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    I guess we always think the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. We have alot of commercial work here and have been contacted to do a large chain in three states. I am satisfied with teh commercial and will use res. for gravy work. As for nights and weekends, I have worked those hours since I was 19, so working during the day sucks for me. I think I may be a vampire though, lol

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    Just did a job where we had limited access to the rear. Would not go through the house. There are too many disasters waiting to happen. You will find a way to do it right. What every you do, don't go through the house. You will also look much more professional not going through the house. Just my opinion, and experience.

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    rfitz, I love the background in I'veseenitwork, that's all I can go by also.

    Bob is correct, and I must say, and apologize to bob and anyone else I flipped out on. As some of you know I sometimes let my temper get the best of me and I apologize to everyone. I said some very hurtfull things to and about bob that were untrue and I just hope he can forgive me, and the rest of you also.

    rfitz, I also know how much I draw and how fast I can drain a pale of chems, with the adams injector, you will drain a pale very quickly.

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    I agree, different areas may pose different problems. I always use cold water, once in a while hot on alum. siding, but not very often. I have 300 feet of hp hose on my real, and and extra 250 in spare just in case, never needed it but just in case. So parking my rig on the street usually isn't a problem.

    Now for Rob. Most of the homes I wash are two stories, so your time may vary, but... your numbers confuse me. 30 gallons of chem, I have no Idea how you came up with that. I may use two gallons max. I don't know how you are applying but I can't see how anyone would use 30 gallons, even with an xjet, On a home I mean. Unless maybe it was a mansion.

    Like I said, I have not had any complaints, I actually get an "at a boy" for doing the job so quickly. I think it comes down to quality not quantity, in time I mean.

    I do agree with you about everything having to be rinsed off. You can't leave any soap behind. If you are happy with your way, who am I to judge. But I am sure you would like to wash 5 homes a day and still have sunlight. Not saying this happens all the time, but I have done it a few times. All the homes were in the same area though.

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    You guys are more than welcome to think what you would like. I get more referrals than I can handle, including many apartment complexes. I am not even going to advertise anymore. Way too much work. That doesn't even include all the shopping centers and other types of Power Washing. If you have a good set up and I mean effecient, very good chems and an effecient procedure, I can guarantee you could wash a house in a hour. The chem I use is a little more expensive but is definitly worth it. No brushing gutters, just spray the whole side, then rinse, all clean. I have no problem letting people know I can do it quickly and the reason they pay what they do is becuase I have overhead, I am not a charity, I have a business to run and the chemicals also arent cheap. I have never had an unhappy customer.

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    The x jet is nice for certain applications, but if you mix you chem correctly you don't need it at all. I can't say for decks because I use a shurflo to put the chem on straight. But for houses, a good chem, a half gallon of chloring and however else you want to mix it, a ball valve, which can throw chem twenty feet, or a 0 degree #40 tip to throw higher, and an adams downstreamer will give you a 5-1 draw rate through 300 ft of hp hose, at least I get that with a 5 gpm machine. Most houses I wash are anywhere from 300 to 450. After I started using this system, It hasn't taken me over an hour to wash a house, no matter the size. The chem I use has about a 5 minute max dwell time and also cleans the gutters very nicely so as soon as I soap, I rinse. Start to finish, an hour max. Give it a try, you will never use an x jet to wash a house again.

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    I have contacted some municipalities around me and all they said was I had to have one, didn't mention any specs, just that I had to have one, period. One city also said not to bother, just go hook up and use what I needed, he also said he would deny saying that if asked. Oh well, more stuff to buy.

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