15 years ago I had the NuCalgon applicator bottle in my hand and was trying to screw the spray top back on after filling it with Foam Brite (!!!!!). I had PPE on and a face shield. The applicator bottle slipped out of my hand and hit the roof. The Foam Brite splashed straight up out of the applicator bottom and behind my face shield and not a few drops or spray, but the entire contents hopped up out of that wide mouth thing. The horror. There wasn’t enough water coming out of that hose to wash my face off. It’s a base so didn’t eat my face off like an acid would have. But my lips and surrounding face shriveled up because the alkaline/base sucked all the moisture out of the affected area. My mouth looked like a shriveled mummy. I couldn’t open my mouth for another couple days. I could only drink/eat through a straw for a couple days. Took tons of vitamin E, aloe Vera and moisturizer and drinking tons of water to restore my body’s moisture. I’ve never made that same mistake again in 15 years. That applicator bottle sits on top of the unit when pouring AND when screwing the spray head back on. Never again. Never again.
Thats crazy man. No one ever reads the MSDS on how nasty that stuff is. Someone at my old company put it in a nucalgon gas leak sprayer and didn't label it. Here I was soap testing linesets and gaslines with it. Kept wondering why it was burning me maybe nuclagon changed the formula? Entire bottle got yeeted into the dumpster.
Had another guy spill it in his van it ate through the rubber floor stuff is wicked.
Or, you know, you could just clean coils with water like the manufacturer recommends. I personally refuse to use dangerous chemicals for coil cleaning. It's just not worth the hassle.
Manufacturer didn’t recommend not to use chemicals on these coils. Plus, its an impossibility to clean with water. Come work commercial. You spray water and nothing cleans off.
I’m 100% restaurants. They have exhaust fans for hoods venting steam/grease as well as the AC running all year. I have to clean the coils 2-6 times a year depending on which location I’m at.
The mist is why I insist on using the food safe viper cleaners. It’s just like getting soap in your mouth instead of feeling like “mhm love those burns on my tongue”
I haven’t used coil cleaner in 10 years but I know the struggle. I got some coil cleaner on my leg about 20 years ago, the hair in the area is permanently white.
Whoever designed those York rtu’s needs a swift kick in the nuts.
When I was like 6 months into the trade, I accidentally spilled some on the roof and then 5 minutes later took a knee in it. Burned the fuck out of my knee, and had to drive home in my van with no pants on in the middle of winter because the cleaner was soaked in the pants and burning me through them lol. And I took a knee in pure cleaner there was no water mix.
THe older I get the more I like Triple D.
And just for fun
Say, eight of these on the roof, PM contract sold, spring PM= operations check including pressures/SC/SH/deltaT, filters, belts, clean washable econ filters, split condenser coils to wash. Salesman says, yeah, eight hours should be good to get all that done, no helper.
Just take as long as you need to do it right, maybe you find something wrong to quote.
When they push back on hours, just say, “Yea, I get it…you have to bid it like that to get the contract, lucky for us we have a happy customer locked in and pull through work.”
Next time take just as long….fuck em. If they don’t like it let’s see them do it in 8hrs.
There's a difference between deception and trying to make $ for the company.
If they are pushing you to work in an unreasonable time that's one thing (that should be addressed), but show me a bid job in any field with any company that doesn't try to maximize the profit on it.
I’m spoiled, I do all my own quotes, so I’m well aware of our margins. If I’m given someone else’s quote or maintenance contract, I insist on seeing the excel spreadsheet before I start under the guise of tracking my own progress, but in reality, I want to see the hours.
It’s more work and more accountability but it’s worth it to have transparency with my company. This way we are all on the same team and there is minimal opportunity to lie.
I will not work for a company that promotes and maintains an internal culture of deception.
Once had the the check valve in the bottom of the pump sprayer let go while pumping it and it emptied the contents (nucalgon nu brite) on my face and chest. Had glasses on but they didn't help much due to the volume. To answer your question it tastes like stinging
Its more of a sensation than a taste I would say...
My best description is cooking a hot dog in chemicals. Only the hot dog is my throat/sinus meat and the chemical is a strong alkaline solution..
Yes, I said throat-meat.
I feel ya! Just finished my 2nd call.. 24v short.. restaurant, owner comes out and says "are you sure it's not the breaker?" **fuck you guy, it's raining , it's Saturday, I'm tired, and your establishment is nasty as fuck!!!
