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    If your machines are sitting long enough for varnish to build in the tank you need to up your marketing game.

    Ethanol is utter garbage in fuel systems. Cars made for ethanol fuel systems can use it but many older vehicles and almost all small engines still do not readily use the fuel without damage. BTW if you fuel system has any rubber ( lines hoses and gaskets) Aluminum,Or magnesium ( many jets on khein carbs) Ethanol will damge them over time. Switch the rubber to EPDM and keep the other components checked regularlyand switch to stainless steel jets.

    Honda, Kholer, and B&S have all issued service advisories in the last 3 years to service shops for them to replace bowl gaskets due to failure and resulting fire from ethanol eating the gaskets up.

    Also one thing to be very aware of is that ethanol fuels unlike pure gas is CONDUCTIVE, if you use a electric pump to transfer fuel make sure it is a correct type for ethanol fuel.

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    It rules very much so.

    I still go out 3-4 nights a week with the guys to clean for several reasons. Some are because I have known the owners of the places we clean for years and honestly enjoy thier company. Some are to make sure the job is done right. I like to think we put the best people out there but we all take shortcuts and the bottom line is if you want it done right do it yourself or at least be there to make sure it is done right. I also still like to get greasy here and there and pride myself that I can "out work" almost every guy I have working.

    One other thing to consider is that if you are the owner and don't show up on some cleanings especially at mom and pop places who know you the owners feel slighted.

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    Very cool,

    My father-in-law was a WW2 pilot on B-17 bombers and for his 80th birthday we took him to a airshow and bought him a ride in a stearman. He had learned to fly on one over 60 years ago. The pilot took him up and let him fly it. We did not know it but for other than taking it up he flew the plane the entire time except for the landing and the pilot said that he was sure he could of landed the plane just fine.

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    Hey everyone hope the season is going well for you!

    I just got a call from a cement plant about a residential house next door that complained about the limestone dust all over her deck and partly on her house.

    I have taken the dust off machinery years ago with muratic. Anyone have an idea what would take it off a wood deck and vinyl siding ?

    If it is just settled dust low pressure hot water with dawn downstreamed should pop it all off. We have cleaned the crushing towers of 4-8" of lime build up and only at the base where it is feet thick is pressure required.

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    You probably have a ton of scale and/or rust in your burner and the first time you used it a bunch of it let go and clogged the gun valve the unloader and went all thru your hoses. Sounds like you have cleaned it all out. I would run the machine with the burner ON and no gun for a few mins and let it run the water thru. Put a clean white 5 gallon bucket and look and see what comes out. You can have brown or black water from rust and scale in there or just some chunks of what-ever is still in there.

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    Troublemakers.......seems like a matter of perspective IMHO.

    What good would a forum be if everyone had to parrot the beliefs, opinions and ideas of the forum owner?

    . It is kind of like the old Harley Davidson add.

    "If I had to explain it .. you wouldn't understand."

    nuff said and it's not open for debate.

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    Troublemakers.......seems like a matter of perspective IMHO.

    What good would a forum be if everyone had to parrot the beliefs, opinions and ideas of the forum owner?

    . It is kind of like the old Harley Davidson add.

    "If I had to explain it .. you wouldn't understand."

    nuff said and it's not open for debate.

    ..and for the record it is a fun place to post.

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    It will work but it will be like washing a semi truck with a tooth brush. Also if you sand blast equipment anything other than grill grates and cast iron range tops you will remove any porcelan coating or finish any metal has along with the grime and it will not look presentable unless it is a complete basket case.

    Also on gas equipment unless you take all the regulators off before you clean them I will almost 100% gaurantee you will ruin them with sand getting in the regulator valve.

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    I had the honors of meeting Larry Hinckley in Dallas at a PWNA Convention around 2004-2005. I even called Delco in the late 90's when he worked for that company to pick his brain about a few things. Larry would answer and help anyone in this Industry at anytime.

    He also administrated the Delco Bulletin board back in the day when it was by far the number 1 Internet site to go when it came to Powerwashing. To this day I still not have seen any bb as dominate for it's time as that one was.

    Larry has helped so many people including myself that the list would be never ending.

    He is a giant in this industry and he will never be forgotten as a person who really cared... To help you:cool:

    THANK YOU LARRY HINCKLEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Anyone else have anything to add Post it here..

    Thank You Larry Hinckley - The Final Interview with a Power Washing Industry Maven Before His Retirement / Powerwash Blog

    I bought my first foamer from Delco and was happy with thier service during and after the sale. He was allways a fair voice. I wish him well in his retirement.

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