So I just started in this industry and just purchased a X jet m5. So I’m a little confused about the proportioner‘s about if I’m using a 10 to 1 beige proportioner. what is the percentage I am putting on a house if I’m using 12.5% SH running a 4gpm pressure washer with 5 gallon bucket? Do I add water to my 5 gallon bucket do I not add water if I’m using proportioners if I’m not using proportioners do I have batch mix or just use straight SH with surfactant?
Sorry for all the questions everyone but little confusing when all the videos and I formation I find it just says use a 10:1 proportion or 50/50 mix but doesn’t tell me what’s the percent mix and if I use the proportion or not and if I add water to my bucket……
I don’t know a whole lot about X-jet personally, but I know #s very intimately. If you’re pulling 12.5% @ 10:1 injection, that should be 1.14% hitting the house, which is a pretty solid HW mix.
Too strong IMO. I only go 1% sometimes on really bad sides and make sure to water plants down really good before, during and after. I use 1% for pretreating concrete. My normal mix is 0.6% and gets the job done very well. If it’s only dirty, I’ll go 0.3%. This is assuming 12.5%, so I’m reality is weaker than that.
If you are trying to figure out ratios and percentages you are spending time you could be washing. If you are bound and determined to use an xjet, take off the 3/8 hose and that stupid metal filter, replace with 1/4 hose. Add a gallon of 12.5 to 4 gallons of water, splash of surfactant and wash. If mildew didn’t turn brown in about 5 minutes, add more bleach. Get a ds injector as soon as you can do you don’t have to use the xjet.
So, I have been using it for a little over a year. DS is great until you need a hotter mix and in BAMA we have some heavy mildew and mold so often times I need hotter than a 1-2% mix.
I will say, I didnt use proportioners for. the first while. I batch mixed. I highly suggest using the proportioners and just pouring straight SH + Surfactant in your pail. I mainly use 10% SH. On brick and heavy mildew I think its Black or Grey prop., which is like 5:1 and it was working great for me. if the 5:1 didnt work, Id go to the 2.5:1 which would give me a real strong mix. Ive yet to kill a plant or grass, so long as you are aware and pre rinse/post rinse it. I would start by getting you 100’ of the polymer tubing so that youre not carrying the pail all the time. maybe even get a 2nd pail and place it where you may need it.
