Originally posted by BUGSY:
PLEASE, JUST STARTING OUT WITH OLD FRIEND WHO IS RETIRED,I'M STILL WORKING. WE ARE INTERESTED IN POWERWASHING HOUSES, MOBILE HOMES SIDEWALKS AND DECKS. WHAT WOULD BE THE MINIMUM EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TO PERFORM THESE?
IS THERE SUCH A THING AS GOOD USED EQUIPMENT OR ?? THANKS, LOVE THIS SITE CONVINCED ME I WAS ENTERING THE RIGHT FIELD WITH ALL THE HELP I SEE.
My opinion, For what it's worth, is that you should get a new piece of equipment. At this time you do not have the experience to work on a used machine if it started to give you problems. Ther are good ones out there though. I saw a post on another board where a company is taking in trades on used equipment and rebuilding them for resale. Good idea if you have the time.
As far as Volume, Pressure and so forth.
Cleaning houses, decks, and mobile homes you really could get away with a 4 GPM @2000 PSI cold water machine and do really well. Its the concrete you will have problems with. Minimun for concrete in my opinion is a hot water 5 GPM @ 3000 PSI with a surface cleaner. MINIMUM.
Of course thats just my opinion; I could be wrong.
Ethan
Mobile Systems Inc.
