Water leak testing grease ducts- trials and tribulations

November 10, 2008 · Don Pfleiderer

Here is an e-mail train from a leak testing job getting done on the west coast the past week. Imagine life before we started doing the high pressure water leak testing!  
FROM: ****** *****
SENT: November 10,2008 3:21:03 PM CST
TO: ***** ******
SUBJECT: ****** Restaurant ******* ***** Problem
Wow, thank goodness we're using this leak testing program. I can only cringe thinking out how bad most of our restaurants are in this respect. If it wasn't for the thousands of pounds of grease plugging the holes we'd have major leaks everywhere.  Again this program is awesome, how people ever managed to justify light tests or smoke tests I will never understand. 
Thanks,
***** *******
Project Coordinator  *************    ***********    ************    ********
********@*********.com  
FROM: ****  ****
SENT: Monday, November 10, 2008 11:50AM
TO: ***** ********
SUBJECT: ****** Restaurant **** **** Problem
Don,
10-4. I have made myself real clear with this. They have gone through 5 welders. I do not think I am too popular, but I will not compromise.
Thanks,
******   **********
FROM: **** ********
SENT: Monday November 9, 2008 4:07PM
TO: ***** ******
Hi *********,
Been there, done that at several ******* and some ****** were pretty bad in other places also. Entire systems had to be replaced at a couple new stores. That is why we are having you leak test it. Bill for your time and do NOT pass this store until it does not leak AND has proper access plates installed. ***** and ****** do not want issues (leaks or access) after store is open so we want to make sure all is good when you sign off on the leak test. 
Don
FROM: ***********
Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:05:53 -0800
TO: **************
SUBJECT: **** Restaurant ****** ****** Problem
Good Morning Don,
I have spent the last week going back and forth to ***** ***** on this restaurant. Just to give you the head up as to what is going on. It took us 3 days just to clean the **** **** out and now we are on day #4 of water testing. The builder has decided to make the grease duct installer remove the grease ducts and start all over again. Don, I think they are only realizing now what has hit them. I cannot and refuse to pass the water test until up to complete standard. Don, it was so bad at one stage you almost needed an umbrella at the store. 
Please call me I would very much like to discuss this with you further. Best number to reach me *** *** ****
Thanks,
 ********* ********
****** *******


Originally published November 10, 2008 on Tales of the Greaser.

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