Another day. another ripper:
We just finished cleaning up a job in the Midwest earlier this week that was done the first week in August by a national company that we all know and love(fully tongue in cheek). When confronted about living up to their guarantee for the duct to be free of grease when done, they claim that the grease we found was normal buildup for 2 week!!???. On the 60 foot horizontal, we completely filled up 4- 30 gallon brute buckets with old hard grease scrapings the first night. We filled another 4 barrels the next day before powerwashing the rest of the buildup out of the system. So, lets see, They are saying that 8 x30= 210 gallons (it was several hundred LBS) of grease is 2 weeks worth!! AND it already hardened , burned dark, and was several inches thick in that time??!! Fortunately, the customer and the welder that was there for ductwork repairs knew better! I think the buildup was easily over 10 YEARS WORTH!! I don't think that national company is getting paid for this job they did in August from what I was told. They may also have to pay back for all of the cleanings they supposedly were doing every 3 months previous to this. GOOD!!! Plus, the customer is sending pictures of what we took out to all their other restaurants in the US so they know what is going on!! NICE JOB GUYS!! And we wonder why a lot of the companies in the industry are do distrusted. I will have pictures posted for this next week. For all of you out there that do not think you have to do the job right. Remember- there are a lot of us now watching and we have digital cameras!! RIPPERS BEWARE!!! We(the good companies), the inspectors, the insurance companies, and the customers will find you and hold you accountable for your actions!!! We are here to prevent fires and loss of life and property and WE WILL DO WHAT CAN ON THIS!!
Don