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I have a General Pump, ts2021, Tseries 47 that has sprung a leak at a plug in the manifold. The plug has a hex head and goes through a washer before entering the manifold. I got to the General Pump website where I got a parts explosion and a parts list. The list describes the washer as ' washer...

I have a Karcher hds3205 BE unit that I want to get parts for but can't seem to locate a supplier online. Karcher got into the portable homeowner type units big time and a search on ' Karcher parts' dumps out a bunch of useless suppliers. It is interesting that some of them offer owner manuals...

Given 1 hour how many square feet can you surface clean concrete that has 10% grease and the rest normal traffic and weather dirt. You have to control the runoff and use hydrocarbon booms to block the oil. You have a 24 inch surface cleaner, hot water at 3400 psi. The rinse water will be...

What is the right process? I have a building of 39000 square feet. The floor has been power washed several times and looks clean. When the floor gets wet it becomes slick because oil migrates from below. I have hot water/steam, 3400 psi, 5.4 gpm. A supplier suggests spraying a butyl degreaser...

Does anyone have experience with stripping paint that has failed to adhere to the surface in places. I got wind of a company that has 127 mobile generators that have failed paint. They so far plan to sand the units manually. I thought I read somewhere that pw could do it. This surface is heavy...

I wanted to check prices and availability of Rekrete so that I could prepare for a sales pitch to a very large potential customer after I was given a lead by one of their managers. I contacted Rekrete sales via email using the address supplied from one of their many websites. I asked for the...

My neighbor just stopped me to say that an associate of his is in the power washing business and has told him that there is a huge need for mobile power wasgers in the area hit by Katrina. What have you heard?

I just bought an m-jet, adjustable x-jet. How do I gauge my proportion when using the x-jet without inserts? I have a Karcher running 3200 psi at 5.2 gpm. Do I simply drain a 5 gal bucket of water for 15 seconds and see how many gallons of water I've sucked up times 4 then divide that into 5.2...

I have a Karcher HDS 3205 BE. The heater has been idle for 6 months. I am not getting diesel to the nozzle. I have tested with water pressure, have fuel in the tank and the thermostat maxed. There is a pressure switch that assures that water is present in order to avoid heater problems. I am at...

I've got a shot at cleaning some pipe in preparation for painting. The customer says no soap because it leaves a film which may effect the paint. 225 degree water only is what he wants. I have heard of a soap that is used for car painting prep. I'm told that it bonds with the metal and gives a...

Got a referral to a trucking firm. The CEO was coming for a visit and the place needed spiffing up. I was contacted on Thursday and the boss was to show on the following Wednesday. I scouted the job and came up with the following: 17000 sq.ft of heavily oil spotted pavement , 880 linear ft. of...

Does anyone have experience using a concrete cleaner called Rekrete? It is a dry powder that contains an enzyme that causes a reaction whereby the hydrocarbons are converted to carbon dioxide. The maximum effect is supposedly achieved after 1 week. You simply sprinkle it over the stain and broom...