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1. A parts washer is a piece of equipment used to remove contaminants or debris such as dirt, grime, carbon, cosmoline, oil, grease, metal chips, machining fluids, mold release agents, ink, paint, and rust from parts prior to rebuilding, painting, plating, welding, labeling, canning, etc. They may be manually operated or “automatic”.
2. Parts washer are used in automotive transmission and engine repair shops, aircraft maintenance facilities, and many other businesses that rely on the use of heavy equipment.
3. There are two kinds of Parts washers: Solvent-based washers and Aqueous-based Washer.
4. Since the early 70s, many methods of parts cleaning have been developed with improved levels of safety and lessened environmental impact. The Aqueous-based Systems took prominence and are now the standard.
5. Aqueous-based parts washers are much like large dish washers. It uses water and detergent combined with heat and mechanical energy to provide the cleaning action.3
6. Microbes are used in some cleaner formulas to digest petroleum contaminants. Microbe and nutrient packages are added to the cleaner and circulated throughout the bath. The microbes break down the petroleum hydrocarbons and reproduce themselves in the nutrient-rich environment.
7. Cleaning labor can be significantly reduced with using an automatic front-loading, parts washer because you can just set the wash cycle on a timer and left until done.
8. All Hotsy parts wahers are OSHA compliant. (OSHA is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
9. Hotsy detergents are designed especially to clean the toughest parts AND protect your parts washer from rust.
10. At Az Cleaning Equipment we service many major industrial brands of parts washers.
October 29th, 2010
Grab a paintbrush and join Glendale in the Seventh Annual Wells Fargo Rock & Roll Paint-A-Thon Oct. 23.
Volunteers will paint the homes of homeowners who don’t have the resources or ability to do the work themselves.
More than 150 homes across the Valley are expected to get a makeover this year, including three so far in Glendale, according to Polly Baughman, Glendale spokeswoman.
Last year, 149 Valley homes and two community centers were painted during the one-day event, including eight homes in Glendale, Baughman said. Last year, 200 volunteers, including 25 city employees participated in Glendale.
From 2005 through 2009, volunteers have painted 57 homes in Glendale.
The program helps maintain neighborhoods by painting homes of applicants who are age 60 or older or have a permanent disability, limited financial resources and are unable to do the work themselves.
Only single-family, single-story, owner-occupied residences will be painted.
Homes must be in sufficient condition that scraping and spot priming are the only preparations needed. Residents willing to paint homes should form a team consisting of 15 to 25 volunteers.
All volunteers must be at least age 14. Those younger than 18 must have signed parental permission. Volunteers and those whose homes need painting should contact Rebuilding Together at 480-774-0237 or www.rebuildingtogetherphx.org.
Applications for homeowners are available in English and Spanish at RebuildingTogetherPhx.org
(source AzCentral.com story by Cecilia Chan)
October 11th, 2010
Residents can have their say next week about how the city’s parks-and-recreation system develops.
The city is undergoing a 10-month process to update the Glendale Parks and Recreation Master Plan, adopted eight years ago.
The draft update identifies community priorities for recreation and park facilities and outlines a plan of action. At Wednesday’s meeting, attendees can view what residents have said needs to be addressed, and strategies to meet those needs. The two components will be used to build recommendations in the final master-plan update.
Marcheta Strunk, spokeswoman for the city’s Parks and Recreation Department, said the final update should be completed by the end of the year.
The public will have the chance to view the full draft plan when it goes to the Parks and Recreation Commission in October or November, she said. The City Council is expected to review the plan in December.
Typically, the master plan, which takes a 10-year look ahead is updated every five years but various circumstances delayed the latest update, Strunk said.
Other public workshops were held in April and June.
Resident have said they want more evening programs for toddlers, a senior center in northern Glendale and more shade trees or shade barriers at parks.
Residents also felt that adaptive recreation programs, which offers specially designed activities such as field trips and swimming for individuals with physical, mental, emotional or social disabilities to be most important. They also placed a high priority on taking care of what the city already has, increasing offeringsin southwest Glendale.
