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    Forbes Article

    I need your email address :) Celeste
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    by passing unloader return to pump

    Thats all you do. It is a simple switch. Your pump will last longer now that you have done this. Roger
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    Metal roof question

    EacoChem has a cleaner called Glory. Take a look at there web site www.eacochem.com. Roger
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    Can Running Two Wands

    Hi Eric, Something must have been wrong with the tips or the wrong tips all together. I used a 2 gun setup with Rod and it worked just fine and I think that it is a 8 gpm unit. You could tell when the other gun was being used but I still had good flow. The only thing I didn't care for was...
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    Can Running Two Wands

    They have pumps for that. Most of them are 8 gpm or higher. When you have a 2 gun setup you share the gpm between the two. Roger
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    Deck Washing

    When it come to restoring wood of any kind, it's best to know what you are doing to a degree. Because you will always learn someting new each time you clean,strip, and stain wood. You could call another contractor and go with them and learn the basics(Labor for learning).You can give me a call...
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    Getting it together

    I agree with Ken, the 5.6 gpm unit will clean much quicker than the 4 gpm. If you are going with a 500 gal. water tank you may think about even more gpm. You posted that you are getting a 16x12 trailer, I haven't seen a trailer that wide yet.Is it a enclosed or open trailer? What kind of truck...
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    How Do You Bid Residential??

    I look at the house and judge how long it will take to clean the house. If there is a PITA factor involved then I add that in. But you need to have a min. charge, mine is $145.00. I try to average around $80 to $100 a hour, but sometimes Murphy's Law kicks me in the butt and I don't come close...
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    Sealmaxx

    There are some very questionable practices going on with the SealMaxx franchise. On other bbs, I have read CUSTOMER dissatisfaction post after post after post. It's a petrification process, not a sealer. You apply a sealer on top after you treat the wood with the stuff. Franchise in our area...
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    What's the best chem. for vinyl siding?

    As far as dilution ratios for this product, I don't know since we purchase a much higher concentrated sodium hypochlorite. Just keep in mind that Outdoor Bleach contains sodium hydroxide in it - it's not just plain sodium hypochlorite like the Clorox bleach in white bottles.
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    12 steps to a successful business

    Great words of wisdom Dan - I'm gonna print that and put it on my bulletin board :) Celeste
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    Removing fly "poop" from vinyl siding

    Are you sure it's fly poop? Fly stuff looks very similar to artillery fungus - which is a total nightmare to attempt to remove. If Mark's suggestion doesn't work for removal ( :) ) Scratch at it. If the little black spot comes off but leaves a brown residue, you have artillery fungus. Since...
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    cleaning vinyl awnings

    We used a product called Glory on vinyl (plastic) awnings - they did actually have a nice reflecting shine to them - it was the cleaner. Just from a logical standpoint - vinyl awning - vinyl siding....why wouldn't a housewash mix (including wax) do, possibly without the bleach/as much bleach...
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    wood fence estimate

    For new fencing, never been touched, we use a pure percarbonate (not the EFC-38) which will not need neutralizing. Wood Defender fence stains (12.59/gallon) at 200 sq ft/gallon costs .07 to apply, undiluted. We avoid sales tax by ordering and usually manage to avoid shipping or order enough...
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    little help

    Welcome Robert and congratulations on your research, proper licensing & PRACTICE!! We're far to far away to offer work for you but hey, we're always around here in cyberland to try and support as best we can. As far as the fatigue from the squeezing....there's a gadget out there called the...
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    3 yr old metal bldg with mold spots

    John, I would be very interested in what the working mold/mildew killer is in the ABR Building Wash 3. We're always on the lookout for more user/environmentally friendly products that will lessen our bleach use. We currently use SP cleaners for wood but have stuck with our housewash mix...
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    wood fence estimate

    Whew! Our materials costs are less than .10/sq (cleaner & stain), labor for helper, $6.50/hour. I think I like where I live :) 80 hours using 2 machines? Ouch. Celeste
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    wood fence estimate

    Down here people don't pay $1.25 a square foot to get a fence BUILT, much less stained, and definitely not for PT. New PT fencing, stockade style (percarb wash, dry, stain) ends up pricing out at about no more than $1.50 - $2.00 linear foot
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    Need Help?

    Quick Books Pro here - great all around program for estimates, billing, payroll - I like that you can email estimates & invoices straight from the program. Celeste
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    Need Help?

    Bring your rig one day, walk up the manager and offer to do a small demo - be prepared to give him a figure. Let him know that maintenance is less expensive than a full clean - but don't crank your price down for the initial clean with the promise of repeat business - they will lie...
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