$2500 Soft Wash & Pressure Washing Set Up. 

Thank you very much, and you are welcome, I am pretty new to the Chemical pressure washing and soft wash service as well and learning every day, so far this simple cheap set up has been more than enough to do all the work I am looking to do for now.

Thank you very much, trying to keep it as simple as possible ... Less repairs and costs ...

@@MDCF1565 thank you brother, same to you!! Let's go Brandon FJB

Thank you very much, I still have a few more things I need as well, I'm fairly new to softwash and still figuring things out, I wish you the best of luck on your set up and new business. 👍

Thank you very much I'm a newbie myself learning every day. Be safe.

Thank you very much, I hope it helps, I have been using this same equipment for two years almost three now and everything still works perfect, machine still cranks right up on the first pull everytime. .

Thank you very much, i was on a tight budget ..

Thank you very much. Trying to keep it simple, ... thank you for watching, Stay safe. HSPW

You are more than welcome, thank YOU for the kind comment and view, I still have a lot to learn, and much more to get I'm sure. Never ending lol ... Take care and best wishes for you and your business.

@@MDCF1565 you as well much success

@@traviscarey3871 i stopped in and checked out your start up video, looks like we're on the same path trying to get something new started, I'll follow along. Throw on your RU-vid comments, I'll keep checking in. 🇺🇸

@@MDCF1565 will do man thanks again.

You are welcome, thank you very much for watching, and God bless you as well Sir ...

Thank you very much, Hopefully my cheap little set up can help someone else start out.

Thank you. I do not do roofs, i now have 150 1/2 inch flexzilla for my 12v system, 150 ft armor guard on my pressure washer, and 100 ft 5/8 Flexzilla in ... I have a 4gpm 4400 and have been using the Erie tools 20 inch surface cleaner with great results so far. I don't need to tote water often so I have no need to roll around with a 100gal for what I do, my 15gal blue SH tank holds way more than I'll need in a day if not I have several 5s 20s 30s 35s gal totes I can use if need be, I like to keep my truck lite. Before starting my business I worked for one of the largest PW companies in my area. This video was more about setting up for under 2500, I'm sure other people would have made other choices that better fit their needs, I got what I knew I needed. Thanks again .

@@MDCF1565 good stuff..if your not doing roofs yet may want to consider it average roof goes for $650 with the rite tools can be done in an hour and half easily can get two roofs done a day if in the rite market..

That gpm*4 is just a guideline. You can run a 32 with a 4 if you walk slower and if the concrete is pre treated it goes faster.

Thank you very much, still learning and growing every day, I have updated a few minor changes to the set up but over all it is working out pretty well as it is.

Thank you very much, Still learning as I go and having a lot of fun with this new business.

Lol, thank you my friend, I only do residential properties 2 stories max, this little package has been working out great. Honesty even though I didn't spend much and have a cheaper little set up, you could get by with way less to start. Take care .... HSPW

Thank you very much.

Basically the same set up I have, My .4 gpm more = 0 And my 5 gal buckets just have caps lol. Hope you're doing well my friend, I see things really picking up for all of us next year, housing market is booming, economy is kicking, spells good things coming 👍

Whatever works guys!

Thank you for the tips, watched quite a few of your videos when getting set up, great content and info, I'll look into a new down stream injector this week, ... Save trouble later.... 🇺🇸 be safe ...

@@MDCF1565 It definitely will! They go out at the worst possible time. Thanks for watching. I’m going to do an update on my setup sometime next week.

@@thedirtywork 👈 Credit this Man with my setup, watched many of his videos to figure out my set up ... 👍... DHT. I'll swing over and catch up on your latest content this weekend.

Thank you, you are welcome 😊

Thank you very much, I am just doing small homes and driveway as a part time job so I am only using 10.5% sh with no surfactants added, I was able to keep everything right at or around 2000 but could have saved a bit more if I had thought it out better, it doesn't take a big set up to get going. Best of luck. Have a great new year . 🇺🇸

Also curious how u control your ratios?

I batch mix prior to the job, I am just part time as I have several other things I do so it was just easier and cheaper to go that route when only doing a few jobs a month. As far as changes there really hasn't been many other than purchasing an extra 100 ft of Flexzilla hose to feed the PW and an extra 50 ft of grey armor guard PW hose other than that it's still the same and working fine. I did get the Erie tools 15 inch surface cleaner with Castor wheels and it works excellent with this machine and set up.

