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....feeling sick

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Goodguy88, Sep 6, 2017.

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  1. Sep 6, 2017 #61
    Goodguy88

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    I did not take a picture of that....end up going down the stairs into a basement... Usually last room at very back
     
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  3. Sep 6, 2017 #62
    Roadgeek395

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    Okay I know what you're talking about now, we just don't have basements in our restaurants where I live so it threw me off. Yeah those boxes tend to have 12+ bolts which makes it a pain to deal with. If you're lucky you have one with 1 Central bolt. Or occasionally you find one with easy open clips. And you're totally right about people using them as a storage Shelf! I always have to move stuff off in order to access them.

    When I'm doing industrial-sized outdoor tanks it's just a manhole lid that I have to pry off with a pry bar. Much easier! Unless it's a located in a parking lot and someone parked their car on top of it.
     
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  4. Sep 6, 2017 #63
    Goodguy88

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    So why was I feeling like i was ready to go on my death bed if I'm OK with smell? Not during but after work

    How many traps do you service a night?


    How come we have no manholes?


    A lot of locations are basement here. Most of them will be 14 bolt.

    Agreed one bolt are the best. Nobody puts nothing on there...

    Going under a sink to undo 14 bolts kinda sucks but isn't bad.... Sometimes have to do a little plumbing work to pop cover off because drain is blocking
     
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  5. Sep 6, 2017 #64
    Roadgeek395

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    I wish I had a good medical explanation but I think it was just your body adapting to the fumes. Your body will adjust and I think you'll be okay. If the illness continuous I would say go get checked out by a doctor or pursue a different career option.

    As for how many traps I pump It all depends on how my day is scheduled. If I'm doing industrial-size tanks I can do 5 or 6 a day if I'm doing the smaller tanks I can do 15 or 20. I also pump septic tanks.

    Did I read earlier in the thread that you are in Canada? Maybe that's why you don't have manholes on your tanks, just a different design.

    Sometimes this job has its perks, like one time I was pumping a grease trap at a barbecue restaurant and the owner gave me a free rack of ribs. Multiple times I've been offered a free dinner because the owner was happy with my work.
     
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  7. Sep 6, 2017 #65
    Goodguy88

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    Theres not too many perks here as you don't do the industrial vacc...where you end up interacting with owner. Franchises here with employees. They offer you a drink if they have clue what your really doing

    Nights here

    Do you get to work days too?

    I would think you prefer industrial manholes?

    Might be Canada. Your right we are so smart we are stupid. My job is probably more difficult than it has to be compared to yours

    Yeah that was not cool on health part. It was like having the flu...or better yet a lung infection where you go weak and start giving out

    What is pay there if you don't mind me asking? Where r u located
     
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  8. Sep 6, 2017 #66
    ChaoSS

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    Relax. You are adapting to the heat and to actually doing some physical work.
     
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  9. Sep 6, 2017 #67
    Roadgeek395

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    I got to know some of the owners because occasionally I have to call them to let me in the restaurant. When I'm just dealing with the employees I barely talk to them because most of them are brain dead.

    I work early mornings and days.

    I do prefer the large industrial tanks compared to the small tanks. They take longer but I like working outside in the fresh air and I enjoy having room to work.

    I think your body will adjust to this line of work, just give it time.

    I'm in California and I make $20/hour plus overtime. So I'm not rich by any means but I get the bills paid.
     
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  10. Sep 6, 2017 #68
    Goodguy88

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    Same pay here. No overtime.....going for another run tonight
     
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  11. Sep 6, 2017 #69
    Roadgeek395

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    How long have you been doing this job so far?
     
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  12. Sep 6, 2017 #70
    Goodguy88

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    Going 4th night...doing everything myself tonight


    Started with pickup trailer.....said I need truck expierence so i left because driving pickup trailer does nothing for me and it really is a challenge to get a job here with no exp driving truck. Probably why i found this. applied to same job after truck position opened said here take the freightliner straight with tank in back...same setup basicly just a truck
    Lift door
    Open valve
    Choke
    Turnover
    Increase idle
    Run 4 lengths hose
    Attached one end to vac
    Bring toolbox
    Disable alarms
    Enter
    Run hose inside
    Find trap backroom or basement
    Move things around
    Undue bolts
    Start sucking
    Write percentages
    Clean end of hose
    Rebolt
    Grab toolbox
    Enable alarms
    Run house out door
    Turn down idle
    Kill motor
    Close valve
    Disconnect hose from valve
    Retract hose

    Do it another 15 times




    Running all hose myself tonight and servicing traps

    About to start
     
    Last edited: Sep 6, 2017
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