Ovens can get very grubby – and very difficult to clean. Fat from roasts will spatter and line the oven walls and food particles can gradually build up over time. These particles will then become carbonized and baked onto the surface of the oven’s interior. Over time, it will form a thick layer that can be all but impossible to remove without specialized equipment. This means that the services of oven cleaning companies are in high demand.
Trends and Facts about Oven Cleaning Franchises
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Check out some interesting facts about the oven cleaning franchise industry below:
- Ovens get the most stubborn dirt and grime which make cleaning very difficult and time-consuming. This is where an oven cleaning franchise can help.
- Inexpensive oven cleaning products are often caustic and can be very messy to use.
- It usually takes a professional oven cleaner around two hours to clean the shelves, side racks, and interior cavities of an oven.
- Oven cleaning franchises are more likely to have insurance and trained professionals to tackle dirty ovens so they are generally better to contact than a local oven cleaner.
- The cost of cleaning an oven can range from £45-£60 for a single oven and from £65 upwards for a double oven. A range cooker or AGA could cost around £300 to clean.
- Oven cleaning franchisees can expect to provide a much-needed cleaning service; networking with the likes of schools, hospitals and hotels. There are very lucrative contracts available in the oven cleaning industry.
- Many oven cleaning franchises are van-based so franchisees are likely to need a full clean driving licence to get started.
While you will find oven cleaning equipment in the supermarkets, professional services tend to use specialized equipment. Some of this equipment includes:
- Cleaning Solutions
Perhaps the most essential equipment for any solution is a cleaning solution. These need to be able to remove built-up carbon, grease, and other debris that would otherwise seem impossible to dislodge.
In many cases, a heavy-duty solution is needed and this will often mean sodium hydroxide, often also known as caustic soda. The word ‘caustic’ tells you pretty much all that you need to know about the chemical.
Caustic soda is very caustic indeed and, while it can make short work of the build-up inside an oven, it can also make short work of your flesh should it come into contact with the chemical. The chemical can also do damage to your eyes and even your lungs if accidentally inhaled. Not only that but it can also cause damage to an oven.
Another solution that’s preferred by many is bio-chemicals. These contain natural microbes that help to break down grime and dirt up naturally and they are much safer for people and ovens.
Regardless, it’s important the right solutions are used to ensure a proper job is done, that people are safe, and the oven is unharmed. This helps to make oven cleaning franchises and in-demand services, making them potentially very lucrative.
- Dip Tanks
As well as the oven itself there will also be oven trays, racks, and grills that need cleaning and getting them clean can be very tough work. Thankfully, the job can be made a lot easier with dip tanks.
Oven cleaning dip tanks are specially designed tanks that will heat a cleaning solution. Items can then be placed inside the tank the tank is then closed, leaving the solution to do the rest of the job. It’s common for oven cleaners to place these items in the dip tank first and then move onto cleaning the oven itself. This way, the trays and racks, etc. will be as good as new by the time the oven has been cleaned. Dip tanks are available that can be mounted in a van so they can be taken directly to a job.
- Other Equipment
Where there’s heavy cleaning to be done, a scrubbing brush is usually not far behind. Oven cleaners will need heavy duty scrubbing equipment such as durable scourers and brushes that will help to dislodge dirt and grime. Other equipment like heavy duty cleaning blades will also be needed along with durable gloves and gauntlets that will help to protect your hands and arms. Oven polishing products are also often used to help ensure a quality service is provided.
- Elbow Grease
Elbow grease is not exactly a specialized asset but still, it’s one that’s in demand. Of course, by ‘elbow grease’, we mean hard physical work. While physically demanding jobs are hardly desirable to a lot of people, the physical nature of oven cleaning does mean there are plenty of people willing to pay another person to do it for them. This means more business for your oven cleaning franchise, making it a potentially lucrative business.
Oven cleaning is not a complicated task but it will still take some training on the correct use of cleaning products. The training will often be provided to you if you invest in a franchise along with much of the equipment that you need.
If you are interested in investing in a franchise that has the potential to be very profitable for you, please feel free to browse through the opportunities we have available. You can request free information on opportunities with some of the best-known names in the oven cleaning industry, helping you get your business on the map without having to build it up from scratch.