What you are saying is logical.
What are you using for handles, gloves?
I use extra large nitrile gloves for anything theyâll fit on. So much faster than bags. Those camera doorbells. Security cameras. Covers those in the blink of an eye.
I move my customerâs stuff all the time. Cushions, umbrellas, flags⌠but I donât tell them in advance to move it. I see it as part of the service I provide. Most of my jobs are vacation homes so these people call me because they want theyâre house cleaned with minimal fuss on their part. I donât bag speakers or fans. I just spray around them. I havenât had a problemâŚyet.
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Totally different market. Totally understandable.
yeah different markets
they have to remove all, if not it will be an extra $50.00
Unless you are old, or have a disability.
It will cause the tumblers in the locks to seize. You can some times get them loose again with graphite but best to tape them
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I have cleaned four pergolaâs with fans this week getting them ready for staining. I take a large sheet of plastic and cut it down the middle and slide that around the fan motor and blades then clip it in place. I wash all around them and the sheeting acts as an umbrella. I have several of them made up. Bonus is that they are reusable.
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Charged $28 a fan if the customer wanted the sun shade done. 2 fans. The blades on these particular fans unclip with a little detent lock.
Thanks to this conversation fans are now $28 each.
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Never done that
If they had said no I wouldnât have washed the sun shade.
If I even feel for a second like something is sensitive Iâll tape it over. I bagged the mailbox because there mightâve been mail in it.
That would make sense, we dont have those mailboxes here
We donât have that type of mailbox but have to admit I may have gotten a letter or two a bit moist⌠Ours are set in concrete or brick and there is really no way to seal them off. Iâm at the point now that I check for mail and pull it out while I clean right around the the actual mailbox and then replace it. I know Iâm not supposed to touch it but the mailboxes lids are almost touching the cement so there are not a lot of options.
Iâm probably doing this wrong and getting lucky. Around outdoor cieling fans I just donât spray hw near the housing. Then I rinse going away from the fan. The only time I bag or tape is if it looks suspect. Should I step up my precautions?
Same here Harold
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I have never covered on up, try to spray around but not in. I do tape door locks and some electrical stuff. Did a track built slab house today that there was a gap over the meter base. Tapped it up and washed away. Maybe lucky or just dumb luck no one has called and said their fan is broke yetâŚ
I spray around outdoor ceiling fans. They are getting way more moisture from the environment through out the year then they are from me spraying around them. If the customer complains about a dirty spot near the fan I will just point to the fanâŚ
Water isnât as much the issue as sh. Chlorine is basically salt water and is extremely conductive and corrosive.
I had to buy one fan. I tell all customers not to use any outdoor outlets or fans for at least 24 hours so they can dry. As long as they dry they should be fine. The one I replaced she came right out and turned the fan on and it got fried. I bought it anyway just to get out of there.
