I’m not trying to be mean but you did make sure the arrow on the Injector to facing the right way? @OlsonSoftWash I have seen this happen to more than one person including myself
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This is true, which is why I only comment on your post where you give bad advice. Such as rinsing with hot water. Nice try on the “I was talking about the ball valve” ploy though lol.
He never said that dude, He started his biz before the interwebs. So he has his clientele built before the web arose. WOM.Word of mouth, Ole school. lol
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General low pressure rinsing with an x jet where by the time the water hits the house it’s barely over 100deg. Yes I learned my lesson about rinsing with medium pressure on a wood deck lol. Not sure how a bypass and ball valve are not the same thing though. You turn a ball valve to engage bypassing water.
Heat degrades SH. That could be another reason why you’re using 10x more SH than everyone else in this industry.
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Cut a link in the spring? Hmm first I’m hearing of this. What’s the benefit? Or reasoning?
As mentioned in another post, when I figured out the surfactant debacle, I now only use 2 gal on a house. Over time heat degrades it but heating it up and using it within 10 seconds doesn’t destroy it. People talk about needing to use less sh in the summer and sometimes using straight sh in the mix tank in the winter to be effective.
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Sometimes the spring is to stiff to pull the ball up to draw soap.
That ain’t his problem though.
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Ok dang. I thought you was about to learn me some 007 super Washing hack
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Lol, I’m just throwing out options that I’ve had to do in the field, I’ll leave the high tech stuff to the boss’s on here. I learn something new every day, That’s why this thread has my interest.
But I betcha a Miller high life it’s his injector. 
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I think you’re grossly underestimating the effects of high heat in an extremely small confined space. Even if you were only heating to 100° you’re still about 30° over recommended storage temperatures. That’s not an insignificant amount of heat. You can argue with individuals until you’re blue in the face for all I care but you can’t argue with science, amigo.
ETA: I never said that hot water will “destroy” SH as you put it. I said that it degrades it. When you’re talking concentrations as low as 1% for house washing wouldn’t you agree that a .2% reduction in strength would be considered significant?
I’m telling you I bet the arrow was pointed the wrong direction
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Man I hope not. I take all this info and put in my super computer brain lol. I hate that it be that simple. But for his benefit, I hope it is I gather, No sense in being greedy.
Yes storage. But that’s not what were doing here. Heating it up instantly and it working for 5 minutes is still full strength before it has a chance to degrade.
@Seandz you are hot water rinsing not down streaming correct. Also when you say hot water what temp are we talking about. I run my burner when I rinse because you are right it helps but it’s set at 85
Storage implies a resting, undiluted state. You’re not only diluting it by mixing with water but also super heating that water. I don’t know if California requires chemistry in high school but we learned in class that most chemicals begin to degrade when exposed to temperatures significantly higher than their recommended storage temperatures. Hence the suggestion to store at those temperatures.
@Hotshot that’s the only logical solution if it works without the bypass then when attached to the bypass it stopped working. Really only one of two things could it be. Well one of three but nobody’s that’s dumb. Either he pt his injector on backwards because his bypass is built wrong or both ball valves leak by so bad that it will not pick up soap
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Consider this. Most SH is manufactured at 15-20%. By the time it is packaged and delivered to it’s destination it is labeled as 12.5%. Unless you’re in Florida, most people are actually buying closer to 10%. Why is that? Because, SH degrades rather quickly. Super heating it to 100°+ doesn’t help.
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Why ? Just curious. I use heat all day, I even use heat to heat the truck up before I wash if its like below 40 degrees out like it was today. But I try to rinse cold to prevent spots and runs if it drys to fast.
I get it that I’m trying to compare vinyl to truck paint. just curious
In my opinion warm water helps you rinse faster and use less water.It breaks the bond of the soap and siding. Plus dont ever worry about the windows streaking.
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