Heat Exchanger, Coil & Radiator Manufacturing worked example

Cleaning Labor at 58% labor capture factor: a worked example

This worked example runs the cleaning labor numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 58% labor capture factor instead of the typical 80%. Estimate cleaning labor cost for coils, radiators, heat exchangers, headers, manifolds, and brazed assemblies from labor hours, labor rate, capture factor, and fixed cleaning cost.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Cleaning labor hours: 100 hr (held at the documented default)
  • Loaded cleaning labor rate: 45 $ / hr (held at the documented default)
  • Labor capture factor: 58 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 80)
  • Fixed cleaning supply cost: 250 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Captured cleaning labor cost = cleaning labor hours × loaded labor rate × labor capture factor + fixed cleaning supply cost.
  • Captured cleaning labor cost works out to 2,860 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Cleaning cost per labor hour works out to 28.6 $ / hr at these inputs.
  • Captured labor cost works out to 2,610 $ at these inputs.
  • Fixed cleaning supply cost works out to 250 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where labor capture factor sits at 80% and the headline result is 3,850 $, this scenario comes in 25.71% below the baseline at 2,860 $.
  • Use it when quoting coil-cleaning jobs, setting a shop cleaning rate, or auditing how much of your cleaning labor is actually being captured against work orders. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Captured cleaning labor cost: 2,860 $ (headline result)
  • Cleaning cost per labor hour: 28.6 $ / hr
  • Captured labor cost: 2,610 $
  • Fixed cleaning supply cost: 250 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Cleaning Labor calculator, set labor capture factor to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.