It’s a fantastic middle-of-the-road house washer that will see you through a few seasons. It even pulls SH better than my 8gpm.
It’s definitely the way to go and especially over the one you originally posted. You’ll can tell a huge difference going from a 3.5 gpm pump to a 5.5 gpm. That’s a lot more flow.
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Sodium hypochlorite, which is the main solution along with bleach used with a surfactant to help stay on surfaces I’m pretty sure and ok so a 5.5/2500 pump on a GX390 will allow me to clean siding, pavement, windows, roofs, e.t.c? Thank you!
I’m sorry, what’s the way to go? the 5.5/2500 pump on a GX390 or the one I posted
SH is not used along with bleach, you need to read a little more.
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Also the thing is I plan on using the 4200 PSI surface cleaner I already have and a 2500 won’t be pushing it enough. I was going to start this season (since it’s almost over) just washing pavement and then move into soft washing next season.
Man…do yourself a favor and don’t buy a thing for a month. Do some more reading. Hang out for a bit. I’ve got about a decade’s worth of industrial wrench turning and about 7 of oil drilling and a lot of that knowledge translates into this, but I still had lots of reading to do and a mentor to consult with about a half dozen times before I had it figured out enough in my mind to start spending savings breaking into a new industry.
Yes, the overhead in this gig is lower than some, but things add up quick. You don’t want to end up with a bunch of stuff you can’t sell and recoup money on. A small bag of stainless steel fittings that are the wrong size is really just a crappy, overpriced paperweight and that’s just plumbing.
This isn’t yardcare. Mistakes cost a lot of money whether it is buying the wrong stuff or breaking someone’s stuff.
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You’re completely right, I’m not trying to rush and I know how little I know. I have the surface cleaner so I thought I could make a few bucks with just that and a power washer for the remainder of this month because I need money fast for family stuff.
Just fir an example: reading through this thread, I have noticed that your chemical knowledge is lacking in a major way.
Also, you are referencing the specs on your surface cleaner and trying to build a system backwards from that. That’s kind of the wrong route. You want to start the job you are trying to do (clean cement) and work your system around that task. Yes, there is consideration you can give to future plans, but that is as easy as “the higher the GPM, the better.”
Do some reading on the surface cleaning. Figure out what works, flow and pressure. Research soft washing extensively. Learn the chemicals. Research each component until you understand the difference and know what task they would excel at. Then make purchases.
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Man I get needing money, but a good rule of thumb is that you don’t get to pay yourself out of any start up for a good little while. I expect to work without pay for a while. Not that I won’t charge for my work, a ut the revenue will be going other places than my pocket and household bills.
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Yeah I know I don’t know jack about soft washing or chemicals I never tried to make it seem like that too I’m not being naive and thinking “pressure wash, big moeny, success, easy” I was just saying since I have basically one half and money saved I thought I could make some money off of cement this season and then during the winter I could research marketing and soft washing more and be prepared for next season. The goal for this summer was to buy a pressure washer that would be good enough for next year with soft washing while still being able to be used for the surface cleaner this year for a month or two. Like I said, I know I don’t know anything and didn’t try to so my bad if it came off that way.
I get that it’s just there’s no competition and I know I could make money starting out, I’m not planning on buying a truck and pay for a web host and get business cards I just wanted to get a name out there so I can do well next year. Thank you for your advice, I know you’re right.
And I wish you well in it. I answered your initial question in your other similar thread. I was just trying to break off a little wisdom where I could as I could. If my years on this planet has taught me anything, it’s that slow and methodical is more.profitable 99.9% of the time. I’ve seen 2 businesses start with the operator not knowing all the ins and outs of the trade he was working and both times there were extenuating circumstances like family connections that protected them from the blunders they made.
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Once again, I appreciate you sharing that with me, and yeah I have no connections and with anything you always fall in the beginning a ton but this is something I can’t afford to fall a ton with so I know I need to know my stuff before making purchases.
Some guys may agree, some not, but if you want to start soft washing for low start up. Buy a nice garden hose and a sprayer and batch mix and start soft washing singles story homes. That’s how I got into it. You could even build a small pump build like 2-3 gal a min or just buy a 5gal 12 volt and batch mix. Take the advice above first and learn about your different mixes and applications. I like to keep a zip lock bag full of index cards with reference notes I learn from here and experience.
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Sweet, thank you!
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