TalcottPressureWashing

well i've finally got my trailer 99% ready to go. Looking for a water tank now i've gotten several leads that i'm following up on My question is this,i'm looking for a pressure washer and i'm going to be starting off with a min 4 gpm cold water machine . I know from this site that gear driven and belt driven pumps will pull from a supply tank. But i keep seeing machines listed that say they have a triplex pump and i'm not really sure if that is a pump that is capable of pulling from a supply tank or not ANY help with clearing this up for me would be greatly appreciated.

Not a problem John, I was wanting to ask you some questions about willis pressure washing supply in fayetville as that is where i'm probably going to get my machine 3500 4 gpm belt driven 13 horse honda. also was wanting to ask about the chems they sell there seems like a lot of people like the rpc citraclean but for my first few jobs thought i might stay local with the chems. I believe there house mix was Doobrite or somethin like that

Philip that is exactly what i plain to do . the insurance and license that is. As far as pricing goes I have no intention on being a lowballer .What i want to do is offer a good service at a good price . Personally i hope to get to the skill level where if the situation occured you or Cugo would feel comfortable reffering a customer to me. But please remeber that I am going to be very new to this so please don't bash me to bad if I screw up on my first few quotes. as far as the turbo nozzle's go I can't seem to get anyone to really give me any information on these. I used one at work on a concrete floor and It was like wow this is a heck of a lot faster than just a reg tip. I say this because i ran out of hose on the hook up that had the turbo nozzle. and some Genuis in our mainatance shop had differnt size QC on the next station and going with that gun that had a green tip (not sure of orfice size was a Huge diff. can u please go into a little more detail as to how a turbo nozzle could damage concrete? Also seemed as if the turbo nozzle used less water. I say this because i had to squegee a lot more water on the area that i used the reg tip as opposed to the turbo area

Hi all new guy trying to start out here I was just curious i've been doing a lot of looking on the web at different pressure washers. It seems like everyone and there brother makes one . Is there any certain ones to stay away fr0m? which brands seem to better than others? Thanks in advance for any replies

What I'm mainly looking at doing is residental work first and foremost . I'm like most ppl just starting out i've got a pretty small budget. so with that said i'll list what i'm trying to find 1. a min of 4 gpm 2.probably at least 3500 psi. that should be good for starting out on residental correct? 3. i would like belt driven as that seems to be better on the pump and on the equipment. 4. cold water for now until i get some more funds up. 5. portable as it seems that a skid unit or trailer mounted is out of my budget for the moment. 6. my budget for the MACHINE alone is between 1500-2500 dollars. I've seen that most ppl seem to say stay away from places the the home despot (not a spelling error) and norther tool . but from looking at there equipment it seems that they are using pretty much the same parts as most of the other guys ie. honda or vanguard engines. and general and cat pumps. any help in finding any of the answers to these questions would be greatly appreciated thanks in advance. Lyn Talcott

Hi all I'm new to this and trying to learn as much as possible from reading other people's posts and learning from your experiences. I guess i should state that my main focus is going to be residental house and driveway cleaning with possible expansion into comercial if it comes my way This is a parttime operation for me as well I'm using a 2500psi 2.5 gpm machine. I realize that i need to upgrade this unit as soon as possible. My first question is the recomendations that I am getting is a min of 3500 psi and 3.5 gpm Also i realize that i need a ext so i can wash dormers and 2nd stories with out needing a ladder(or as little ladder use as possible) would 6-24 feet be enough or should i look into a longer one? most sites seem to recomend a dual turbo nozzle as well. is this needed and what type or area's would you NOT want to use this on. and would this possibly be a good thing to use for driveways? As far as surface cleaners go would a water broom (i think that is the right name) bar with 3-4 nozzles be okay to start out with for cleaning driveways and sidewalks or should i go ahead and invest the extra money in to a true surface cleaner. my dilema is that i'm trying to be able to do the job properly and would like to be able to not have to run out and replace everything as soon as i get a bigger machine. I did a friends house lastweekend smaller 3 bed 2 bath and driveway and sidewalk to about 5-6 hours Thanks in advance for your replies

John I would love to take you up on your offer of the ride along my cell is 678-410-8804 if you have something going this saturday maybe we could hook up thanks again

The dual turbo nozzle that i saw has 2 turbo nozzles attached to a wand

Dan thanks for your reply i guess i should clarify my comment about the commercial aspect . i want to hone my skills on the residental side and then use some of the contacts that i make and that my wife already has as a small business owner to possibly expand some on the comercial side. 1 more quick question most of the accesories seem to be rated for psi would there be any problems if i bought accesories that were rated for a higher psi machine and used them on mine? that way when i did upgrade units i wouldn't have to completly have to immediatly upgrade all my accesories that i bought.