Rick G

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=businessNews&storyid=2007-01-09T195343Z_01_N09482420_RTRUKOC_0_US-APPLE-MACWORLD.xml&src=rss&rpc=23 Im looking foward to this.

Baretta 9MM- and my hand never hurts. ;)

Alot of people dont understand that oil price is set by the market. Yes the oil companies make large profits beacuse they have large sales. No one bitches when OJ goes up beacuse of a winter freeze and the CEO of Tropicana still makes millions. Im one of the few people that thinks if the Oil co's make money and they pay there execs very well - good for them. Would you like someone to come to you and tell you how much you are allowed to charge and in return make? I wouldnt. Do oil co's lobby to hold back compitition? You bet. Welcome to politics in America. Not their fault. I pass on all my fuel cost to clients. Its just part of doing buissness now. We will all hurt until the market corrects itself. If it doesnt it will spur invention to solve the problem. It still hurts though.

I egg houses in my neighbourhood, then leave flyers.

Thats the name I use when looking up porn! ;)

I agree 100%. Get a new PW 1st.

I have seen one from Espec that pulls from three lines. I dont know what the final % is though.

I think the thing you fail to see PressurePros, is that Mikes (and my) market will not tolerate high amounts on house washing. Hell any service. The money is just not there. The pennsaver in this area has at least 10 adds in it all saying lowest prices. To give you an example there are serveral co's here that will clean the roof, drive, house and pool deck for under $250.00. Its in their print adds. Now in a market where such low prices dominate its hard to command what we feel we are worth. This does not make us Low Ballers. I started off wirghting high estemates and battleing every customer trying to educate them on why I was better and was going to do a better job. I was not busy, it was exausting and my close rate was low. Clearly I was priced to high. So I decided to 'get in the game' and lower my prices, sharpen my teqniqe and speed and now I am very busy with lots of satisfied customers. Now Mike, I feel that you have to look at this in reverse. If he is one of the few games in town and the consumer is uneducated then he can command a higher price. You bet if I go back up to NC to live my prices go up. No doubt. Take it easy on each other. You are really debating on apples and oranges. PP, on the other board you refferd to your teqniqe in such a manner that led us to beleve that you where doing something defferant, better. Would you please share your method with us? ie. chems, application, equipment used etc. Thanks. We are all here to learn.

Ill do some testing today to see if I can get some stats on my gpm. Ill also see if I can find those pics of the wand.

I am sure that there is some pressure and flow drop but it works fine for me. I use a little stronger chlorine solution than I think you do Mike. Between 5 or 7%. Remember 98% of what I clean is tile. I use about 3% on shingles. I use a 6ft PVC wand (credit Don Phelps) to put it down. I use 3/8in blue air hose cause I had already bought it. I here the clear hose is a little lighter. I keep it on a Hanny reel. I can cover a 2000 sq ft home roof in about 30 minutes (average). The trick is to unwind all the hose you need, turn on the pump and let the line fill with fluid, then carry the wand on the roof. It stays primed that way. Mike when you say apply from the ground you dont mean standing on the ground do you? I know you said your 3gpm flowjet wasent fast enough, which I cant really figure out. I think you are just so used to the XJet it must seem slow. Also I rinse the roof once (garden hose pressure) just to get the majority off, Im sure I leave some up there. That might account for my speed. Under two hours pull up to drive off on a one story 2000 sq ft home. Shingles take a little longer cause I rinse more.

I have the same shurflow you have Ryan. Works great. Mine is trailer mounted with 200ft of hose on a reel. I keep an extra 50ft in the truck just in case. It could not be simpler. I have mine hoked up so I can shut off the valve to the chem tank and open one from the fresh tank and flush it out with fresh water. (very important) I also have a small hole drilled in the top of my chem tank where the inlet hose to the surflow goes, that way I can remove the hose and put it in a bucket or anouther container of a differant chem. like degreaser, oxolic, stripper whatever. I love my shurflow.

I use stronger chems and low pressure at the most angle I can hold the wand at.

I used to live in Scottsdale AZ. I liked it alot. That might be a good transition for you. I dont reccomend the East Coast of S. Florida. Most people are just plain rude. Strip clubs and Pawn Shoppes all over. Drugs and crime run ammuck. We are moving North soon. If I didnt have kids and could just choose somewhere I think the cost of Texas or the West Coast of Fl would be cool. Good luck and keep us posted.

Thank You!

Again, Where can you purchase TWP?