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    Its eather air or fuel. My unit has the fuel tank near the burner area and the tank was cracked at the mount clips which leaked especially it warmer weather. So removed tank cleaned it up welded it back together. Big thing learn your machine dont trust others on your lively hood. I service everything myself since I started. A pressure washer is pretty eazy to work on as well and the main office for your brand machine has techs that will walk you through little snaggs. Anyhow check for fuel leak.

    Marko

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    They no longer write KEC companies

    Thats the usual Alexy KEC is the night crew and quite litterly in the dark,from our tools to insurance we always have to fabricate to attapt it to our business. We make our own tools and gear and insurance companies put us in janitor sections of there insurance.Our line of work is very much left in the dark. Its amazing such an important and regulated trade is one of the least reconized.

    Marko

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    I found since i posted last that hand rolling your hoses works well for me. Less stress on the hoses and unless" i "break down i can reel in hoses for a long time,lol. I can roll my hoses up pretty quick now. But heck like apple said i dont pull my hoses out a bunch mainly one time a night. One thing about hand rolling there is no  maintenance on a rell if you dont have one, no orings,bearings or bushings or having to pull the tools to remove your hose for repair. It just seems to work best for me actually.

    Marko

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    Douglas that was wrong and i feel disrespectful. No one is no more supperior then the other, everyone starts somewhere at one point on there journey in life. The question was straight forward. Think about it ,people Google for help, so they find this site in trust that they will find the info they are searching for,and if they find the info then that benifits The Grime scene and the companies that pay to advertise here. I hate to speak up like this but that was wrong and imature. SAD!

    Marko

     

    Get a piece of quality paper,  Write yourname, phone, and  address on it and the legend "We clean this stuff off your stuff. "

    Put a glob of grease on the paper, fold it and put in envelope. 

     

    Nice to see a newby, makes the rest of us feel superior

     

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    I am too Beth. A storm is brewing here as well snowed a little yesterday and the heavy snow comimg today through thursday the worse being Wednesday. they say 10 inches..lol.I am just ready for warm season, man winter costs me at least an hour more of work considering you have to drain all hoses and treat machine every job. Plus those cold nights just suck sometimes especially when things go wrong. Plus winter is a different process of cleaning considering you are forming an ice rink somewhere. Anyhow all be safe think first.

    Marko

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    @ Andrew:   Just a guess, the second is probably to fine tune the air flow to clear the smoke. Just a guess though.

     

     

    @Rapid HotClean:   A well built machine always makes you money. Also having a owner that is mechanically incline helps a bunch too. If man built it, man can fix it. And the big thing on a commerial unit these machine love just to be run, down time really effects them.

    Marko

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    Plastic Cans Lack Flame Arresters
    SteelSafetyCan.jpgGas cans made of metal like this one include a flame arrester and other safety features.
    Children Are Victims in 40 Percent of Documented Explosion Cases

    Three-year-old Landon Beadore was mom’s official little helper, according to his dad, Paul. One of his duties was to pick up toys before his mom mowed the yard. “He was putting his sister’s bike in the cellar when he accidentally tips over the gas can,” recalls his dad. “Vapors from the gas can went along the cellar floor. There was an ignition and the fire occurred.” Landon was burned over 47 percent of his body. “I couldn't move. I couldn’t move,” he later told his dad. His shoes and feet had melted into the floor.

    Experts and lawyers in Landon’s case and dozens more involving 75 reported burn victims – nearly 40 percent of them children – believe that a small part called a flame arrester, costing less than $1, could have prevented these horrific injuries. Even more disturbing, they say, is that despite ample evidence that these plastic containers are more prone to explosions, manufacturers and the government watchdog Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) haven’t acted to install arresters or warned consumers of the defect. Ironically, flame arresters are required by the Occupational Safety and Health Care Administration (OSHA) in workplace gas cans.

    As far back as 1973, Consumer Reports magazine wrote: “Should fumes outside the gas can ignite as you pour or fill, a flashback fire is possible that could ignite the contents of the can itself. Such accidents can be prevented by a flame arrester, which we think should be legally required in all openings like these.”

    Industry Cites “Consumer Misuse” as Cause of Accidents

    David Jones, counsel for Blitz USA, America’s largest manufacturer of plastic gas cans, said on a 2008 episode of Dan Rather Reports: “All of these accidents can be avoided if the consumers heed the warnings, if they use common sense with respect to gasoline.” This echoes the sentiment of many in the gas can manufacturing industry and others who place 100 percent of the blame for these explosions on careless consumers. “The Three Stooges or Yosemite Sam might use a lighted match to check the level in a container of gasoline and miraculously survive the combustion,” scolded The Southeast Texas Record in a recent editorial, “but people who try a stunt like that in real life are just plain ignorant and have no one but themselves to blame.”

