Do.It.Right.

Oct 28

I started buying woodworking tools over 25 years ago. I was on a budget, so I bought inexpensive tools. I would use them for a while, then they would break. They usually didn’t work that well and, trying to learn from my mistakes, I decided not to go cheap when I replaced them–I would buy a slightly better one to replace the broken one! I would trek down to the hardware store and buy an upgrade. I would still get sub-par results and it would last a while longer but eventually, I had another useless tool.

One day I saw a really great tool at a woodworking show. A tool designed to last a lifetime. The kind you hand down to your kids. One that cost “too much”. I bought it. But man, it cost a lot. Or did it?

The first tool was inexpensive. It cost less than $50. A year later, a better one was $125. A couple of years later, the heirloom was a little over $200. I spent $375 to get a really good $225 tool. If I had just bought the best one up front, I would have saved myself years of struggle, years of sub-par results and in the end would have SAVED $150! Instead of doing it right the first time, I did it over. And over. And it cost me much more than if I had just done it right the first time.

I learned a lot from that tool buying experience. I was using this principle in nearly every area of my life. I started to notice myself taking shortcuts and then having to “do it over” the right way. Then I consciously started doing things right the first time. Before I would undertake a task, I started asking myself “What is the right way to do this?” And then I would do it. My work became better immediately. It didn’t matter if it was a chore around the house or a project at work. It saved time (over the long run), it saved money (over the long run) and it saved a lot of frustration (all along the way). There were a lot of times in the past that I did things ‘half way’ that caused me frustration. I have never gotten frustrated doing something the right way. Not one time. Buying one tool really changed the way I’ve lived my life.

John Wooden is credited with saying: “If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it again?”

Whatever you are doing, even if you are just cleaning your garbage cans, you will never regret doing it right. Doing it right eliminates the need to do it over (and often still get poor results).

Garbage Can Cleaning

Using harsh chemicals to clean your garbage cans to get rid of the smell is not best practice. In fact, it can be dangerous to you and those you love, including your pets and the environment. We recently spoke with someone who told us she had a perpetual dead spot next to her driveway where she dumped the bleach when she cleaned her garbage cans every few months. She then admitted that they never really smelled better–they just smelled like bleach.

Bleach (or it’s evil cousin ammonia)* and a water hose cannot clean your garbage cans to the point that they are disinfected and sanitized. Consumer-grade pressure washers do not have the performance to blast the germs embedded in the typical garbage can. Residential hot water heaters can only heat to 115°F - 120°F. Bacteria is not killed until the temperature reaches at least 165°F. Even the highest performing hot water heaters do not get anywhere close to that hot.

When garbage cans are clean, truly clean, the foul odor simply disappears. You don’t need bleach or ammonia to cover up the smell.

We use industrial-grade equipment to safely clean, disinfect and deodorize your garbage cans using only 190°F high-pressure water, while collecting and responsibly disposing of the waste. We do it right.

If you have struggled with smelly trash bins and are tired of doing this chore, take the first step to doing it right. Book a TriStar Bin Cleaning today!

*Never mix bleach with ammonia, acids, or other cleaners. Mixing bleach with common cleaning products can cause serious injury or death.

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