Using too small of an orifice will overwork the pump and make it pulsate. It's not good for it. You want low pressure soap tips matched up to the gpm of the pump. I get the j-rod tips from pressuretek and they work great.
I'm in Florida. Never thought of a solar pan. Hint,Sunshine State. May try it. I usually carry a spare battery, rarely use it. Take battery and charge it overnight. Next I'm going to upgrade to 7 gpm with 100psi. Now using 5.5 gal 60 psi. Works great but hard to reach with high peaks when you have to shoot over a pool or lanai cage. Thank you, great video
Great video The more I would watch all of these so called pro's the more I was confused.. Thanks for being clear and professional.. Respectfully Jack Mizerak Just ask Jack POWER WASHING..
I try. Thanks for watching. I teach off of everything that I've learned over the 10 years that I've ran a business and got it to $1 million so then I can help you all start and grow too
I really appreciate the information you're putting up here. I really like the fact that your listing all the materials needed. I'll be coming back for more.
Excellent video. Add a $10 cleanable inline filter, in case dirt gets in your tank. Also you should also add a $15 battery meter, to see where your juice is at all times. Just a suggestion Thumbs up on video
I've been watching every video on power washing, soft washing mostly and I've watched about 20 hours hours of videos in the past 3 days bcuz I'm about to start a second business doing this in the next week or 2 at most so I'm trying to learn as much as possible. Currently I have about $7000 saved up that I'm going to use to buy a rig. And from what I'm seeing thats enough to get what I need, I'm just torn between putting together my own build or buying a slightly used one already built. So I have questions I'm hoping you can help me with but I'd like to start off by saying thank you for what you do in these videos by trying to help people just like me. Most people don't want to tell their secrets, they want it to be just as hard if not harder on the next person as it was on them. I don't understand those kind of people so with that being said(👈your favorite phrase lol) I just want you to know I really do appreciate all your knowledge and your help up to this point. Thats sincere BTW I just heard you say your businesss brought in over a million last year. WOWW!! Very impressive 👏 I'm no a fan. Can I ask tho... how many owners are there and did you start this business on your own or buy into it after the fact? Why I ask that is that I'm gonna start this in Daytona Fla with my cousin but the financial part of this and all decisions are mine alone, I'm just letting him ride with me cuz he needs some help getting himself back on level ground plus I'm gonna want help at times also. Plus when I have to leave there in 5 months to come back home for the summer where I run my second business(its seasonal) I need him to take over for 6 months so I've got a lot to accomplish but I believe in this and myself so it'll work one way or the other lol. Anyway that's all I'm gonna bother you with at the moment but I'm positive I'm gonna be back here in the comments to ask you more things. Which will be about pricing and what to start charging and do you think with the money I have should I not get the hot water washer cuz one place I see for sure I'm not wanting to skimping is the pumps GPM flow. I was convinced yesterday I was gonna get A 4000 PSI Honda motor with a 8 GPM pump on it and hot water but after pricing everything today I'm seeing that that alone is like $5000😳 and the trailer is gonna be like $1,500 so those 2 things alone will wipe me out but those 2 things and a surface cleaner are the 3 main things I need then a 200 gallon water container and 2 50gallon chem containers hoses, hose reels, 2 wands and I believe I'm forgetting something major at the moment but it'll come to me. As well I know I'll need some other odds and ends so its looking I'm not gonna have enough to get everything I feel is important. I just don't like second stepping when I know I'm gonna upgrade to those things pretty fast so now my delimma is figuring out where is best to skimp and where I shouldn't skimp. I'm thinking now I should prolly forget the hot water for now, lower psi wants to 3200 and GPM to 5.5. Thats like $2500 savings right there but I wanted to get into all aspects of this, even cleaning restraunt hood fans and playground equipment a nd all the other fun things the equipment is is capable of doing. Maybe I should look more into getting a good priced used rig. I just hate buying used. I like knowing how good or bad something has been treated so only way thats possible is buying brand new. The stress is already starting 😫 HAHA ANG HELP ON THE MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED
Been cleaning windows for almost 30 years. I really want to get into softwash and pressure washing. 1. Would you say that except for concrete, a soft wash system will clean any residential surface: roof, siding, brick etc? 2. If you were in my situation would you pursue flatwork or soft wash first? (Which has a greater residential demand?) I just can't afford both yet. Thanks in advance.
here's what we need you do a video-go buy the pump that's best, take us thru the install and use on a job in Real time. I mean we watch you buy it-install it-test it-then use it on a job. We have a ton of question's always but people kinda go around the basic. they come close to answering but not dead on. Im having a what's the best pump to achieve what I keep seeing. I know this seems kinda weird to be posted. but alot of folks do just what I did, they look at the title and suddenly remember the pump they use isn't doing what they see pumps do and say -wow I just wish they would show the best and us watch the whole thing like we on ya shoulder. just think before ya blast me lol, I like watching and learning from ALL of you but I want walkthru's to see and learn from. Kinda like the black tube as a baffle. Im worried about it blocking the outlet and such .... can you help dispel that by doing it and then taking us for a ride and having a camera watch the tank, exactly how much you put in the tank and such-I hope you can follow this line of commenting I just did. thank you and keep posting video's!