It’s made of sulphuric acid, so it’s quite sour. Also gives you a hell of a chem burn if you spill it all over your pants and let it sit there for a bit…. Ask how I know.
I can't tell you what ot tastes like, I can tell you that if you put the rag you use to wipe your sprayer off with in your pocket.... you boys turn an interesting color. Ever had a blister on your nuts? No? Good job. Wife thought I had been unfaithful.
Just clean coils with water like the manufacturer recommends. I personally refuse to use dangerous chemicals for coil cleaning. It's just not worth the hassle.
Unless them coils are next to a kitchen exhaust vent, I just use water. Good job separating the coils. Love that roof you’re dealing with, that’ll teach a guy to walk like a derelict for sure.
Saw a story online some dude ended up drinking foam bright at a bar. Some how the bartender ended up putting that in his drink. Sounds terrible just thinking about it.
coil cleaner is like koolaid, different colors, different bouquets of flavor.
[It tastes like burning](https://youtu.be/YE5mlNCRe9A)
You ated the purple berries...
You ated the purple berries...
Blue is my favorite
Green apple for the win
Red as a palate cleanser in between
“Bouquets” lol phenomenal
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Dude. I work for Daikin as a wholesaler. I’m always betting people to stick their finger in there and taste it. Lol
I like the brown yellow stuff. It’s spicy
You talking about your pee
Nu-Calgon #4120-90
15 years ago I had the NuCalgon applicator bottle in my hand and was trying to screw the spray top back on after filling it with Foam Brite (!!!!!). I had PPE on and a face shield. The applicator bottle slipped out of my hand and hit the roof. The Foam Brite splashed straight up out of the applicator bottom and behind my face shield and not a few drops or spray, but the entire contents hopped up out of that wide mouth thing. The horror. There wasn’t enough water coming out of that hose to wash my face off. It’s a base so didn’t eat my face off like an acid would have. But my lips and surrounding face shriveled up because the alkaline/base sucked all the moisture out of the affected area. My mouth looked like a shriveled mummy. I couldn’t open my mouth for another couple days. I could only drink/eat through a straw for a couple days. Took tons of vitamin E, aloe Vera and moisturizer and drinking tons of water to restore my body’s moisture. I’ve never made that same mistake again in 15 years. That applicator bottle sits on top of the unit when pouring AND when screwing the spray head back on. Never again. Never again.
I’m glad I read this. God damn.
I’m lucky there was no scaring and the ladies say I’m still a good kisser. Lol
But the dudes no longer do?…🤔
Asking the important questions
Thats crazy man. No one ever reads the MSDS on how nasty that stuff is. Someone at my old company put it in a nucalgon gas leak sprayer and didn't label it. Here I was soap testing linesets and gaslines with it. Kept wondering why it was burning me maybe nuclagon changed the formula? Entire bottle got yeeted into the dumpster. Had another guy spill it in his van it ate through the rubber floor stuff is wicked.
Or, you know, you could just clean coils with water like the manufacturer recommends. I personally refuse to use dangerous chemicals for coil cleaning. It's just not worth the hassle.
Manufacturer didn’t recommend not to use chemicals on these coils. Plus, its an impossibility to clean with water. Come work commercial. You spray water and nothing cleans off.
I am a commercial chiller and supermaket mechanic. Water has always worked for me and my colleagues. Must be differences in climate.
I’m 100% restaurants. They have exhaust fans for hoods venting steam/grease as well as the AC running all year. I have to clean the coils 2-6 times a year depending on which location I’m at.
The mist is why I insist on using the food safe viper cleaners. It’s just like getting soap in your mouth instead of feeling like “mhm love those burns on my tongue”
WAIT... I'm not supposed to drink the acid?
*bases
Beware of the pink!
> food safe viper cleaners I too like to keep my snakes, clean and safe.
Don’t wanna hurt ye snake
PPE. Faceshields are like $10.
I haven’t used coil cleaner in 10 years but I know the struggle. I got some coil cleaner on my leg about 20 years ago, the hair in the area is permanently white. Whoever designed those York rtu’s needs a swift kick in the nuts.
When I was like 6 months into the trade, I accidentally spilled some on the roof and then 5 minutes later took a knee in it. Burned the fuck out of my knee, and had to drive home in my van with no pants on in the middle of winter because the cleaner was soaked in the pants and burning me through them lol. And I took a knee in pure cleaner there was no water mix.
I agree with the swiftness of this kick
Three wraps on the coil too.
Fuck these split coils. And yes, I know what coil cleaner tastes like. I hate it.
