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    At least you guys can buy it near you. I still cannot find any place near me that will sells it. I have to travel pretty far to get it. Would you believe I have tried a couple of pool supply places and they have no idea what I am talking about.

    No pool supply places near me carry it either. Have you looked for a chemical distributor? That is where I get mine. 55gal. for $1.22 a gallon.

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    Thanks Ken, I might give that a try.

    I think I'm over analyzing this whole thing. I always have good results with my own housewash, but I just want to make sure everything is perfect. These people are having a retirement party for a well-known Doctor next month, and I would love for everyone to say, "Wow, that guy that washed your house did a great job!" "What's his number?"

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    I did and estimate today for a housewash with lots of glass ( pic included.)The customer specifically asked about the windows spotting. I told her that I never had a complaint about spotty windows, but depending on how hard her water was, she may see some spots. I would really like to get these windows to sparkle. The house has a spectacular view of the river and the golf course. This is a very high end job, and it would definitely lead to more work. I used the search function and I've read about using dawn or Cascade. What about dishwasher rinse aids? Has anyone experimented with mixing a rinse aid with plain water and downstreaming or x-jetting after a housewash? Also, I am not a window washer, but I guess I could wrap my hand around a squeegee on a pole if I had to.

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    You could use it as housewash but you don't need the SGEC in with the soap and 12% unless there is a lot of atmospheric stains on the siding. But if you take your housewash mix and add the correct amount of SGEC it does work well on gutters. The gutter dirt level may be different here then other geography however. Not to mention climate and particulate type etc. This works well for me.

    From what I expect is happening, the 12% reacts with biological growth, and the SGEC reacts with the atmospheric. The soap is just for dwell.

    One thing else I like about SGEC it somewhat masks the smell of clorine.

    Thanks

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    Ditto on the Simple Green. If you put Simple Green Xtreme Clean, Soap, and 12% together and downstream, I don't need to brush, and they come out looking GREAT.

    1 gallon 12%

    16 oz SGXC

    8 oz Carwash soap with carnuba

    Downstream with a 0030 and rinse with a 0015.

    That is a mix that you can typically buy the day you need it.

    SJ

    So you mix up this separate from your housewash mix and downstream? The reason I ask is that you stated "1 gallon of 12%". If this is your housewash, you use 80 oz. of simple green per 5'er?

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    I looked into this a few years back, but I think I decided it would be a PITA with questionable results, but I don't remember.

    How would I figure the distance from the pump shaft to the engine shaft? Would any distance work as long as the belt had proper tension?

    I am assuming that the alignment/height of the 2 pulleys would have to be extremely precise? I think this was the road block that discouraged me from attempting this.

    Someone please talk me into trying this. I've got a 15 HP Kohler that is just screaming 8GPM, 8GPM! I figure should be able to get about 1800 PSI out of this set up.

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    I get my 12.5% in 15 gallons drums. The drums are black plastic. Back in 2005, I loaned a few gallons to a friend to wash his house. I just got the drum back a few weeks ago. I used it straight through my downstreamer, and it still worked. I think the combination of it being a black drum and it sitting in a shaded barn made a difference. The pack date on the label was 8/05.

    As far as the cyanuric acid, it is used in pools to reduce the UV damage to the chlorine. I have some in the shed, but I had never thought to try to extend the life of 12.5%.

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    I don't know about cascade...I have used JetDry, which is the spot preventer. cascade is the soap. I'm sure it may help a bit, but using a true rinse aid will help much more.

    That's what I thought. I did a search on cascade, and lots of people say they have good results. It's not that I have bad results with my homebrew, but I just figure I would give it a shot and see what happens.

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