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Cleaner - Wikipedia

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Types of cleaners[ edit ]

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The cleaning industry is quite big as there are different types of cleaning required depending on the shape and size of object or property. If you want to get an office space cleaned then you would require the services of a commercial cleaner whereas if you want to clean your house then you would require domestic cleaning...

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Date: 2016-12-31 04:11:51

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Dry carpet cleaning - Wikipedia

Dry carpet cleaning systems are more accurately known as "very low moisture" (VLM) systems, relying on dry compounds complemented by application cleaning solutions, and are growing significantly in market share due in part to their very rapid drying time, [4] a significant factor for 24-hour commercial installations. Dry-cleaning and "very low moisture" systems are also often faster and less...

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Date: 2016-12-31 07:30:09

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Commercial cleaning - Wikipedia

Cleaning techniques and equipment[ edit ]

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Commercial office cleaning companies use a wide variety of cleaning methods, chemicals, and equipment to facilitate and expedite the cleaning process. The scope of work may include all internal, general and routine cleaning - including floors, tiles, partition walls,...

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Date: 2016-12-31 12:02:08

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ServiceMaster - Wikipedia

History[ edit ]

[3] ServiceMaster was founded by Marion E. Wade , a minor league baseball player, as a moth -proofing company in Chicago, Illinois . It was incorporated in 1947 and expanded to franchised carpet cleaning in 1952.[ citation needed ] Its movement into business services makes it a large outsourcing company.

In the 1980s, the company experienced further expansion of the consumer...

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Date: 2017-01-04 19:36:45

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Bissell - Wikipedia

Company history[ edit ]

Melville Bissell developed an early carpet sweeping machine to aid in cleaning the crockery shop he and his wife Anna owned and operated. The device was patented as the Bissell Carpet Sweeper in 1876. In 1883 Bissell built the company's first manufacturing plant in Grand Rapids. [6] By the 1890s the company had an international presence and was producing 1000 sweepers per day. [7]

Melville Bissell died...

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Date: 2016-12-25 03:52:05

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Environmental impact of cleaning agents - Wikipedia

Environmental impact of cleaning agents

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Environmental impacts of cleaning agents are the consequences of chemical compounds in cleaning products . Cleaning agents can be bioactive with consequences ranging from mild to severe. developmental and endocrine disruptors have been linked to cleaning agents. [1] [2] Green cleaning is an...

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Date: 2017-01-12 14:11:40

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Floor cleaning - Wikipedia

Reasons for cleaning floors[ edit ]

The principal reasons for floor cleaning are:

To prevent injuries due to tripping or slipping. Injuries due to slips and trips on level floors are a major cause of accidental injury or death. Bad practice in floor cleaning is itself a major cause of accidents. [1]

To beautify the floor.

To remove stains , dirt, litter and obstructions.

To remove grit and sand...

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Date: 2017-01-07 06:44:49

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Spring cleaning - Wikipedia

Spring cleaning is the practice of thoroughly cleaning a house in the springtime . The practice of spring cleaning is especially prevalent in climates with a cold winter . In many cultures, annual cleaning occurs at the end of the year, which may be in spring or winter, depending on the calendar.

The term is also used metaphorically for any kind of heavy duty cleaning or organizing enterprise. A...

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Date: 2017-01-07 03:24:53

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Maid - Wikipedia

Description[ edit ]

Once part of an elaborate hierarchy in great houses , today a single maid may be the only domestic worker that upper and even middle-income households can afford, as was historically the case for many households. In the contemporary Western world , comparatively few households can afford live-in domestic help, usually compromising on periodic cleaners. In less developed...

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Date: 2017-01-04 16:36:29

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Jewellery cleaning - Wikipedia

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Methods and risks[ edit ]

Maintaining a clean diamond can be difficult sometimes, as jewelry settings can obstruct cleaning efforts, and oils, grease, and other hydrophobic materials adhere well to a diamond's surface. Some jewelers provide their customers with sudsy ammonia cleaning kits. Many jewelers use steam cleaners . Some other jewelers sell small ultrasonic cleaners ....

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Date: 2016-12-31 00:50:07

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Steam - Wikipedia

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Types of steam and conversions[ edit ]

Steam is traditionally created by heating a boiler via burning coal and other fuels, but it is also possible to create steam with solar energy. [1] [2] [3] Water vapor that includes water droplets is described as wet steam. As wet steam is heated further, the droplets evaporate, and at a high enough temperature (which depends on the...

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Date: 2017-01-13 10:30:29

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HVAC - Wikipedia

A simple stylized diagram of the refrigeration cycle: 1)  condensing coil , 2)  expansion valve , 3)  evaporator coil , 4)  compressor

The refrigeration cycle uses four essential elements to cool.