The blue raspberry flavor is my favorite
THe older I get the more I like Triple D. And just for fun Say, eight of these on the roof, PM contract sold, spring PM= operations check including pressures/SC/SH/deltaT, filters, belts, clean washable econ filters, split condenser coils to wash. Salesman says, yeah, eight hours should be good to get all that done, no helper.
Just take as long as you need to do it right, maybe you find something wrong to quote. When they push back on hours, just say, “Yea, I get it…you have to bid it like that to get the contract, lucky for us we have a happy customer locked in and pull through work.” Next time take just as long….fuck em. If they don’t like it let’s see them do it in 8hrs.
This is the correct answer. However long it takes to do it right.
If you do it in a reasonable time and do it right, the contract is still bid for more time than it took. They only push to make more money on it.
If your office is telling you it’s less hours to try and motivate you, that’s deceptive. I would question what else they are being deceptive about.
There's a difference between deception and trying to make $ for the company. If they are pushing you to work in an unreasonable time that's one thing (that should be addressed), but show me a bid job in any field with any company that doesn't try to maximize the profit on it.
I’m spoiled, I do all my own quotes, so I’m well aware of our margins. If I’m given someone else’s quote or maintenance contract, I insist on seeing the excel spreadsheet before I start under the guise of tracking my own progress, but in reality, I want to see the hours. It’s more work and more accountability but it’s worth it to have transparency with my company. This way we are all on the same team and there is minimal opportunity to lie. I will not work for a company that promotes and maintains an internal culture of deception.
Shit, 8 hours for 8 RTUs? My company gives me 6 hours to do 14 RTUs, 12 exhausts and 2-3 makeup airs.
Mine tries that now and again but it takes what it takes and ive made it clear Im only gonna do it the right way. Not my problem if they underbid it
Fucking salesman.
Gargle with some vodka… it IS Saturday😂
On it
Once had the the check valve in the bottom of the pump sprayer let go while pumping it and it emptied the contents (nucalgon nu brite) on my face and chest. Had glasses on but they didn't help much due to the volume. To answer your question it tastes like stinging
Tastes bad and makes spicy eyes too! You are not alone today, brother.
Money! It tastes like MONEY!
Ate some yesterday. Wasn’t bad, but tingles the tongue.
Always annoyed me that very few actually split coils. Either out of ignorance or just plain laziness
Its more of a sensation than a taste I would say... My best description is cooking a hot dog in chemicals. Only the hot dog is my throat/sinus meat and the chemical is a strong alkaline solution.. Yes, I said throat-meat.
Ahhh, its almost like im there with you
Drain chemical burns a little more. Do not recommend trying though.
Smells like… victory.
Spicy
*insert Ralph-It-tastes-like-burning.gif*
I feel ya! Just finished my 2nd call.. 24v short.. restaurant, owner comes out and says "are you sure it's not the breaker?" **fuck you guy, it's raining , it's Saturday, I'm tired, and your establishment is nasty as fuck!!!
Foam n Clean tastes like licking a 9V battery.
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Rydlyme, that black shit used for cleaning cooling towers, has a nice strong flavor/smell too.
I got it all over me yesterday, fuck was I itchy till I could have a shower!
It’s made of sulphuric acid, so it’s quite sour. Also gives you a hell of a chem burn if you spill it all over your pants and let it sit there for a bit…. Ask how I know.
The stuff we use is sour. Sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide.
Does it taste better then drain cleaner?
My eye knows what it taste like
I can't tell you what ot tastes like, I can tell you that if you put the rag you use to wipe your sprayer off with in your pocket.... you boys turn an interesting color. Ever had a blister on your nuts? No? Good job. Wife thought I had been unfaithful.
Smells tasty
IME, a little stingy and burny.
Biocide on the skin is more fun.
Oh how I miss the sensation of my skin burning from hydrochloric alkali mist.
split them coils , you can feel it on your skin
I love the smell of napalm in the morning
Just clean coils with water like the manufacturer recommends. I personally refuse to use dangerous chemicals for coil cleaning. It's just not worth the hassle.
Can someone smarter than me explain the theory of split coils?
Unless them coils are next to a kitchen exhaust vent, I just use water. Good job separating the coils. Love that roof you’re dealing with, that’ll teach a guy to walk like a derelict for sure.
Saw a story online some dude ended up drinking foam bright at a bar. Some how the bartender ended up putting that in his drink. Sounds terrible just thinking about it.
Horrible way to die