Oh, best tip I could give with my limited knowledge is if you can get the Belt Drive as it has restricted me from doing some jobs. I just had to pass on an entire neighborhood sidewalk cleaning job as I couldn't feed my PW from a tank I need to be hosed in.

Thank you.

🙂, thank you. I currently have three 50 ft sections of 5/8 inch flexzilla which I use to feed the pressure washer, it might be in an update video, This set up is working out pretty well, I just knocked out a 25,558 sq ft hotel, poolside, and all flat work in 6 hours alone with this little set up ...

@@MDCF1565 nice!!

For now the two reels and 12v pump are mounted on a 2x4ft plywood platform, I plan to mount the reels on the right side rail soon just trying to figure out how I would like to build it. I'll shoot another video very soon and go over a few additions and changes I've made since this upload ...

Thank you, followed Jason for a while, he sure knows his stuff, that's where I got most of my info, I still need to get the bypass set up, I'm just part time semi retired right now so most of my work is short and sweet, but yes a bypass hose is in the near future ... Take care, be safe ...

I was reading what you posted in the comment section, just wanted to say thank you for the information. That makes perfect sense to me,im going to check it out.💯

I have been trying to figure out the bypass and what pieces I would need to set it up on my Dewalt 4400, If you or anyone can direct me to the parts or info I would need that would be great, I've seen tons of videos but need one showing my pump and how to set it up, I'm still new and that one last part is getting me still. Thanks to anyone who can help.

@@MDCF1565 Did you figure out a bypass for your Dewalt Washer?

@@jacobwinchell8521 no, not yet, still trying to figure out the exact parts I need for my pump to be hooked up, it's the only part I can't seem to figure right out, i need to see someone else bypass the same pump I have so i know what i need.

Thank you, i usually draw from the customer, I have drawn water a couple times from my 35 buffer for a some smaller jobs without any problems but I try not to just incase, And actually probably won't do it to often in the future if I can avoid it, I need to get a belt drive set up.

The flexzilla hose comes with a quick connect which can be hooked to a standard water gun, Works pretty well, you can pick them up in the garden section of most Walmart stores or online.

@@MDCF1565 You're welcome bro!

The tank is being used as a soft wash tank, and once hooked up a buffer for the pressure washer, I have used it a few times as a pressure washing tank without a water hook up, it is risky, you need to have the tank above the pressure washer water intake in order for it to flow if you have a pressure washer like mine, if you have a belt drive then it will just draw the water for you.

I no longer have my 12v system hooked up as I found very little need for it for simple house washes and driveways, I get everything done just fine with the pressure washer, ... So yes I do everything with just the pressure washer, if I do need a stronger mix for some odd job that pops up only takes a few minutes to throw it back in the truck.

Thank you,, I am sorry I don't think I do have that link still, it is a General Pump Hose Reel I may have ordered it from the powerwashstore.com

I do have a few other things I do so the pressure washing was always part time for me, however YES in the first couple months I was easily able to pay for all of my equipment, I knocked out a 25,558 sq ft hotel SOLO in 6 hours with the equipment I have in the video, to be completely honest I personally do not put the advertisement effort to draw more business but if YOU did, you can make an excellent paycheck in pressure washing and soft wash, the equipment itself still works as well as the day I bought it, the Dewalt 4400 Cranks right up on the first pull every time even after over a years use, just a week ago did 2 home/driveway cleanings for just under 500 each small places but it is still paying for itself many times over, ... As far as personal updates lol 😆, Welllllll .... A couple weeks ago ( Friday) I was rear-ended in my work truck, it knocked my equipment around in the truck, the following Monday still rattled from the accident my head was not in what I was doing and I went to check my equipment stuck my hand directly over the nozzle of my surface cleaner and blew a hole almost all the way through my left palm, I ripped a hole in my palm, ripped the Ulnar nerve completely through, ripped my hipotherior muscles, and the 4400 psi pressure cracked my metocarpal bone between the pinky and palm, the water pressure injecting into my hand blew my hand up like a balloon ripping the skin from the muscle tissue across the whole top of my hand, the ulnar nerves where hanging out the hole. Needless to say it hurt like Phuk. So between the car accident and followed by shredding my left hand I'm out of action for a little while. I need a desk job lol, I feel like I've been run over and blown up. ... Lol, maybe because I just was .... Be safe and keep you head in the game, Even that 4400 psi is enough to do serious damage my hand has lost most of its feeling and some use and will likely take a very long time if ever to recover fully Take care my friend. And be safe. Oh and LGB FJB 😉.

