Thanks again You Guys, Got the Job!

mikey

mikey

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Your post helped me with my case, and the owner decided that he would want me to get the system up to code as far as the cleaning goes. Thanks again for all your help it just proves that this sight and everyone can help each other in a difficult situation.
by the way just wondered if its safe to power wash inside hood that has the light conduit and boxes on the external portion of the hood (inside), I know that the breakers must be tagout/lockout but not sure about those hood lamps inside the hood "water proof" ?
 
Mikey, I don't usually worry about the ligth fixtures. Leave them on during the prep, just shut them off when you start spraying chemical and water. They fixtures are not water-tight, sometimes not even water-resistnat. If you get water in the fixture, then remove the clear bulb cover, dump the water out, replace the burned out bulb, & reassemble everything. If the water is of a minimul ammount, just leave the lights on and the water will be gone in the morning. Somtimes we may even clean the cover of the accumulated grease. If you clean the cover, don't use steelwool pads as they can scratch the glass.. You may need to soak them in chemical, then wash them in the dishmachine. If you use the dishmachine, use a glass rack.
Remember, once you start to do something for the customer, even if ;you think it is an extra service, the customer may expect that extra as part of your normal service.

Douglas Hicks
General Fire Equipment Co of Eastern Oregon, Inc
 
Those light globes come with a clear plastic coating on them, that is supposed to be there, it is to contain the glass should it break, although I have never seen it work that way. Sometimes the plastic coating will burn or turn brown, especially if they have a high watt light bulb in them. Most of those fixtures are rated for only a 60-watt bulb, but they almost always have a 75-watt bulb in them, I have even seen a 100-watt. Note: be careful if the light globes are real hot, water may crack them.
 
we have quite a lot with the box exposed like you say
we dont worry too much about em either... if the box looks really bad we take the globes and bulbs out and strech a latex glove over the entire junction box to help keep the water out .......we also use the gloves on exposed outlet boxes on the walls.
 
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