Using a power washer for soft washing

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Hi I’m trying to figure out what attchetmets and what not I might need to soft wash with my ryobi 3100 psi pressure washer. I’ve found a pressure washer flow control valve as well as a foam cannon and soap tip for the ryobi power washer I have but I’m still confused on what I will need exactly. In need of dire help please someone let me know if you know anything about ryobi power washers

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This will get every bit of that 31 hunnit psi up that bad boi!

pressure-washer-gutter-cleaner-telescoping-wand-washing-cleaning

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If you’re talking for your own house/car a foam cannon. If you’re talking professionally, just walk away! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Awww man I’m a little more adamant than that. Can’t just give up haha, I’ll do whatever is necessary to do it professionally gotta make money somehow am I right

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Oh wow, where do we start?

Your machine won’t work for soft washing, sorry. A minimum is a 4gpm/3000psi belt drive with buffer tank. The more GPM the better.

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Try Forever self-employed on YouTube. Your setting your self up to do 10x the work for 1/10 the money but we all have to choose our own path.

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How so? I downstream with a direct drive and no tank…no issues!

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Yea I think he was quite dramatic with that post as he was running a direct drive until about a month ago lol. You trying to scare him off @dcbrock? :joy:

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You have the luxury of good water pressure from a spigot. I’ve run into several here that only put out 2-3gpm. When my 4/4200 started cavitating on a regular basis, that’s when I got the buffer tank.

God I hope not lol. That’s IBS job.

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I wish you could reply with just three letters. lol is what I would have said.

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…lol

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…Omg

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That’s just plain mean…lol

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@dperez, @Hotshot. I don’t internet too much. And when I do I’m usually drinking. But that was a…good idea.

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@sgb. I’m the most non internets fella you’ll find. So cheers dude.

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Either that guy is most jacked guy on the planet or that pic is photoshopped. He has it fully extended at a tough angle with no belt.

I had that big yellow noodle before to do gutter clean out and at that angle fully extended you better be ripped…lol.

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It’s a piece of cake, just dont move it.

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He clearly just started… nobody can smile that long using one of those.

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He’s smiling because of all that $$$$$$ he’s going to make

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