Earlier this spring, a consultant conducted a resident survey as part of the master-plan update. The survey found 87 percent of respondents found the city’s neighborhood parks as either excellent or good. However, they said park restrooms were the No. 1 area to improve.
Surveys were mailed to 5,000 households, of which 1,008 responded.
Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/community/glendale/articles/2010/09/20/20100920glendale-input-parks-recreation.html#ixzz105j3S1KT
September 20th, 2010
The city announced this week the release of a free application that allows residents with Droid phones to point, click and send photos of graffiti, over-height weeds, abandoned shopping carts and other blight violations to the city’s Neighborhood Services Department.
According to phoenix.gov, “Once installed, users will simply open the application and follow the prompts to take a picture of the violation and then tap “submit.” Using built-in global positioning system technology, the application will attach a location to the picture and send the complaint to the Neighborhood Services Department. Residents also can choose an option to receive updates on the status of their request.”
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What a great Idea. It’s good to know that residents in Phoenix can take charge of making this a better city.
Unfortunatelly, Graffiti Removal is a service that we often need. I feel that when a legitimate business gets tainted by the ignorance of (more often than not) teens, not only does the business owner suffer, but the entire community.
Aside from educating our teens to value the property of others, it’s important to teach them the responsibility of maintaining the presence their own community.
I Applaud the city’s efforts and I hope parents suggest this application to their children and download them for themselves.
To download the app for free, Droid users can download the app from the Droid Market by searching “myphoenix.”
Resource: http://www.phoenix.gov/news/081210droidapp.html |
August 15th, 2010
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It’s not just water reclaim and biodegradable chemicals; the carwash industry is opening up to all kinds of eco-friendly business practices.
In her article, featured in Professional Car wash & Detailing Magazine, “What Can Green Do For You?” Kate Carr explains:
“There is a green solution for every operation; from small efforts like recycling programs or reducing paper waste, to bigger ideas like wind turbines and LEED certification. The trick is finding the match for your carwash and deciding how to present it to your customers. Not every market has a niche for green consumers, and choosing to broadcast your green business practices is at your discretion.
At a minimum, every operator should consider the cost savings and efficiencies that result from eco-friendly choices. After all, when you can’t raise the cost of a carwash or squeeze another car down the tunnel, that’s all you have left.”(Read Article Here) |
May 26th, 2010
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Today we celebrate Earth Day, 2010. I’d like to invite you to the following events that are happening in the area this weekend. Don’t miss the opportunity to spend some quality time with your family; it’s a great way to learn about green living. |
Image by Aussiegall
This free family bike ride is a twelve mile out-and-back ride. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the ride starts at 9:30 a.m. Free t-shirts for riders, while supplies last. Raffle for prizes. Raffle tickets are $1 and all proceeds will benefit the Not One More foundation, whose goal is to stop collisions between cyclists and vehicles. Helmets are required for all bike ride participants.
Radio Disney will be live from 10:30 a.m. to noon. A “Green Fair” with city department booths highlighting their environmental programs and vendors showcasing their environmental products. Bring your plastic grocery bags for recycling.
When: April 24, 2010 at 9 a.m.
Where: Mountain View Park, Mesa
Peoria and Salt River Project are hosting an event to celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day. Volunteers will plant donated vegetation and clean the New River channel and Skunk Creek trail just west of the park. Other activities include a full schedule of “going green” educational sessions, a family bike ride on Peoria’s trail system, and vendors and exhibits with information about environmental awareness.
When: April 24, 2010 from from 8 a.m. to noon
Where: Rio Vista Community Park and Recreation Center, 8866 W. Thunderbird Road, Peoria
Have fun with the family while learning more about nature, the environment, and the outdoors. Special guests will provide information booths and entertaining presentations.
When: April 24, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Veterans Oasis Park, Chandler
Source: phoenix.about.com
April 22nd, 2010
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We recently installed a Hotsy car wash system for our friends at Enterprise Rent_A_CarⓇ at the Mesa Gateway Airport. We are really proud about this project since we know that the investment and planning will really pay off.
How indispensable is to have a solid piece of equipment that will help you improve your business. |
To have a car wash system on site, speeds up the process of maintaining your vehicles. At the same time, it gives you the possibility of monitoring and moderating the amount of waste water that your franchise generates.