Sorry slow response, I just go straight 10.5 sh, doing house washes and hard surfaces only. Haven't had any issues at all. Don't need all the fancy stuff. Just GET'R DONE.

Sweet, you're a bit ahead of me, I am still just drawing from the customer with no buffer, I would like to get a belt drive soon then I will plumb a buffer. If you have some videos up I'll swing in and check them out. Always trying to learn.

Amazon Flexzilla Pro Air Hose, Bulk Plastic Spool, 1/2 in. x 250 ft, Heavy Duty, Lightweight, Hybrid, ZillaGreen - HFZ12250YW

Sorry slow response, the black tube is just to hold my drop sticks out the way.

@@MDCF1565 thank you man!!!

Lol, all good, we have a new vette now, the black one got totalled last month, we have a bright yellow one now. That Dewalt is a beast I love it, plenty of power for everything I am doing, Still a little slow as I am PT and with this covid bs it has everyone hiding, heck I'm showering in SH all day, I'm sure I'm well disinfected lol ... Take care my friend, be safe ..

Yes, I just hooked them together using a double female connector. The double female connections allow the hose to roll up smoother and less leaking possibilities than using the quick connections that come on them. So far it has worked just fine .

Honestly I would have no idea, I'm a newbie as well and have not tried 3/4 inch on my set up to see the difference so I wouldn't be able to give you an honest answer on that, I would assume it would allow more flow as long as your 12v pump is a high enough gpm mine is a 5.5 gpm, I do not do roofs i only use my 12v for a hotter SH mix if needed for trouble spots.

Physics says if your pump is 1/2 inch, using 3/4 will have zero effect.

The 35 gal tank is for my soft wash and to draw sh for my pressure washer but not used as a buffer. I would like to eventually update my set up with a belt drive and use a buffer tank as it would be safer on the equipment but haven't done it yet as everything is still working fine for now the way it is. Lol thank you that black vette got squashed a couple months after the video we have a deep yellow one now. Wish my wife would quit buying those things I like the old beater work truck myself attracts less idiots on the road. Thank you for stopping in and watching And stay safe.

@@MDCF1565 10 four bro!!

The little black two way valve was purchased from home depot it is one of the plastic garden hose two way splitters.

@@MDCF1565 Thanks.

Yea I’m looking for the 100’ without having to connect them.

If you are on about the green nozzle, they come with the hose package. They are garbage i threw them away ...

The flexzilla is also 3 x 50 foot lengths, that way I only need to pull out and use the minimal amount needed to reach my customers water hook up. I no longer use the hose reel for my intake hoses I just grab a 50 footer or more as needed.

Sorry I missed your question. One reel is for my high pressure pressure washer hose, one is for my 12v set up, the PW hose can only pull 10% SH, if I need a stronger mix of SH I pull out the 12v which allows me to shoot anything from water to straight SH. Hope that helped.

Sorry not sure what you mean by the question, but I do not fill up my tanks with water they are used to hold SH and the water is supplied directly to the pressure washer by the Flexilla hoses. Thank you for watching If you have any other questions feel free to hit me up.

Guess it would depend on how you have things set up and what pressure washer you are using, I no longer carry the large 30 or 35 gal unless needed, everything I've cleaned so far the small 5 gal containers have been more than enough SH to do the job, even the 50,000+ sq ft hotel i just did used under 10 gal of SH downstreaming through my 4gpm 4400 psi .

Well you came to the right spot. I won't bullshit you. My goal was to do strictly residential homes driveways decks and such NO ROOFS, I was never aiming to do big business and go all out. I invested a little over 2500 into my set up and got the basics of what I knew I needed to get 90% of the PW work done I know I wanted to do, It was slow to start BUT ONLY because of my lack of effort in advertising as I was still unsure of my abilities. I had worked for a large PW company and knew I could do the work but didn't want to overwhelm myself and get over my head. I now have a few dozen jobs behind me Which is not much compared to many chasing the big bucks, my first couple dozen where all simple house & driveway knockouts which paid pretty damn nice for a couple hours work. I would say all my equipment was paid off in the first 8 jobs I did, several months ago I did a 25,558 sq ft 2 story hotel SOLO with my set up in only 6 hours that alone doubled what I had in my business ... So YES there is very big money to be made very fast doing just residential or smaller commercial jobs. But with PW you have to be constantly chasing the work the easiest way is just taking the time to put signs out which I failed to do several times and instantly saw the decline in calls. If you re invest off your jobs and keep those signs out often as possible you WILL make great money. And you do not have to do anything more than the basic residential PW jobs to make it.

