I was reading about chemical injectors earlier and clicked on a link to what’s apparently supposed to be a good one with a ceramic ball. It was for a 3-5 gpm machine. I clicked up a level on the website to see if they had one for a higher flow machine, and couldn’t help but notice that they also had a couple for 1-2 gpm machines (the first two listed).
Every cheap electric PW I’ve ever seen has had its own “chem tank,” but it runs the mixture through the pump, and you’re only supposed to use basic soaps with them, no bleach, etc. Do you think a homeowner could use one of those low flow injectors with a 1.5 gpm Ryobi or Sun Joe type unit to do some “real” downstreaming around the house?
At that point, why even bother with the pressure washer at all? You would get a better flow from the house spigot and the gun that one guy was posting not long ago.
Absolutely. As long as you have the right fittings to adapt it to the homeowner machine. Most of them use the m22 twist fittings.
But if you have decent tap pressure, you’d be better off using one of the myriad injectors designed for your garden hose. Similar to what @Nickski uses on his custom 12v booster setup.
Blue mule spray-all 50. They need a #50 nozzle, so you need good pressure or a way to boost it. You can dial in exact ratios for whatever you’re downstreaming
That looks pretty nice. The reason I asked in the first place is because a friend out of state has a shed he’d like to clean up. I told him not to blast it with high pressure, and he didn’t, but at the same time it’s small enough that he’d rather not hire someone to clean it for him.
For a shed, I’d just buy a $10 pump sprayer, mix some bleach, water, and a little bit of laundry detergent in it, and spray it down with that. Wait 5-10 minutes, and rinse with the garden hose.
A pump sprayer was actually my very first experience in soft washing. If you go into my post history and sort from oldest to newest, you’ll probably find my post talking about washing our mobile home that way. Been hooked on washing ever since.
Go to the box stores and buy one of the house wash bottles. The EZ house wash is the better one, but it’s still weak and needs a few coats to work. You could dump out what’s in it and put straight 12.5% in there and it will work better. I tested those nozzles that come on the bottles, they are about 28:1.
THe Blue Mule 50. It is like an xjet for a hose spigot. It works if you are working single story siding. Cant get enough chem out to do stucco but it will pull 1-2% mix up to 20 or so feet high. I like it for trailers. It is nice just carrying a hose and a small bucket for a small job.
Yep, that’s the guns I posted earlier in this topic. They go as high as 5:1, so it can work for stucco, just have to hit it a couple times if its really bad. It’s great that you can easily dial in exactly what ratio you want. For most houses, I go 21:1 and the spare gun is 12:1 if I have a side that’s really bad. Add a quick connect and Jrod and you have a very versatile gun. Also, if you get 100 psi of pressure, they will hit the tops of 2 story houses and chimneys
lol, it was a cheap Ebay case that was $22. I wanted something to keep them safe from bouncing around in the toolbox of my truck. I didn’t even bother to set to combination
