: lovewindows on February 05, 2009, 11:40:03 am

Quote from: gary evans on February 04, 2009, 07:35:00 pm

Lovewindows

I have  a nilfisk specialist high level vacuum & attachments, over 2k,s worth of stuff was after £300 not long ago, would be open to offers around that to include full set of attachments & 2 sets of tubes.

If interested  ican log details tomorrow.

Gary

Hi Gary,
Can you give a bit more detail ie power ratings ,mains or genny what attachments , how high etc etc my e-mail is listed on my profile, cheers mate
Iain