Side note. Yesterday I received a call to do all the curbs in a very nice neighborhood. I DECLINED, I purchased a direct drive PW which needs to be hosed in limiting my abilities. If I would have purchased the belt drive for a few 100 more I could have used a water tank and done the job and likely picking up many of the homes in the neighborhood as well. But again I am ok with that as I have other things I do. Get a belt drive and a good water tank and THERE'S NO STOPPING YOU

It was ordered from General pumps ... Approx $160.00

I ordered it off Amazon if I find the link I will post it here for you.

Yes, Amazon. That is what I plan on using (1/2 Flex).

Sorry it took so long to respond, I really don't have an honest recommendation I can give you as I have only used the one I have, I selected it based on my cost restraints more than anything else. I will get the name and link for you.

@@MDCF1565 Thank you for all your help. I am just trying to figure out what equipment makes the most sense for my business.

Titan, Hannay, Steel Eagle

xjet is fine for houses but for roofs, definitely limited. overall its mainly a convenience issue

Need a soft wash system for roofs. Xjet can do everything else. Downstreaming works for siding.

@@bol.8749 Appreciate the info,still got a lot to learn.

I use the 12v system mainly to pre soak driveways or odd jobs, Or soaping and rinsing the cars and other light duty jobs, also I can apply a stronger soap or chem when needed, And lastly the $100 12v saves chem from having to go through my $1000 PW as often. Ron J the ball valve is rated for 5000 psi, and is pretty solid, had a few Orings blow out but that's about it,

@@MDCF1565 If you put a plug(like the end that goes into the pressure washing gun) in the end of the ball valve it'll keep your o-rings from blowing out.

Surface cleaner www.amazingmachinery.com/erie-tools-flat-surface-cleaners.html

The machine is from lowes. Hose www.ebay.com/itm/253051746513?msclkid=4d4dfa88d7e311ecbf8e9d26d079626e

150 ft

@@MDCF1565 thank you!

@@antnope3042link to the hose i use. X 3 www.ebay.com/itm/253051746513?msclkid=4d4dfa88d7e311ecbf8e9d26d079626e

There was a "special needs" man a round these parts that would come by washing houses , he'd use his chemicals and he brought his own hoses and brushes, but used your water spickot and your water, Done a great job and was reasonably priced.

Sorry for the late response, I normally only use the water tank with my 12v set up, once I get a belt drive I will set up a small 35 gal buffer tank for the pressure washer.

5/8 Flexzilla, it's in the update video, I hook up to the customers home.

@@MDCF1565 Thx for the reply. I am on my first real trailer build and I enjoy seeing what your doing to keep cost down and taking steps to grow which is what Im doing. I have a lot of issues with customer gpm supply to I’m gonna draw for washer and 12v from buffer. Keep pushing. I just subscribed so Im gonna check out what ive missed and look forward to more watching you grow this thing. There is money to be made for sure!

@@chrisangell5241 Thank you for following along, You are right there is great money once you get going, just takes time, I didn't have much to invest about $2500 so I couldn't get the biggest and best equipment but this little set up gets the same job done and that's all that really matters in the end. Keep me updated on your progress and build, ... Take care ...

Thanks for watching, Not sure what you are after as far as a diagram, it's all basic hardware store parts, if there is something you didn't get from the video I will be happy to try and answer it for you ... here. I am new to softwash and still figuring things out myself to be honest ...

Thank you, that one was totaled 3 months ago, Got a yellow one now. Be safe ... 🇺🇸

I have no idea what you are talking about, water or gas ??? Its a gas pressure washer squirting water, a 4400 psi 4gpm pressure washer to be exact. And a 60psi 5.5 gpm 12v pump. BOTH SQUIRTING WATER 🤪

Yes, if in the USA as I am. You will need a business license.

Okay thanks

Wow, so intelligent ... not.