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cherokeejd04 said:
Hey cherokee where bouts in y-town are you. I grew up in the little town of New Springfield. your SH if your running it thru an x-jet with no proportioner will depend on your cleaning solution. What is your SH concentrate, and what are you currently using as a surfactant or soap? Typically I go around 1.5% SH hitting the vinyl on the average, and adjust for the situations.
S.L.Alt said:
x-jet m5 will typically cost you about $135 if you include shipping around 150-160. A telescoping wand will vary depending on model, as their is several choices in length and materials. pro's and con's are in the eye of the beholder. I love my x-jet but sometimes I need to pull out the telescoping wands for certain instances. The biggest con's about the x-jet are the chemical supply. A lot of people modify a 5'er and lug it around the house with them as they clean. I've developed a different method, but for reasons of safety I'm choosing not to disclose. If your going to use the 5'er method I'd suggest getting a dolly as it's a little easier to use, and get a longer poly braided hose so you have just a little more freedom in reach.
S.L.Alt said:
I have a 9ft. fixed wand that I got for $60...I only use an 8 ft. step ladder to clean the high spots and an extension ladder to climb up over the rails of 2nd and 3rd floor decks and balconys. Those 20+ ft teloscopic wands look hard to handle...with my new 0040 soap tip I've been soaping the high spots from the ground and rinsing the high spots from the ground with the red tip.
PressurePros
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npw said:
Thhe X-jet is a tool you have to have on your truck for certain occasions. Having said that, we have an X-Jet on each truck and they se duty maybe twice per year.
Downstreaming is the way to go for housewashes. The X-Jet is obsolete with most pros I talk to.
CaroliProWash
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Okay, I feel like I have to defend the poor little x-jet. For throwing acid on brick it is a MUST HAVE! You certainly don't want to downstream acid. I have done the ladder lugging a pump up sprayer with acid - not fun.
Celeste
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poor little x-jet
I don't know, there are pro's and cons of each system I guess from my personal standpoint. From a beginners standpoint I'd say go with the x-jet as it's easier to get your chems to ratio and if using no proportioner, one can substitute household bleach instead of the 12% SH. I'm playing with the whole DS method, but it seems that if someone is starting out in this buis, without the significant amt. of capital needed for a turnkey rig, it does provide a method to start with the minimal requirements. NOW as you grow I would suggest DS'ing as the pro's are obvious.
I don't know, there are pro's and cons of each system I guess from my personal standpoint. From a beginners standpoint I'd say go with the x-jet as it's easier to get your chems to ratio and if using no proportioner, one can substitute household bleach instead of the 12% SH. I'm playing with the whole DS method, but it seems that if someone is starting out in this buis, without the significant amt. of capital needed for a turnkey rig, it does provide a method to start with the minimal requirements. NOW as you grow I would suggest DS'ing as the pro's are obvious.
cherokeejd04
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freshlook, I have an apt in Austintown. I am on the YSU track team and actually from Huron, OH right by Cedar Point. This is my first year in the power washing biz. For the last 3 years i have work with my friend who washes boats on the lake. We used a power washer and would occasionally wash a house too. We did not do it the most efficient way using ladders and a boat brush to put the wash on. I am finishing up school so I have yet to wash my first house here in y-town. I have been going around to some of the housing developments off of shields rd by mill creek.
PressurePros
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Greg, I'm missing your point. If anything the opposite is true. A downstreamer can cost you as little as $10 and another $10 for the right tip, you use far less chemical, no playing around with proportioners so no extensive experience and learning curve neccessary as long as you buy the right cleaner (which is available for $38 including shipping to do15-20 houses), no damage to surrounding landscape, no etching of glass from making your mix too strong and X-jetting, much better spray height, and you get the job done quicker as you mix one pail of cleaner, setup hoses and go to town. On top of that, the smaller your machine (less flow) the more concentrated your chems are.
Housewash is 4 gallons 12% sodium hypo, 1 gallon cleaner. You can get fancier for better results but that does the trick and you will never need your extension wand.
Did I miss anything in the pros/con list?
Housewash is 4 gallons 12% sodium hypo, 1 gallon cleaner. You can get fancier for better results but that does the trick and you will never need your extension wand.
Did I miss anything in the pros/con list?
PressurePros
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Just make sure its a large orifice 0 degree (40 and above). The right cleaners can be had if you do the research. I can mention them here, it violates board policy.
Mark, do you sell housewash?
Mark, do you sell housewash?
cherokeejd04
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pressurepro, could you e-mail me where you get that cleaner jdpowerwashing@holmail.com.
Also i am looking to purchase a downstream injector I called a dealer and they recommeded an adjusable kit for ab $15. I goes from 0 to 1:5. Is that a good deal or is it better to get a fixed 1:15 or 1:10? Thanks
Also i am looking to purchase a downstream injector I called a dealer and they recommeded an adjusable kit for ab $15. I goes from 0 to 1:5. Is that a good deal or is it better to get a fixed 1:15 or 1:10? Thanks
PressurePros said:
Ken, I did mention that DS'ing is the most effective/cost efficient way to go. Yet, I feel that anyone dipping into the pw'ing scene it may proove cost effective for one to go via the x-jet for start cost. Yes it's a $135 attachment, however no LARGE chem tanks are necessary other than one's solution tank. Also a benefit of x-jetting is the draw rate, one can substitute household bleach, if they are unable to acquire 12%SH. as far as the benefits of x-jetting those are about it, as it requires more time for setup and cleanup, and buying chems in bulk that you can easily hold on a trailer is far cheaper than just buying a small tub of a mix chem. With the x-jet a trailer isn't necessary, suggested, but not necessary.
I'm not dissagreeing with you ken, merely pointing out that x-jetting for someone who is not absolutly sure this is the profession for them, MIGHT be the way to go. But if one is building a rig I WOULD STRONGLY suggest DS'ing
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ok so which tip is it the 30 size or the 40 size. (this is for a 3700 4 gpm washer?) I am wanting to make sure I order the right one. Also are there other sizes of tips at 0 degrees that work better for rinsing? (or just take that one out of the chemical which still would mean walking back and forth) Just curious here. Thanks
cherokeejd04
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How high does the 0040 tip shoot? using a 3775 psi 4gpm washer