The system refrigerant starts its cycle in a gaseous state. The compressor pumps the refrigerant gas up to a high pressure and temperature.

From there it enters a heat exchanger (sometimes called a...

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Date: 2017-01-10 03:04:19

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Flooring - Wikipedia

Carpeting[ edit ]

Carpet is a soft floor covering made of bound carpet fibers or stapled fibers. Carpeting refers to wall-to-wall coverage, whereas a rug is simply used to cover a space. This type of flooring is typically used indoors and can be used in both high and low traffic areas. It typically lasts for 15-18 years before it needs to be replaced. The quality of a carpet is usually measured...

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Date: 2017-01-12 03:56:31

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Interline Brands - Wikipedia

Wilmar[ edit ]

Interline Brands building on W. Bay St in Jacksonville, Florida .

The origin of Interline Brands first began with Wilmar Supply Company in 1978. Wilmar was a hardware store in Collingswood, New Jersey founded by William (Bill) Green and his father Martin Green. [6] To expand its business beyond retail it began selling MRO products to area apartment complexes and then expanded...

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Date: 2017-01-14 00:20:01

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Hazardous waste - Wikipedia

Regulatory history[ edit ]

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)[ edit ]

Hazardous wastes are wastes with properties that make them dangerous or potentially harmful to human health or the environment. Hazardous wastes can be liquids, solids, contained gases, or sludges. They can be by-products of manufacturing processes or simply discarded commercial products, like cleaning fluids or...

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Date: 2017-01-03 12:52:40

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Spotless - Wikipedia

Spotless may refer to:

Spotless (Australian business) , an Australian integrated services company providing cleaning, catering, laundry services, facilities...

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Date: 2017-01-09 04:35:29

Related topics : cleaning service provider / company cleaning services / spotless cleaning services / cleaning services for business / business cleaning company

Green roof - Wikipedia

Australia[ edit ]

Green roofs have been increasing in popularity in Australia over the past 10 years. Some of the early examples include the Freshwater Place residential tower in Melbourne (2002) with its Level 10 rooftop Half Acre Garden, CH2 building housing the Melbourne City Council (2006) - Australia's first 6-star Green Star Design commercial office building as certified by the Green...

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Date: 2017-01-12 15:36:43

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Drain cleaner - Wikipedia

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Danger and Usage considerations[ edit ]

Advantages of chemical drain cleaners include ready availability of some formulations through retailer stores and potential ease of use for removing soft hair and grease clogs that accumulate close the drain openings.

Disadvantages of chemical drain cleaners include a lack of effectiveness for removing clogs far from the drain...

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Date: 2017-01-04 21:53:11

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Restoration ecology - Wikipedia

Disturbance[ edit ]

Disturbance is a change of environmental conditions, which interferes with the functioning of a biological system. Disturbance, at a variety of spatial and temporal scales is a natural, and even essential, component of many communities. [11]

Humans have had limited "natural" impacts on ecosystems for as long as humans have existed, however, the severity and scope of our...

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Date: 2016-12-29 16:31:00

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Home appliance - Wikipedia

Definition[ edit ]

Given a broad usage, the domestic application attached to "home appliance" is tied to the definition of appliance as "an instrument or device designed for a particular use or function". [4] More specifically, Collins dictionary defines "home appliance" as: "devices or machines, usually electrical, that are in your home and which you use to do jobs such as cleaning or cooking."...

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Date: 2017-01-10 21:55:40

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Thermal power station - Wikipedia

27. Flue-gas stack

For units over about 200 MW capacity, redundancy of key components is provided by installing duplicates of the forced and induced draft fans, air preheaters, and fly ash collectors. On some units of about 60 MW, two boilers per unit may instead be provided. The list of coal power stations has the 200 largest power stations ranging in size from 2,000MW to 5,500MW.

Boiler and...

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Date: 2017-01-14 05:14:44

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Dust - Wikipedia

Presentation on imported dust in North American skies

Large dust storm over Libya

Atmospheric or wind-borne dust, also known as aeolian dust, comes from arid and dry regions where high velocity winds are able to remove mostly silt-sized material, deflating susceptible surfaces. This includes areas where grazing, ploughing, vehicle use, and other human activities have further destabilized the...

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Date: 2017-01-13 06:56:23

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Environmental restoration - Wikipedia

Environmental restoration is often neglected, either being overlooked or being deemed inexpedient or of a low priority. However, in much of the industrialized world, it has been increasingly demanded by the public, at least since the early 1970s if not before.[ citation needed ]

The interest and activity in environmental restoration has given rise to a new branch of research and applied...

