Hi all, is it ever good to finally find a site like this. I am a real pressure washing enthusiast, like to have fun with my business wherever I can and enjoy the hunt of finding new ways of using my equipment or better ways of doing things I already do. I have been in business for four (half)years and feel like an island, at least till now. I live on PEI Canada (which is an island), and can't find a like minded person anywhere in the business around here who really wants to be the best.
I started out cold, ie. with NO advice or mentoring. I have read a number of the posts already and it is cool to see that even though I have tried and perfected my art by trial and error (with advice only from suppliers), that the advice being given is almost the same as I would give most of the time.
My question brings up a BIG issue (I think): seals in windows. I have come to believe it is very possible to break those seals if the window frame is blasted with full pressure. I have just thanked my lucky stars that I never did (that I know of anyway) before I learned about this. Is this a real issue, or am I just being paranoid? I substitute by scrubbing them down then rinsing, which does a better job anyway.
I have been using a 3500 psi at 4 gpm cold water machine from the start and find it interesting and funny the advice given to newbies about what equipment, etc. they need to get. There are SO many things that can go wrong, especially when starting on the cheap like I did. I probably would never started if I knew even half of it. I don't know what its like in other places, but residential pw is a TOUGH business to get into around here. From an abundance of mildew to the "island red silt" dirt that stains vinyl siding, etc. to a lack of money by the homeowner to a small population base to the exhasting type of work and the long hours. Newbies beware!
Thank you fellow enthusiasts,
Jonathon Smith
Big Jon's Power Wash
Charlottetown, PEI
Canada
(902) 629-JONS
I started out cold, ie. with NO advice or mentoring. I have read a number of the posts already and it is cool to see that even though I have tried and perfected my art by trial and error (with advice only from suppliers), that the advice being given is almost the same as I would give most of the time.
My question brings up a BIG issue (I think): seals in windows. I have come to believe it is very possible to break those seals if the window frame is blasted with full pressure. I have just thanked my lucky stars that I never did (that I know of anyway) before I learned about this. Is this a real issue, or am I just being paranoid? I substitute by scrubbing them down then rinsing, which does a better job anyway.
I have been using a 3500 psi at 4 gpm cold water machine from the start and find it interesting and funny the advice given to newbies about what equipment, etc. they need to get. There are SO many things that can go wrong, especially when starting on the cheap like I did. I probably would never started if I knew even half of it. I don't know what its like in other places, but residential pw is a TOUGH business to get into around here. From an abundance of mildew to the "island red silt" dirt that stains vinyl siding, etc. to a lack of money by the homeowner to a small population base to the exhasting type of work and the long hours. Newbies beware!
Thank you fellow enthusiasts,
Jonathon Smith
Big Jon's Power Wash
Charlottetown, PEI
Canada
(902) 629-JONS
