Jhignutt

Had a call from a painting contractor today to pressure wash an existing building to prep for paint. Of course they need it done right away which puts me in a bind if i need to order any chemicals to remove. So my question is can i get away with not using any chemicals and just use the pressure and hotwater. I have a couple tips i can try to remove the loose paint from the block but appreciate any suggestions thanks.

Planning on using Sunbright Rip It and Britener this weekend on a deck and was wondering if i need to be careful with anything like vegetation, vinyl railing, vinyl siding, glass, gold kick plate at the bottom of doors, stamped colored concrete.

I have been use to xjetting and not put much thought into downstreaming but tommorrow i plan on trying it. My situation is a pre paint prep painted cmu block building. My equipment is (2) Hydrotek hot/cold pw @ 5.5 gpm 3000 psi. Im thinking 12% shc and TSP. What kind of ratios would you downstreamers suggest?

How are you guys rinsing after downstreaming? Still using the xjet for that part?

Im trying to get a ballpark labor rate for cleaning and stripping wood per sf. of area? I know it varies on location but just somewhere to start.

Which is the best peice of equipment to use when applying sealer or stain to a deck a Deckster or a Shurflo?

I was wondering has anyone tried to foam gutters with gutter grenade or gutter shock. Just looking to an alternative to brushing and not allowing the soap to dry on the gutters and having to reapply.

Where do you get the 24' extension pole from?

Since this is pretty much a normal wash i guess normal price as well. Hey Jeff sorry i don't have any pictures but it is cinder block that is painted. John when you say turbo nozzle suppose I dont have one but i do have a m5 nozzle. Will this do the trick? What about the yellow tip?

Any suggestions on high pressure or low pressure reels. I am thinking of going with a hannay reel but feel free to chime in any pros and cons are certainly welcome. Also are there any real advantages over stainless steel models compared to those that maybe painted or powdercoated i guess my question is is it worth the money.

Hope this dosen't gross anyone out just wondering if anyone else has the same effects or problems. I am in perfect health as far as I know I am 26 years old so I'm young you can't use that against me. I powerwash pretty much every Saturday b/c I work for a large architectural firm as a designer 40 hours a week. I am beginning to wonder about my health because I am getting tired of going to the ER and tired of paying these bills only to find out nothing is wrong. So here is my delima it seems like everytime I use 12.5% Sodium Hypochlorite later on that day or evening I have a case of mild heartburn or acid reflux anyone delt with this. I have also been to the emergency room twice now within the last 6 months always getting released only to get the same respone know one seems to have any idea what is wrong. First time i thought my gall bladder had burst. The last time, last week, they thought it was food poisioning. I'm beginning to wonder if Sodium Hypochlorite has something to do with it. I have had three severe occurences now including each time of the above causing me to have to vomit and almost choke to death there has been times when I can't hardly breath it scares the heck out of me. Is anyone else having similar effects or problems please chime in. By the way today I used a respirator hoping to lessen the effects no luck.

Anyone have any idea why my generator won't produce hot water and the generator won't come on. Could it be the belts need to be tightened. If this is the case how far should i move the pump and how tight is to tight for the belts.

The respirator is from lowes not sure what make and model it is paid $40 for it and it came with cartridges already installed. The choking and vomiting has never happened with the respirator it just begins out of the blue I just used the respirator this past weekend trying to lessen the harmful effects these chemicals may have on my body. You guys maybe right it may not be the SH but something else I am using I just began with that since its the strongest chemical I use. The way I apply the chemicals is with the xjet with no proportioner no downstreaming.

Thanks for the responses. My mixture normally consists of 1 gal. of SH w/ 1 gal. of E-plus and 3 gallons of water to wash houses.

Figured it out i think took the belt shrouds off to find the small generator belt torn to shreds. Going to Autozone in the morning for a new belt will see if the generator kicks on tomorrow.

Do I have to worry about any damage when using the M5 Xjet with chlorine?

The make and model is Hydrotek SC30005VH.

How do you plug the burner into a wall socket? Do you remove the wire from the panel?

I have two Shurflo pumps i want to use together. Both have on/off switches and wires ran so that i can hook them up to the battery. Is it going to be fine to attach them to the battery at the same time its not going to arc at all is it.

thanks guys will do.

Does anyone know wherer to buy 15 gallon containers w/ handles to haul bleach & other soaps?

How do you guys deal with homeowners that call you to give them a price and they say ok you have the job schedule it everythings fine and in a few days later they call you and tell you so and so can come this week and do it. Im tired of wasting my time and money giving estimates and scheduling them only to find out I am not quick enough for them. So far this year i have lost two jobs worth $1100 together to homeowners not wanting to wait my services.

How many charge for residential houses up front say for supplies such as soap and gas? Do you think this would work?

I actually just hooked up my tank with bulkhead fittings so I will tell you how I did it 3/4" bulkhead fitting with 3/4" barbed fitting screwed into bulkhead fitting then 3/4" ID heater hose to pump works great if you need anymore help let me know.

Does anyon have any answers to my problem with my cold water pw? Last week i bought a rental pw MITM 2504 belt drive cold water machine from a local rental yard and it worked great until today. Last Saturday i had it hooked up to the homeowners water bib directly then today i hooked it up to my 525 gallon tank and it would run for a while then it would just shut off. Took the water feed off of the coupling and it looked like plenty of water going in dont know how it would be any different from tank and direct to the homeowners bib. Also dont belt drives pull water to the machine?