Chazz

Is it safe to choke down using a ball valve? Does it hurt your system in any way when your using your ball valve for low pressure rinsing?

I am sure this has been asked before but answers do change and i may get lucky with a new perspective on this i need the confidence to feel i know what i am doing when i head out on my first job i need to believe my website i am creating does resemble all the things i could do i also need to be able to compete What i need is some serious training from professionals....and i will attend a round table to start ideas....? who's got em? thanks Chazz

Thank you very much for the offer...are you doing residential work? how long dose your working season run for in N. Carolina?

thanks Rick, you sure know how to motivate ...haha

ok, thank you...i appreciate your feedback

Insurance i have, reading i have been doing for the last few months day and night, friends and family are wondering how much i can read about pressure washing, they have no idea i feel i have not even scratched the surface. i will definitely practice on my house and others...i guess where i'm hung up is the chemical part and the sealant part...for decks and such. i would like to know how to do it the right way.

I would like to introduce myself my name is Charles Muli. I have so far created my LLC and opened up a business account. I have yet to get insurance and create a website and buy my equipment. I never realized how much thought and planning one needs to get into this business. I was originally going to try to get my business up and running quick with cheaper equipment and no insurance, but after reading many hours of different subjects on this forum i knew i was sadly mistaken and i had to reverse my thoughts and carefully plan this through. I would like to thank you all for this correction and i hope you are all there when i need you, because i know for sure i am going to need you guys/gals Thanks in advance Hydro Powerwashing Staten Island New York still working on a logo...

Beth told me to give them a call also, i will do that. What about Bob from pressure tek...i see a lot of people throwing respect his way....and can you recommend a company to buy all my chemicals from for working with a cold unit doing residential work thanks chazz

Wow....awsome company...Thanks a million!!! i will spend some time researching this site for sure..

What about just setting the whole system up inside a van? would that work well or am i better off getting the enclosed trailer and pulling it with a van? trying to go the cheaper way but i want to do it right i guess for the winter you store your unit and trailer in a garage?

Hey Brian... Where do you get a 10gpm cold water unit, i would like to know the cost of that, i have seen as high as 8gpm for about 3 grand

I like that myself...what kind of van or pickup do i need to pull a rig such as yours? I prefer the pick up because i would like to unhitch and use the tuck for personal use....can i get away with a ford 150?

Thanks ... i'm torturing myself as is on what to buy and i know your right about the 10 gpm's...and i like the idea of less maintenance, being mechanically challenged as i am, but having the ability of hot water at my disposal i think is a plus... But you do have me thinking...

is it a bad idea to try and set up a system in the bed of a pick up truck, or should i buy a trailer? I love the look of an open trailer it looks so professional when it's done right and uniformed, i have never seen anything like that around here in staten island new york and i think the customers would be either very impressed or very afraid....haha not sure but i love the look and feel i would have a lot of confidence pulling up to a house even though i am clueless of what i am doing i will sure look the part.

Honestly the chemical part of the business does not sit right with me after reading stories of emergency room visits, and not to mention what the long term affect will be...so yes i would like to use less chemicals and it looks like i'll have to wait till next season to buy a hot waster unit. But im still chomping at the bit and my wife is getting tired of me pointing out every dirty house i could be washing..haha thanks for your insight..

Well i would love a 8 gpm but from what i think i understand from reading the forum, i would need a float tank in order to feed my washer the 8 gpm it needs and that starts to get very advanced for me, i would be better off buying a trailer set up then with a 200 something gallon tank and a soap tank with reels for my hoses and all, which would mean a lot of extra cash$$$ i can do it that way but i would have to save up and come out of the starting gate next season... or i could buy the 5.5 gpm cold right now and start making money next week, i already started paying insurance thoughts? also please let me know about that alkota thanks charles

Sorry my typing is terrible

Thank You Rick2...I am however thinking of buying a 5.5 gpm cold 20 hp 3500psi system, and a classice surface cleaner and an m5-xjet withsome extra hose and qc's I will be doing mostly residential, decks,patios,fences,cement driveways, and houses. Does that sound of to you? or do ineed to spring for the hot water 4gmg 3500psi that i don't really have the cash for right now? Charles muli

Thanks Buddy...i appreciate the advise, also i would love to buy a $20,000.00 rig for 7 grand...haha