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Hey All, Is there any opinions for winterizing my machine pump? Would it be better to just pull the pump off and bring it into the warmth of the house or is anti-freeze good enough? The machine will be in an unheated building in Northern Illinois for the winter.......I'd like to bring the whole thing in the house, just not enough room. Any suggestions would be geatly appreciated. Its gonna be getting down into the 20's this weekend, so I have to prepare. Thanks In Advance Mike H

thanks Tony...........tried the Pump Saver crap from the HD...good thing it was only a waste of $7.00.........Im off to get the pink stuff now...(Ryan, already have plenty of vodka for the winter)

Hello To All, Ive got a white aluminum sided house to wash, its been owned for about 15 years with no maintenance ever being done....quite oxidized, very dirty. All the posts Ive read have been to "walk away", "cant be done"....I agree, its a tough one......I know (from the past), that the dark blue and green aluminum were horrible to clean, lots of streaking etc etc....but is there a way to get this house "halfway decent" ?? Its in the family, not a paying customer, so halfway is OK for this one.....LOL The house is being appraised for refinancing and is filthy.....can it be done with citriclean/10% chlorine/cold water and LOW pressure through the X-Jet or a 40 degree tip without it coming out worse? Or is it a "walk away"? Thanx in Advance, Mike H

Thanx Dale and Andy, tried the aluminum house today..did a test area in back, but upon closer look the siding is really showing through the white paint and it is pitted...for the heck of it I gave it a shot under a porch with the regular house wash mix...Nothing changed, didnt remove paint, didnt clean it, looked the same.....changed tips twice, 1000 psi up to 2000 psi...NOTHING......got close and it started to remove some paint and thats when I gave up.....is your dwell time the same with aluminum as with vinyl ? The front of the house is light colored brick...hit that with the house wash mix too...removed the loose dirt, (I could see it running off) but other than that, no real change....front gutter looked great just from the house wash..... in front off the house there is a stone wall which is capped with a cement slab, it was black with mildew and lots of mold around the morter....Since I had about 3 gallons of house wash already mixed, I dumped it into my pump up and sprayed the stone and cement top...(thinking the pool chlorine would eat away at it).....came out really nice.. around here there a lot of brick houses (A LOT), would my house mix be good enough or is there a better way? second, there are cement window ledges on all these homes as well as cement steps, would you think straight chlorine with a splash of cleaner or degreaser in a pump up is the way to go?? Again, thanx for replying...(wow, this is a pretty long post, ooops) Mike H

Dale and Tony, Thanks for the replies......Ill do a test area or 2 and see how it goes, I think I'll try the 2nd level with just the X-Jet fanned a little as to not stripe it with pressure and the low level I'll 40 degree it with low pressure.....Im afraid to Gutter Shock the gutters in fear the chem will remove what paint is left on the siding as it runs down the house....Think I should tone down the wash mix? Currently use 1/2 to 1 gallon Citriclean, 1 gallon 10% and the rest water in 5 gallon bucket..... again, Thanks ALOT..................Mike H