Soft Washing Vs. Pressure Washing 

I just want to learn how to properly pressure wash my home! Finally found something

True. This video helped me a lot

Couldn't said that better. Course here, course there. Hard to find free99 knowledge to help the guys starting out.

Yep . I agreed with you.

Yep . I agreed with you.

i thought my headphones were broke 😅

No headphones but sounds funny at full size, phone rotated...weird

My right one only works..lol

He records his audio in mono…

Same lol

Liking this at 3:22 am 😂

I don’t even own a home!

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​@@workaholicjay Lmaooo

Exactly bro

Been saying this for years you are exactly right. I've been in the PRESSURE WASHING business for 18years.

@@magnificentshine1 can you elaborate what he’s saying ? Thanks

@JohnnyD WoodWorks think he's saying to get the job done in a more efficient manor, use pressure washers set at lower psi and use the correct size tip or attachment and use hot water. Sws have a place but I personally DO NOT think they are very efficient compared to knowing how to use a pressure washing system correctly. Again my personal opinion a lot of people run out and buy sws thinking they are now pressure washing, cleaning concrete, houses roofs, side of buildings whatever with bleach. OK cool, but the time it takes for you to treat the area over and over and over with bleach, I would have it done in 1 pass with hot water, foam cannon and degreaser. I've listened to a TON of these sws owners sales pitches and explanations on why sws are superior and I listen and laugh. 90% use big words to sound like they are professionals in the business when really they are selling the client complete BS. But it is what it is they can do them, and I'll do me in the business. I pressure wash, I'm a confident professional in the business. Anyone can garden hose on bleach water to a surface and call themselves "pressure washers". That's my 2 cents.

@@magnificentshine1 what state are you located in?

Pesticide is real bad for the environment just fyi

@@minifridge8315 too much got in your environment?

@@bencano1799 I’m not sure the context of your pesticide use exactly or which ones you use, but in the US use of pesticides farmers and consumers can be wayyyy over what is necessary or healthy, considering they’re toxic in the first place. Using more doesn’t make them more effective, and using them just encourages stronger generations which require MORE pesticides to kill. But to answer your question no I’m not personally affected, but in the long run humanity has to choose sustainability.

These so called wanna be pros think soft washing works on everything

Pricing would be the same. Soft wash/pressure wash are just different methods for completing the same job. 12v soft wash has lower overhead so you keep more money. Check some of my vids they will help

You mix it

You ever found out if you add fungicide to sodium hypochloride or surfactant tank? Thanks

@@analyticalhabitrails9857 I never found out, but as far as I know, most roof cleaning, at least in the Southeast is to rid of the bacteria, gloeocapsa magma. Not a fungus

Sounds like you're an asshole. One you don't power wash peeling paint off a house. 25 yr professional painter. Two I'm sure the contractor you hired knows he has to hand scrape the siding to ready the substrate for paint. Three If you know more about the work being done, than the contractor you hired. Shouldn't your lazy ass have just done the work yourself. I hope when he is done and you don't pay up. He puts a title lien on your house. 👍

@@glennlavalle9807 exactly 💯 💯💯💯

@@glennlavalle9807 I'm not that guy but I'd love to know, as a curiosity learner, why you don't power wash peeling paint off. Is there a different from a house and a deck?

@@NathanBrantley read on how much moisture is allowed in any particular substrate before paint will give a good bond. You'll have your answer

Pressure washing to remove paint blows paint chips everywhere. Plus pressure washing mostly removes the easier to remove paint anyway. Even if you pressure wash to remove paint you need to spend time scraping stuff that doesn't come off easily. So if you're using a power scraper you don't save a huge amount of time considering the amount of time spent cleaning up all the paint chips, unless you plan on leaving that mess for the homeowners.

Some of my vids will help you

A little bleach will kill the mold and leave the siding looking fresh and spotless

Do you put a coat of wax on the house as well once you finish cleaning it like a car please explained.

Try mixing your bleach with fungicide(I use southern drawl) to keep the bleach stuck to the wall rather than dripping down. If that doesn’t work try getting a better bleach pump I use the Everflo 5.5 gpm but am trying to get a 24v 10gpm pump.

@@eliboatman can you send a link to the product you use?

