Estimate for First Home and Driveway combo

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If you get a chance, pull that property up on Google maps and measure out the drive and walks.

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That’s a big driveway but will clean up nice. We’re in totally different markets but did this driveway/ sidewalk and a little pad in the back for $500. Was a little over 5000sqft

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How much soap would you add per gallon to your SH for the specific driveway I posted?

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$800 total in my neck of the woods

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Don’t do that. These engines and pumps are designed to run at pretty specific RPMs for cooling and ultimately to be run at full throttle after start up.

This’ll cause some problems over the long run.

You should be able to pull soap at full throttle with the right nozzles.

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Hey Trinity. Seeing you are in central Florida as well…

I know this an odd request but I’d be willing to work for you for a weekend for free if you show me the ropes a bit. I’d like to get some hands on experience. I am clean-cut, drug free, & reliable.

I apologize if this isn’t allowed here. I will delete comment if that’s the case. Have a good day.

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In fact, I don’t even mess with the throttle at start up. This hasn’t been touched since I’ve owned it. I always shut down and start up with trigger open if it’s just a house. House and flatwork, ball valve wide open for 15 sec.

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@Maelstrom or @Dogby92 is who you want to ask. No offense intended, but @WeAreTrinity doesn’t know the ropes yet.

Or If you’re willing to drive to Georgia, I’d pay @gbattle and the above two for the training.

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Give me a zip code. Thanks.

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Me? Why don’t you ask the people I tagged if they’ll do paid training? If you want the training put in a little effort. LOL, I don’t memorize everybody ZIP Codes.

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My fault. Misunderstanding. I read it as you lived in Georgia and the names you listed were your employees.

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Just keep reading this forum, read every single post. You’ll learn a ton

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I like the “how much” posts… sometimes. It’s fascinating how much different each area/market is.

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How much in your area is this house. I charged $450. Its 3 stories and about 50 feet deep. No decks out back. Some guys could get $500-$550 here but when I originally bid it I did driveway and sidewalks so I cut a little off the house.

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@squidskc does starting and shutting down with the trigger open make a difference? I always run mine wide open, but I’ve never once started or stopped with the trigger open.

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You should always start it with the trigger held. In my opinion anyway. Shutting down don’t hold it and let the unloader do its job.

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With an unloader doing it’s job, it may not matter if there’s no air in the system. But it makes me feel good. If there’s air in the system, and who knows if there is, you should fire up wide open to purge the air. Air is bad for water pumps.

I’m superstitious, but I don’t think you should ever shut off flow instantly either unless you drop the trigger. Who knows if that matters, but I always let the flow shut off smoothly. Because that too makes me feel better. Hope that makes sense.

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If you’ve got 200 ft of hose on which most people do, then you’ve got at least 15 seconds of run time before it even reaches the gun. I always open ball valve when I roll up hose, so mine is empty.

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