Simple Solutions That Work! Issue 17

22 customers. The attached pictures show examples of best-in-class pump well cleaning, and how it looks when you don’t address the issue. Like cleaning your room each day for 5 minutes, this is easy maintenance to perform and if done every day/shift, has a huge positive impact on the operation both in terms of lower cost of operation and much-improved uptime. Furnace cleaning can require scheduled downtime, and so may not be as “easy” but it is every bit as important, if not more so. There are 2 things that are going to happen to your metal in the furnace. One, and the one you want, is that it is going to be sold to your customer at full value. Two, and the one you certainly don’t want is that it is going to oxidize or otherwise become unusable and thus near worthless. The way you maintain your furnace and keep it clean has everything to do with how much value you will receive from your metal. The ROI on this equation is always positive and should be one of the basics we all do in accordance with a scheduled maintenance and housekeeping program. TEACH AND TRAIN It has been very challenging to attract and retain good employees. I wish I could say this will change for the better soon, but I just don’t have that crystal ball. In most operations, there are great core team members who have been the foundation upon Continued on page 24 Clean well after 4 years of routine cleanings Dirty well, no cleaning