These costumers were surely satisfied with the installation. They are already saving!
Remember, WE OFFER FINANCING!
Along with the basic set up, we can hook you up with other environmentally-conscious articles such as our best-seller, The Vacu-Boom.
This, portable dam and vacuum system, Collects the spent wash water then pumps water to a tank or to a recycle filter system. Don’t forget to ask about our other filtration and purification systems.
We also offer Hotsy Transportation Detergents that are specially formulated for use on cars, trucks, and heavy equipment of all types. Industrial-strength, Hotsy transportation and vehicle detergents are concentrated, biodegradable, and are formulated to use with either a hot or cold-water pressure washer.*
*http://www.hotsy.com/Detergents-TrasportationVehicle.aspx
February 11th, 2010
I spent the past two weeks visiting my oldest brother up in Washington State. It was a nice vacation and, although I love the desert and the southwestern traditions, It made me imagine my life somewhere else.
One thing that I love about that state, is the amount of water and vegetation it has.
It made me want to bring me some of that water in the form of snowballs. It was just starting to snow the night before I headed back home.
It wasn’t only the beauty of the state that I enjoyed; I had good company and we did some exciting things on his Toyota 4X4.
These toys can sure get messy. And what a better reason to have a power washer than to keep your ride sharp.
Well, this time our ride wasn’t quite sharp- a part from the transmission broke. My brother is a fan of wheeling, so he tends to have this kind of incidents.
When we dropped off the truck at the mechanic’s, I had the opportunity to have a nice chat about Parts Washers since the one at the establishment seemed to be quite a bit outdated.
All in all the trip was pleasant. Now I’m back to my dry, subtle desert where I have many more weeks of nice cool weather with lots of sunshine.
November 16th, 2009
Living in Phoenix is rare not to hear the phrase “water conservation” – specially if you follow my blog ; – ) Unfortunatelly, this is a message that needs to be reminded constantly.
Here in the US, we have many methods and technology that allow us to recycle the water we consume; yet, there are many places here and around the globe that lack the funds and information to take advantage of them.
Why is this important? And how can we help? ( no, this is not another post to promote one of our water conservation products.) This is an invitation to the “Once-in-lifetime online event” presented by onedrop.org where personalities from around the world take part on a “Poetic Social Mission” called: MOVING STARS AND EARTH FOR WATER.
Resonating from Montreal, Johannesburg, New York, Mexico City, Paris, Marrakech, London, Tokyo, Tampa, Rio de Janeiro, Sydney, Mumbai, Santa Monica and Moscow, these voices will carry all the way to the International Space Station, echoing their concerns and their hopes for this precious resource.
Personalities involved include: A. R. Rahman, Cirque du Soleil, Claude Challe, Dr. David Suzuki, Fnaïre, Frank De Winne, Gilberto Gil, Gregory Colbert, Jean Lemire, Julie Payette, Maud Fontenoy, Patrick Bruel, Garou, Peter Lik, Shakira, Simon Carpentier, Tatuya Ishii, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Tiffany Speight,Vandana Shiva, and Yann Arthus-Bertrand and Former vice-president Al Gore.
This event will be streamed TOMORROW October 9, at 8h00 pm EDT (5pm in Phoenix) HERE
DON’T MISS IT!
October 8th, 2009
I want to share with you this article about the state of our drought this summer. It written by Shaun McKinnon who covers water, climate and environmental issues for The Arizona Republic. This story was posted early this month in his blog, Watterblogged.
As drought creeps back, think conservation
With tropical moisture streaming up from the Gulf of California, drought may seem a bit off-topic, but Arizona has actually turned pretty dry over the past nine months to a year.
In its latest drought update, the Arizona Department of Water Resources shows much of the state either abnormally dry or in moderate drought and, as of July, drought conditions have turned severe in a few regions.
The Bill Williams River watershed in west-central Arizona and the Agua Fria River watershed just north of metro Phoenix now carry “severe drought” status after months of below-normal moisture…(read More)
September 16th, 2009
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