New to power washing

[Rodney B]

Hi,
My names Rodney Batchelor. I recently had a really good opportunity come up with power washing. I have the chance to power wash and maintain a fast food chain of about 50 stores. They are roughly the size of a taco bell. Unfortunately I have not used anything as far as a power washer goes outside of a residential setup, as well as for residential purposes. I am curious as to what type of setup I would probably need, as well as if I would need to use any chemicals for cleaning. I did not know if just a hot water setup would suffice for cleaning. Also, a big concern of mine was if I needed a way to dispose of all of the water/chemicals sprayed; or if I used Eco-friendly chemicals, I could just wash it down the drainage. Any type of guidance would be much appreciated! Oh and just as reference I am in Texas, and I have not finalized my Company name or anything as of yet.


Best,
Rodney Batchelor
rod.batch@gmail.com

 

[Clean County]

Hey Rodney the first thing I would do here is use the search Button and look for your answers. There's so much to say about what your asking. You will most definitely need a hot water PW. Mark here from Easy Clean can help you out on what type of Powerwasher you should look for. 8gpm@ 3500 PSI hot water would be a great Powerwasher for this type of service. I wouldn't go any lower then 5.5 GPM @3000psi hot water because the higher GPM the faster you will clean.
You will need a good degreaser which once again Mark sells as does any vacuum set-up that you may need. I would not let any soapy water go down any drains. Check the search button on that as well.
Good luck and ask more questions if you need to.

 

[Doug Rucker]

Hey Rodney, what are part of Texas are you in. Local enforcement will vary from area to area and what can go down a drain will be determined by the enforcement and what you are cleaning. Are you cleaning just sidewalks or is a drive thru, dumpster area, parking lot all part of the scope of work...

I am here in Houston, feel free to give me a call and I'll be happy to guide you through the process.

Welcome to the PWN, glad to have you.