Yes. Running a j rod setup is industry standard. Down streaming straight bleach with 1oz per gallon of surfactant. You don’t need a Fungicide. Just kill the growth. The process of the organics re starting growth and re forming takes 3-4 years. Anything further is just a sales tactic. Iv tried green wash and other similar products. It’s all just smoke and mirrors. My customers consistently have a clean home for 4 years no problem.

@@lopezinit2998 - straight bleach diluted 3% with water + mix in the 1oz/gal of surfactant? Thanks

@@patriotjedimaster1450 you don't need to dilute the injector is going to dilute it already.

You just need regular bleach

Usually north side of homes due to no sunlight and damp conditions are prone to grow green algae /moss / mildew. All the good stuff, lakes rivers fog..add trees or shade..

I think he’s referring to bleach and it’s pH. So watering down their mixture will neutralize the pH of the soil so there’s no nutrient burn or interference of nutrient uptake. (I think... I could be wrong though!)

Water

Yeah batch is no good. Need a meter system like I use to dial in the correct mix %

No. Just soft wash it

Soft washing doesn't prevent regrowth

@@scottswain4044 lol. Someone didn’t watch the video. 😅

@@GsrMePlease hopefully he just means not forever …. LOL

yes it is not a pressure washer... Its a soft wash machine.

You can use either. 12v pump or a pressure washer with a downstream injector and special tips to lower the pressure. Both are fine

Usually 300-500

Use a J Rod

18 ft pole made by Ryobi, but there's a 24 ft sold at hd put spin tip on it..also works but be prepared to work..its a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll..I'm seeing alot about jrod, xjet modification, they would probably be better, idk I'm old school..poles dangerous in the wind . consider window/ damage/ power lines,..etc If your new to the game use poles at bottom setting then extend to full length so you get used to pressure push back.. when done correctly the weight of pole / pressure balance makes it easier than fighting against it.. if you can't reach it with 24 pole and red rip..rent a lift, or if possible work off roof but be safe

it is an additive that gets added to the solution in the line as it gets shot onto the building. the idea is the fungicide of which we like "green wash" from soft wash systems the best, gets lets on the surface after cleaning. it is not applied separately its included into the mix. This only works if you have a injector that can inject the green wash into the line. If green wash is mixed in a container with the chlorine for more than a few minutes the fungicide will be killed by the chlorine making it useless.

@@DanHaer When they say what's the Fungicide they mean what brand is it?? Where did you get it?? Amazon home depot or outer space? Link?

Wet and forget is similar to the fungicide residue that we leave on after we clean it... only ours is better... 😊. And our system removes the mold immediately

@@DanHaer yea the sh weill move it fast, and u can gt diffrnt grades of slow release wet n 4 gt is a rip off its diluted but the question was is it bettr 4 yor business model to prevnt growth retuning??

@@1112-g1x it doesn’t stay away any longer. Once there’s a layer of polin on the roof you have organic base for the algae to grow on. Iv tried green wash. It’s all just sales

@@lopezinit2998 the chemical i use certainly does

@@1112-g1x compared to what? I generally have no repeat wash for 4-5 years without any Inhibitor. How much longer do you gain with an inhibitor?

Correct just different brand names really. I use pool store "chlorine" but still 12% sodium Hypochlorite

pool supplies

Soft wash "green wash can be shipped" rest can be bought at pool supply as per Aaron

12.5%

@@ArkansasChainsaw thank you. I've been using 6% and I don't think that's strong enough.

@@BigSouthOutdoorsTV I been buying pool chlorinator 11% for 2.50 a gal and mix dawn soap in foam Cannon. Works well. Smells clean lol

@@ArkansasChainsaw does that mixture clean as rapidly as what you used in this video? Reason I asked, I did a PW job last week. The white vinyl siding was black and sun baked on. It took 5 applications of 6% to clean it and some spots I had to use a 25° tip to cut it off. What should've taken 1.5 hours took over 3 hours. Needless to say, I lost $$$.

@@BigSouthOutdoorsTV not my video but mix works well for me I don't add water to foam Cannon just bleach and soap. I let it work 5-6 mins then wash off

lol

Sometimes you can use that on hard water stains but anything organic use bleach

Appreciate it

Fungicide

Great advertisement oh genius one. SMH

Jerk

@Barack Obama well tq for posting it properly.

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