    Rob Jacoby disagrees. He was walking with a Blitz gas can on a crisp Oregon day when a static electric discharge from his body caused the can to detonate. Or Chad Funchess, who was filling up his chain saw when his Blitz gas can erupted and engulfed him in an inferno. Or William Melvin, a member of a Porsche racing team pit crew who certainly knows a thing or two about flammable liquids. He was refueling his lawnmower when his Blitz gas can exploded and threw him though his barn.

    FlameArrester2.jpg

    “It would cost less than a dollar to manufacture this [flame arrester]. What mother would not want to spend an extra $10, $15 ... whatever number of dollars to protect her children from a possible catastrophe around the house?” — Arthur Stevens, a flammable fluids expert and advisor to the National Fire Protection Association

    Look for Metal Safety Cans, and Handle Gasoline with Care

    Follow a two-part strategy to prevent gasoline can fires or explosions. First, seriously consider buying a gas can with a flame arrester. Often called "safety cans," these containers are normally made of metal rather than plastic. Many feature a spring-loaded cap that closes automatically. Major manufacturers of safety cans include Eagle and Justrite, and prices range from $35 to $75 depending on the size of the can. No-Spill also makes a plastic gas can with a flame arrester.

    Second, never forget how dangerous it is to use or store gasoline. Review these safety tips:

    Around children ...

    • Keep gasoline out of sight and secured away from children.
    • Never let children handle gasoline.
    • Download this tip sheet for parents from the National Gasoline Safety Project.

    Around the home ...

    • Store gasoline outside the home (e.g., in a garage or tool shed) in a safety can as described above – never in glass or non-reusable plastic containers (e.g., milk jugs).
    • Don’t use or store gasoline near possible ignition sources (e.g., electrical devices, oil- or gas-fired appliances, or any other device that contains a pilot flame or a spark).
    • Never use gasoline inside the home or as a cleaning agent.

    Around the yard and outdoors ...

    • Don’t use gas to start or accelerate a charcoal grill, wood stove, brush or camp fire or any other fire source.
    • Let machinery cool before refueling.
    • Clean up spills promptly and discard cleanup materials properly.
    • Never use gasoline in place of kerosene.
    • Don’t smoke when handling gasoline.

    On the road ...

    • Don’t get in and out of your vehicle when fueling, as an electrical charge on your body could spark a fire.
    • Place the gas can on the ground before filling, not inside a vehicle or in the bed of a pick-up truck.

    And if a gas can fire starts ...

    • Do not attempt to extinguish the fire or stop the flow of gasoline. Leave the area immediately, and call for help.

    For more detailed information, visit the National Fire Protection Association gasoline fire page.

    - See more at: http://letamericaknow.com/view_feature_ysk.php?memberid=21427&orderid=419&issueid=1208#sthash.YBkIfK1M.dpuf

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    200

    Years Flame arresters were invented 200 years ago and are used today on water heaters, charcoal lighter fluid and even Bacardi 151 rum. Flame arresters have also been used in metal gas cans for 100 years and have effectively prevented explosions.

    Source: Portable Gasoline Container Explosions and Their Prevention, Society of Forensic Engineers and Scientists
    95%

    19,000,000 Plastic gas cans represent 95 percent of all gas cans sold in America, or an estimated 19 million per year. Blitz USA, the manufacturer accounting for 75 percent of all U.S. sales, does not include a flame arrester in its plastic gas cans.

    Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission 2003 Memo (download) and Various Industry Sources 1926.

    155(l) Workplace standard 1926.155(l) on fire protection and prevention require that gas cans have flame arresters. Yet gas cans sold to American consumers are not required to meet the same standards.

    Source: Safety and Health Regulations for Construction, Occupational Safety and Health Care Administration

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    Fuel Containers 85310_1008.jpg EPA & CARB Compliant Gas Containers

    CARB stands for California Air Resources Board. They established environmental requirements for portable fuel containers in California. Some other states have also adopted these requirements. Those states currently include Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia. In these states, the fuel cans and nozzles sold MUST be CARB compliant. CARB compliant means:

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    An autostop, self venting nozzle that stops the flow of fuel when the target tank reaches full.

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    A single opening for filling & pouring. No separate vents or openings.

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    A treated can body for very low permeation.

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    Automatic closure. Nozzle automatically springs to the closed position when not pouring.

    The requirements establish controls on portable fuel containers (primarily gas cans) that will significantly reduce emissions of benzene and other hazardous air pollutants (‘‘mobile source air toxics’’). Benzene is a known human carcinogen, and mobile sources are responsible for the majority of benzene emissions. The other mobile source air toxics are known or suspected to cause cancer or other serious health effects.

    Effective 01/01/09, all gas cans manufactured for sale in the U.S. must comply with CARB and EPA national regulations. However, retailers may still legally sell through their existing inventory of product manufactured prior to the cut-off date.

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    Worst thing happened to me is when i fired my unit up and inside the burner area it caught fire. My fuel tank had a small crack in it and was leaking fuel in the burner area. Man it melted 100 foot of pressure hose and made an indention in the asphalt. Machine was fine though, besides a fusable plug blew out. That was the scariest thing that has happened to me.

    Marko

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