Clean It Up
UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: richywilts on January 09, 2010, 02:27:26 am
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im going to be taking up deep cleaning kitchen in the near future, what sort of equipment and products will i need to invest in obviously i need a steam cleaner what sort of spec would i need on this how powerful??
any help would be appreciated
many thanks richy
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If you are talking about commercial kitchens then this is the steam cleaner we use:
http://www.ospreydc.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Brochures/Vega_Plus_Specification_Page.pdf
Small hand held ones are just not up to the job of removing the heavy carbonised and grease residues.
You'll also ideally require:
- a caustic tank (though you can get away with using their large kitchen sink for dipping if necessary) and of cause caustic powder or pearls.
- some heavy duty scrapers (we've found that the griddle scrapers are the best as they are quite sharp and flexible) also narrower scrapers like the unger 1.5" window cleaning scraper and lots of new blades
- lots of heavy duty scourer pads or wire wool
- a suitable degreasing cleaning chemical
- Step ladders
- Good quality gloves
- masks and eye protection
- Floor scrapers and mops
- Lots of towelling that you can just throw away at the end
- Bin bags
It's a bloody horrible job to do, but the money is good and you can get people on 6 monthly or yearly contracts as they have to have the ventilation cleaned for insurance purposes.
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thanks very much for the replie ian thats really helpful and appreciated, im actually going on the bics kitchen cleaning course in feb but just wanted to get an idea of what im going to have to spend to set it up etc to get running.
thats really helpful reply thanks a lot
richy
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ian how much does this equipment cost please it doesnt have a price!!!
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Make sure your insurance covers you for this otherwise it can be costly
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ian how much does this equipment cost please it doesnt have a price!!!
Some Osprey steam cleaners here mate
http://www.janitorialdirect.co.uk/machines/steam-cleaners/
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£2300 !!!
Mine cost me £350 off ebay about 3 years ago ;D
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/vaclensa-prosteam-7000vc-steam-cleaner_W0QQitemZ260533936504QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_HomeGarden_CLV_Cleaning_CA?hash=item3ca9086178
Well worth looking at.
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im going to be taking up deep cleaning kitchen in the near future, what sort of equipment and products will i need to invest in obviously i need a steam cleaner what sort of spec would i need on this how powerful??
any help would be appreciated
many thanks richy
hi richy i have a combi 4000 steam cleaner for sale 12 months old very little use. very similar to the osprey. give me a call if your intrested 07872078248
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hi mark how much u looking at for it lookin at buying in feb/march
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it was £3000 new am looking for £1500
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i take it thats yours on ebay that im bidding on is there a reserve on it for over 1500 or u accepting what the winning bidder bids
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yep it is mine on ebay there is no reserve on it. i have had a lot of intrest in the steamer from ebay. so i think i will get £1500 for it as machines like this which has had so little use dont come round very often. if you dont want to wait for the end of the auction but you want the machine ring me 07872078248 and iam sure we can do a deal.
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Mark,
Nice machine, very similar spec to ours. Good luck with reaching £1500
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cheer mark il giv you a bell tmoz
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Looks like some one got a bargain then,£319 .. winning bid ,
with asking price £1500 not bad , should have had a go myself :)
geoff
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Looks like some one got a bargain then,£319 .. winning bid ,
with asking price £1500 not bad , should have had a go myself :)
geoff
geoff i think your looking at the wrong steamer. mine does not finish till tomorrow!!!
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sorry mark, didnt realise
2 were on their , hope yours does much better , still was a bargain i rekon
geoff
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Currently £970, shows there's a market for this machines
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£1420 for the Steamer, good price, more than I expected, two or three good jobs and it'll have paid for itself.
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yeah i got it ian do you think its a good price??? im goin over on sunday to buy in struck a deal with mark before the auction ended slightly less than is shown
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Richy,
I think it's probably a fair price that will keep both parties happy, if used right you should get a lot of work from it, we use ours on probably a monthly basis for deep cleaning of commercial kitchens, public toilets, tiled floors, etc. It will not do everything for you and you'll still need to put some graft in to the jobs, but it will certainly help
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GAWD I HATE KITCHEN DEEP CLEANS,
SRRY THE VOICES MADE ME TYPE IT :)