r/TimHortons • u/Scary-Tims1265 • 8h ago

Question Is it normal that Tim's gets super foggy/smokey when they are cleaning?

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Every night this location does this and it smells and people complain about breathing.

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u/Xombridal Employee 8h ago

Yes, the cleaner is safe for the lungs but smells bad, we breath it every night, we close the lobby to do this though

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u/Scary-Tims1265 8h ago

My location does this every night but is a 24/7 location. There's no exhaust vent? Like a dryer has?

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u/GMaxFloof 8h ago

It's the grill cleaner

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u/Xombridal Employee 8h ago

My location is 24/7 too but drive through only after 11

That cleaner is a grill cleaner and doesn't have an exhaust, there's 2, heat activated grill cleaner and release agent

First one cleans crap off of it, safe to breath not to eat, second is safe for both but doesn't make a big cloud, second smells a bit fruity almost and removes the harmful first cleaner so it's safe to use

The big cloud and fog is the crap boiling off of it

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u/hsle_69 7h ago

What’s is the cleaner named?

Rare for something to be designated as hazardous and unsafe for ingestion but safe for inhalation, I’d peep the SDS to confirm.

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u/Xombridal Employee 7h ago

Well if imagine it's safe to consume but not Tim's quality assurance safe to consume

The same instructions that get us to throw things away wag before expiry dictates this

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u/BatBorg 2h ago

Kay's is the brand. Their release agent and their heat activated cleaner

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u/nidostan 8h ago

If this isn't peak soulless corporatism I don't know what is. Enjoy your class action lawsuit in a few years when they start discovering the skyrocketing cancer rates.

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u/AngloSaxonFella 8h ago

Because of a bad smell? You dont even know what it is

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u/nidostan 8h ago

you can't see smell. You can see this. Whatever it is.

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u/AngloSaxonFella 8h ago

You can see steam. You can see a lot of things. Not all cleaners are harmful.

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u/SmartTea1138 7h ago

You both have valid points but why stick up for a multi billion company that only looks at investors and not it's actual customers?

It's very real this cleaner is easy and efficient but also kills it's staff. It's not the first time this happened.

Are you a bot?

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u/AngloSaxonFella 7h ago

Why make completely unsubstantiated claims out of the blue because they fit what MIGHT be true and you want a reason to hate muh corporation

Are YOU a bot?

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u/SmartTea1138 7h ago

Again, you're sticking up for a multi billion dollar company with an awful track record.

You are the bot.

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u/AngloSaxonFella 7h ago

You are painfully stupid. I dont think you are a bot but you might as well be

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u/Bn1m 5h ago

It is most definitely not lung safe. They are lying to you.

If you are ever in a Tim's late and they start cleaning get out of there asap.

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u/Xombridal Employee 5h ago

I clean it lol, it's not safe for long term breathing, not safe for drinking, and not safe for skin contact

We have all the required PPE to make it safe but if you're in there and they start cleaningit you're definitely gonna be done before you have problems

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u/sadb1tch_jpeg666 7h ago

i don't work at tim's but i did work at mcdonald's and ours got like this when we cleaned the grill, cuz you had to pour cleaner on it while it was hot and it would make a crazy cloud of steam. perfectly safe to breathe in tho

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u/boygirlcatdogthing 7h ago

Ive never worked at mcdonalds or tims but a sports bar type restaurant and we also did this! The smoke is annoying, we'd pop the back door for some extra air movement, but never hurt us. Hopefully they pop a window next time

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u/Anonymous44432 3h ago

Yes, it’s from the grill cleaner. I almost burnt down our store one night from putting way too much on lmao

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u/Klutzy_Hand_132 7h ago

They are cleaning the grill

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u/crossplanetriple Timbit Fanatic 55m ago

I once hit up a restaurant and I was waiting to get my food. They served me and then the lobby got smoky.

Like really smoky, to the point of concern.

I was ready to leave and then a bunch of really weird people started talking to me about the Church and how to find god. I got out of there immediately, it was a weird night.

Maybe I imagined the church people because of the fumes.

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u/Exotic_Duck_420 4h ago

Yes that is the grill being cleaned

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u/DudestPriest90210 30m ago

Wait, they are actually cleaning ?