I don't believe any cleaning is required by law in New York state although there are rumblings that it could happen.
The Wholesalers in this area aren't supposed to clean the lines on any regular basis but are permitted to clean them related to a trouble call from a customer. I know one situation where they had complaints from draught beer drinkers that the beer smelled and tasted badly. There were going to have me clean their lines but declined after they were able to get a Wholesaler to do it as a trouble call for nothing.
I guess the strategy for this customer (a major hotel chain) is to get it done for free by a wholesaler whenever they have complaints from draught drinkers. Otherwise, they don't clean them at all.
The information I've been exposed to so far indicates to me that either Wholesalers, or people who formerly worked for Wholesalers, still do a majority of the line cleaning in this area as a sideline business (not officially connected with work a Wholesaler).
The main problem with the business of independent line cleaning in this area is that many people don't clean their lines at all. I know one bar that just had one of the Wholesalers replace their lines related to a trouble call. They did it for no charge. It's hard to compete against FREE :-) . Also, customers who do get their lines cleaned are used to a really low price because these people have money from a full time job coming in so they don't need to charge that much .... it's extra money. Also, many customers who do have their lines cleaned won't do it more than once a month.
Unless something changes in this market, I'm thinking I'll do it the way it has been done in the past in this area ... as a sideline. I could change my mind if I can come up with enough customers who will pay a decent price and have their lines done every 2-3 weeks. The jury is definitely still out.
Thanks,
Dougg
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Originally Posted by Draught Prophet
I'm looking for information on state regulated cleaning; where your state makes line cleaning mandatory. Our region is looking at it and has asked me to source some info.
Some questions: - What states is it mandatory in?
- How do they enforce it?
- What are the regulations? (How often, what chemical, who does it...)
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
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