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Date: 2016-12-30 23:44:06

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Cleaning - Wikipedia

Cleaning may refer to: Actions. Cleaning, of a house...

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Date: 2017-01-08 22:55:40

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Horsepower - Wikipedia

{\displaystyle {\text{RAC h.p.}}={\frac {2}{5}}D^{2}n}

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D is the diameter (or bore ) of the cylinder in inches

n is the number of cylinders [24]

This is equal to the engine displacement in cubic inches divided by 0.625 then divided again by the stroke in inches.

Since taxable horsepower was computed based on bore and number of cylinders, not based on actual displacement, it gave rise to...

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Date: 2017-01-13 18:04:14

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Cleanin' Out My Closet - Wikipedia

"Cleanin' Out My Closet" features the album's most personal rhymes as he lets us know just how he feels about his parents. His third verse, dealing with his mother, is truly something to behold." [5] NME also praised the single: "Cleanin' Out My Closet", a stunning outpouring of grief-stricken anger against his mother." [6] RapReviews agreed: "The jokes don't last very long though, because Eminem's next song "Cleanin' Out My Closet" is a direct attack on his mother for not really being one." [7] Rolling Stone praised production: "Cleanin' Out My Closet" feature electric-guitar rhythms fraternizing with...

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Date: 2017-01-13 10:10:00

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Live steam - Wikipedia

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Railroads or Railways[ edit ]

Ridable, large-scale live steam railroading on a backyard railroad is a popular aspect of the live steam hobby, but it is time-consuming to build a locomotive from scratch and it can be costly to purchase one already built. Garden railways , in smaller scales (that cannot pull a "live" person nor be ridden on), offer the benefits of real steam...

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Date: 2016-12-28 23:42:41

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Greater Chennai Corporation - Wikipedia

(assisted by two Park Superintendents and one Stadia Officer)

Maintenance of parks, play fields, and swimming pools

Chennai Corporation Flag[ edit ]

During the British period the Madras Corporation flag had the 'sea, boat, 3 lions and 2 fish'. The 3 lions represented the British and the sea, boat, and fish denoted the seashore of madras. After Independence, the need for changing the flag arose....

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Date: 2017-01-02 11:31:38

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Robotic vacuum cleaner - Wikipedia

A cleaning robot seen from below

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Video of a Roomba operating

Long-exposure photo showing the path taken by a Roomba over 45 minutes

The first robot cleaner to be put into production was Electrolux Trilobite by the Swedish household and professional appliances manufacturer, Electrolux . In 1996, one of Electrolux's first versions of the Trilobite vacuum was featured on the BBC 's science program, Tomorrow's World . [1]

In 2001, the British technology company Dyson built and demonstrated a robot vacuum known as the DC06. However, due to its high price, it was never released to the market. [2]

In 2002, the American advanced technology company, iRobot...

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Date: 2016-12-23 16:14:12

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The Carpet Crawlers - Wikipedia

"The Carpet Crawlers" reappears on the 1976 Genesis: In Concert with Bill Bruford on drums, and on Seconds Out , Genesis's 1977 live album, with Chester Thompson on drums. It was also played on subsequent tours in 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1992, 2007, and the Six of the Best reunion concert with Peter Gabriel . It was also performed once during the 1992 tour. A re-recorded version, called "The...

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Date: 2017-01-12 17:50:08

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London mayoral election, 2004 - Wikipedia

2.55%)

Electorate: 5,197,792

As the ballot papers are counted electronically, totals for all second preferences are available, even though most did not contribute to the final result.

Summary of policies[ edit ]

Ken Livingstone - Standing up for London

continue recovery from two decades of neglect under the Conservatives

continue the programme of increased neighbourhood policing

cut crime and...

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Date: 2017-01-03 02:39:52

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Baghouse - Wikipedia

Have high collection efficiency for respirable dust

Have low air-to-cloth ratio (1.5 to 2 ft/min)

Can use strong woven bags, which can withstand intensified cleaning cycle to reduce residual dust buildup

Cannot be used in high temperatures

Simple to operate

Require large amounts of space

Have low pressure drop for equivalent collection efficiencies

Need large numbers of filter bags

Consist of...

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Date: 2016-12-31 11:54:10

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Hoarders - Wikipedia

Overview[ edit ]

Each 60-minute episode profiles one or two interventions . During most of the first season, the hoarder worked with either a psychiatrist/psychologist, a professional organizer, or an "extreme cleaning specialist," each of whom specialized in some aspect involving the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorders , anxiety disorders , and/or hoarding. A crew of professional...

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Date: 2017-01-03 10:54:59

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