Oven cleaning without diptank, is it financially viable?

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dusttilldawn24

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Hi all,
I am fully aware that most professional oven cleaners use diptanks, however I'm asking for opinions on whether its worth starting off without and using a lakeland tray and an immersion heater, or its too time consuming to do it this way. I have seen on many forums/social media platforms lots of people do this but for the time spent scrubbing to profit compared to diptank users is racking my brain as it seems the timescale to complete the job without is alot longer. I currently do domestic/commercial cleaning and would like to have this as an add on service.
I am looking at investing in a course so I have the knowledge needed, but also unsure if its something I could turn into doing all the time, so this is why I am asking about lakeland trays before I purchase a van and diptanks.
Thank you if you've read this far.
 

Ozzy

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    I cannot answer the financial question, I think only you can decide that, but I can tell you as a customer, it could work, as the guy who comes to clean our oven does not use a diptank.

    He used to come to our last house, and since we moved some 10 years ago, we stuck with him, and he comes to our new house. Nice guy 👍
     
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    fisicx

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    Chris puts our oven bits in a bin bag with cleaning compound and seals it up. No dip tank needed.
     
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