Me and my partner started up a pressure washing business and have all beginner equipment like a 2.5GPM washer. And I was wondering how we could utilize the fact we have two people properly to avoid having one of us standing around doing nothing. We do roof/house and gutter cleaning and other miscellaneous pressure washing.
With two people you can afford to pony up for a professional pressure washer if you plan on running a pressure washing business. 2.5 gpm is for washing cars or spraying off your patio at home, not a pressure washing business
I have to ask, how do you clean roofs? You have a 12v system?
First move would be “getting rid of your partner”
Then you can start with a 4gpm belt driven cold water washer and go from there. A 2.5 gpm won’t get you moving
lol, I concur.
Split the 2.5!
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Well, get a better machine ASAP. Probably at least a 5.5gpm.
If your washing a roof (and I’ll assume you’ve got a 12v), then guy 2 is spraying water on plants/ground while guy 1 is spraying chems on the roof.
If you’re washing a house, guy 2 is doing property protection install/removal. In between (and we’ll assume you’re using a downstream injector system), then guy 2 is either the “run to the truck to flip the valve guy”, or he should be walking around doing marketing to the neighbors.
Ultimately, you’re probably going to want 2 machines with downstream remotes to be fully effective with a 2 man crew.
On top of advice offered above,
Get a waterfed pole and when 1st side has dried guy 2 starts the window cleaning that you upsold.
Guy 1- knocks at door to meet customer and ask them close windows etc. In the meantime, guy 2 unrolls hoses and starts filling buffer.
Guy 1- takes pictures all around the property and checks for possible issues while also taping. In the meantime, guy 2 moves patio furniture and objects that need to be moved.
Guy 1- cleans out gutters while guy 2 wets plants and flowers.
Guy 1- starts washing while guy 2 sets up wfp.
Guy 1 does walkaround, checks everything is done right while removing tape and putting equipment away. In the meantime guy 2 finishes wfp, puts it away and puts stuff back the way it was while guy 1 makes sure everything is done to customer’s satisfaction.
Or something like that.
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But for a 2 men crew with a 2.5 gpm:
Guy 1- goes buy a 4 gpm machine.
Guy 2- buys coffee to guy 1 to celebrate doing jobs 3x faster from now on.
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I’m getting a vibe he is in the UK or something, we don’t use ‘properly’ here in the US much. I could be wrong, it’s been a long day.
I am going to start a business with a partner, join the forum, do no reading, then ask us to give them the key to 100 percent efficiency, which could be figured out just by literally doing the job…
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Then there’s that… 
