I like the sound of that! Anybody else using this method successfully?
Jesse
Atlas Services
Exterior Cleaning Specialists
North Carolina
What mix are you using? Iām using f-13 and a brushā¦sure would be nice to nix the brush though!
Jesse
Atlas Services
Exterior Cleaning Specialists
North Carolina
Iām so confused. Why pay for a 12v addition to your set up? Why not just downstream with the pressure washer? I gotta be missing something.
Aaron Easter
5AlarmMobilePW
Oklahoma City Metro
Fleet Washing
Because you canāt clean roofs with DSād solution (your post in the other thread is correctā¦the solution is too diluted) Think about what you learned in foam fire streams classā¦if you have the wrong proportion of ingredient to water, you donāt get the desired results. There are several old threads on here that explain why you canāt DS and get roof-strength solution out of it.
Also, a 12 volt set-up is not very expensiveā¦1 or 2 roofs will pay for it easily. Why did you buy quality power washing equipment instead of just using a garden hose with one of those jet doohickies from Home Depot? The answer: because you couldnāt do the job properly that way! (Tim4 said ādonāt confuse not spending money with saving moneyā, and he was right!)
Jesse
Atlas Services
Exterior Cleaning Specialists
North Carolina
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Thanks Jesse. That clears it up! I donāt mind INVESTING, just need to be a good steward of my expenses. Iāve been trying to get educated on all the options for residential. I am anxious to start advertising but want to be a knowledgable professional by the time that first job rolls in. Searched for those old threads but came up empty. Iāll keep reading. Thanks again.
Aaron Easter
5AlarmMobilePW
Oklahoma City Metro
Fleet Washing
Start. Reading simply isnāt enough.
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Aaron Easter
5AlarmMobilePW
Oklahoma City Metro
Fleet Washing
You forgot to read the manual before aiming.
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Youāre welcome! Everything I learned, I learned in here and on PTState and TGS. If I get some time this week Iāll try to find some of those threads and send you the links.
Jesse
Atlas Services
Exterior Cleaning Specialists
North Carolina
www.CallAtlas.com
I use low pressure (WITH a 9gpm@3500psi Hydro-tek) The right chemicals and nozzle tips make the differenceā¦
I also have a FATBOY for roofs , I have used it for spraying siding but always rinse with the pressure washerā¦
GREAT CHEMICALS + MORE WATER VOLUME = Better clean!!!
I used my roof pump twice to clean siding. Once while on the job and my pressure washer went down, and the next day while it was still down. Didnāt really care for it.
You can use the Fat boy to do the soft wash but you will move along faster by rinsing it off wht a rince tip on your pressure washer.If you dont have a pressure washer then it will just take longer to rinse.
*Important Tip for you!!
Start the job by using your 3% mix on the roof, and when completed make the necessary adjustments to dilution to then have a 2% mix let over for the siding! Itāll save you some frustrations, and you should always starts top to bottom anyways! Good Luck!
Some people do, itās not good to use same system for both work. I suggest you to donāt use same system for both.
I actually have 3 different 12 volt setupsā¦ One 2 gpm delevan for deck work, one 5.3 gpm for housewashes when working in areas with low water pressure (otherwise its downstreaming with my machine) and the fatboy for roofs
A 2% mix is Very hot and will kill a lot of plants if not used carefully. Many types of siding in my area can be cleaned easily with .5%. Test and bump up as needed. Plant damage leaves a bad impression.
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We use a Water Dragon from the Power Wash Store. Itās 10 GPM @ 300PSI and itās totally combatable with bleach. We do a lot of fence staining and we clean the fences with a water/bleach mixture, no soap, using a 3.5 nozzle and that produces about 1 gpm. Perfect for applying bleach. When we do a roof, we switch to a 10 or 15 zero degree nozzle and it will shoot our roof mixture 40ā plus. We use that machine more than our big Hydro Tek.
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We can also used pressure washing cleaning.
Sure you can!
The only issue youāll face it your use of chemicals and speed. Pressure washing is forgiving because the draw rate is so slow.
At 7gpm on a softwash pump, you have to be brief, as not to use up all of your chemicals.
Fill a 5 gallon bucket of your solution, downstream it into a water tank. Once the bucket runs out, youāll have your required solution for the softwashing system.
Steven Leipzig
The Pressure King
Nashville, TN
Roof Cleaning - House Washing - Concrete Restoration
Residential and Commercial
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