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    Buy a cold water unit to start and then get the hot water as you go. It sounds like you are doing houses and decks and buildings. You only need hot water for grease and gum. I have been doing it for 21 years and all my trucks have tanks with 2 or 3 machines on it and they all have a 10 gal. Cold water Machine that is used more than anything.

    I feel the same way. 17 years ago I started this business with a cold washer Honda/Cat and now run three units, all cold water. I wash most everything execpt grease because cold water has little effect on it. Other than that I'm busy seven days a week. In fact I just came in 2 hours ago from a large restaurant job. Can you believe I was working on the fourth of July? Actually it's the only day this restaurant closes at noon. Oh yeah, I was using that same cold water washer I bought 17 years ago.

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    No no no no, you can't pull chemicals with the red tip, only with the black "chemical" tip. When the pump "sees" a low pressure - high volume tip, (the black one) it will start a vaccum and pull the chemicals through the small chemical hose. When you change tips to anything else the vacuum will stop and you will be only spraying pure water. Use the black tip to soak the house with the chemical and the other tips to rinse. Also, please do yourself and your doctor a favor and don't use the red tip. You really can get hurt or destroy property with it (no joke at all).

    As for the bleach mist, well, I have my customers move their cars away so nothing damages the paint. I don't work if it's too windy and I really should use some sort of breathing regulator but...

    I hope this helps.

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    Yup, what he said. Don't use pressure to try to clean the house, it all in the chemicals. Save yourself some money and skip the Zep and Crud Cutter, just use a mixture of bleach and water downstreamed (not through the pump) Don't put anything through the pump execpt cold water. Lastly, to clean the metal, pick up some "Spray Nine" at Lowes or Home Depot. It's about the best thing a homeowner at purchase to clean the aluminum with. Spray it on and let it sit for a few minutes before the rinse... don't let it dry on the gutters, etc. Should only take 2 hours to clean the house.

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    I believe that wether it is a Deckster, Decker, or Magnum, they are pretty much designed with caustics, brighteners and especially the ease of spraying stain and sealers, in mind.

    Which one did you end up getting? ( it doesn't say in your post). But congrats and welcome to the world of "speed" staining.

    Just kidding, I am sure you will love whatever brand you bought. Mainly in the time it will save on every project. Plus it will pay for itself in a couple of jobs.

    I bought the Magnum 500 from Ready Seal. It looks like the only difference from the Deckster is the hose. (30 feet as opposed to 50 feet). Things are going to move along much quicker in the deck department. I'm actually looking forward to doing my own deck next week.

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    This is the one I bought this morning. $700 and free shipping worked for me. This year it has been busy woth cleaning decks (just a call for a deck as I type this). In the past I just cleaned them with precarb and acid ... check please, but this Ready Seal looks easy to use. I'd like to look more into staining them too. The wife says I can start with our own deck. You know how this business is, your own house is always the last to get done. BTW my friend Bill does the most beautiful custom paint on cars, motorcycles, etc. He drive a dented rusty Escort. I guess it's the same everywhere.

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    Thank's for all the input on unloaders, there sure is a lot more to them than I thought. I think I'm just going to drom the whole thing off at the shop and have them repair whatever is wrong. I believe I'd just make it worse if I tried it myself. That's what I tell my customers when they ask if it's worth it to powerwash the job themself.

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