Thanks for this, I spent a good amount of time last week calling around and reading stuff on the internet trying to figure out what a good lphv 12v setup would be and came up, more or less, empty handed.
Hi, @ questions please. Why not use a pressure washing gun? Also can you tell me about how far each pump will spray in distance. The 100 psi vs 60 PSI pump? Thanks
I want to rig up 2 ball valves to the suction side of my 12v pump so that I can shut off chem and run a garden hose to one open ball valve to use as either rinse or to rinse the pump. Someone said any type of garden hose on the suction side is not good as it can introduce air into the system. Is that true? It also seems like it makes it kind of " busy" on that side.
Hello i would like to do a soft wash set up and wanted to ask you a question on pumps are there any you prefer or do you try to get what you have easy access to in case a pump fail to replace it faster? I have Northern Tools here in Kissimmee Florida for the 5.5 home pump . Also what do you think about the Everflow bleach pump? Thanks in advance.
Do u recommend any certain type or brand of 1/4 couplers? With each roof I have done I have had to replace mine because they wouldn’t lock on to the j-rod. I rinse out and then spray with wd-40. Is there anything different I could do or one work better for u than another? Thanks
I've been having issues with dirt an grim still coming out of weep holes on siding after a quite extensive wash an rinse process. Am I just not rinsing long enough or am I doing something wrong
Great video! Probably the most helpful I have found. I attempted to open the second link with a list of the parts you used but it would not open. Is that available?
Do you premix and pull from 1 tank or do you have a proportioner set up that allows you to control mix levels on the fly? Would love to talk with you more as to I'm trying to get my roof rig ready
I understand. I'm running out of a cargo van so space is limited. It would be hard to fit a large enough tank to hold enough mix beside my 275 gallon buffer tank you know? I've looked into under pressure pressure washings unit that he sales... but it 4500 for pump, frame, 300ft of hose, titan hose reel, and proportioner. I feel there a little pricey
I’m gonna be building this setup but I’m gonna run a 100 gal water tank so after I apply chemical, I can drop the hose into water tank. Feel like it’ll be beneficial with rinsing the pump as well
Can I convert my 35 gallon water tank to a chemical tank? I Was wondering if I connect my 12 v pump to Kuritec hose on one end and a suction hose to my Hudson float valve elbow would work?
Also I used my 35 gallon buffer tank last night for the first time on a job. I like it, but the water runs out kinda fast and I’m only using a 3.5 gpm. Had to pack and and drive 5 mins to get water which wasn’t bad
Was wondering your thoughts on this 25 gallon tank for chemicals. What would I need to purchase after this just a hose? www.amazon.com/GEMPLERS-Sprayer-Fertilizer-Herbicide-Pesticide/dp/B0797YSSL5
The customer didn’t have a spigot so I had to pack up my equipment every 15 minutes and drive to get water at home. Luckily I lived 5 mins away lol. Thinking of maybe getting a 55 gallon drum, but we can use the customers water 90% of the time out here. Thanks to your videos I’m up and running !
Cause with roof mix we need to be at 50/50 mixture on the roof itself. This is why we use a dedicated pump. A pressure wash can only do less than 2 percent on the roof
@@kingofpressurewashAn xjet hooks up on the end of the wand and doesn't draw downstream through your hose. So depending on what orifice you put in the xjet you can get mixes as strong as 50/50
@@bobmedic3214 only way you can get it to a 6% mix with using 12% sh is to use a pressure washer thats either 2 maybe 3 gallon per minute pump. www.xteriorsales.com/xjet/49.html
What is the grey thing that is connect to the ball valve in 8:44? And is the thing that is connected to the J-rod at 8:50 the "tefen fitting pipe bushing 1/2in. NPT × 1/4in. NPT 10 pack" that is in the link?
And do I need to cut the kuri tek pressure hose like you did in the video? Because I saw that you connected the hose in the 1/2 NPT(that is connected to the pump) and the other side of the hose you connected it to the quick connect valve.
I'm thinking of buying a softwash system from pressuretek.com and in your opinion, which of the bottom 6 would you get? Imma get the "pump in the box upgrade"
I basically have put together the same set up but with a 5.5gpm pump. I don’t know if I am using the wrong tips, but I wasn’t happy with the results. Maybe it was the mix.. what size tips should I be using for this set up? Any mix tips would be sweet too! Thanks for the videos too!
Man that’s great help. I really appreciate it. One more question, I have 3/8 hose on the reel. I wish it was 1/2”. Will the 3/8 hose work alright or should I switch it out. I’d really hate that because I have about 400ft on the reel! But I’ll do whatever to get the results.
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