Simple cherry is greta soap to use for house washing. Not so good for roofs. Gutter grenade works great for gutters too, just make sure you use it in the recommended dilutions.

So Chris have you ever applied it using your pump? or is the power washer a better way of applying and if so  why  may I  ask ?


Dave

I have used the delavan a lot to wash siding. It has gotten me many jobs because of the no pressure spiel. All you need is to get the soap on the surface. I have also used Simple Cherry to clean metal roofs. Plus it is a powder that goes a long way.

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So Chris have you ever applied it using your pump? or is the power washer a better way of applying and if so  why  may I  ask ?


Dave

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I mostly downstream it using my pressure washer but I use large nozzles like the 2540 and the 1540 and 0040.

These are larger orifice nozzles that lower the pressure quite a bit so you can put your hand in front of the stream of the fan pattern spray coming out so that is soft washing, no damage to property. The 0040 is to reach the higher areas like 2nd and 3rd story eaves and walls.

I prefer these nozzles to regular black soap tips because I have 5 different black soap nozzles that I have got from vendors over the years and no 2 of them are the same, some have larger orifices, some wider fan patterns, etc.... The nozzles I use are consistent.

I have done a few house washes with my Bandit Roller pump (6gpm at 150psi) and those came out great but that is on my roof washing trailer and a lot of times I am also cleaning concrete so I need the pressure washer for that.

If you were going to use a delavan then you have to experiment with the ratios to try to equal a downstream injector so I would try like a 5:1 to 10:1 ratio.

In other words You would put 1 cup of Simple Cherry into a 5 gallon of love. Put that 5 gallon of love into 25 gallons of water and mix using the delavan (put the outlet hose into the tank and let it run for a little bit or use something to stir it up good). That might be enough for some houses, too much for others.

You can also do lesser amounts for smaller houses but you have to work with the ratios and amounts to kill the mold, mildew and algae.

 

Thanks for the info.  I talked to Pressure Tek and ordered some.  Going to give it a try for vinyl siding.  Bob from Pressure Tek told me I could use it on roofs.  He said most guys he sells it to use 50 oz to 100 gal of mix.  From the other post it doesn't sound like it did so well.

What is Billy Bob? Have not heard of that one.

I had tried using the Simple Cherry on roof mixes and it did not really help with the cleaning so I keep it just for house washing.

This is a good thread, looks like people are interested in the Simple Cherry and looks like some will be trying it out.

Just goes to show that just because someone has not heard of something or just wants to spout off, there are others out there wanting to learn about new things that can help them earn money to support their families.

Its all anout trying and keeping up with the new stuff.

No one Distributor can handle all your needs all the time.

Its smart business to always have more than one.

Thanks for explaining that, I am on the same page now. hahahahaha

The Amonyx Lo is a great product! Probably one of the best things I have heard about in a while!

I got in some of the Amonyx M and want to try that out as soon as I get a chance, I am sure that it will be good stuff also.

Thanks again.

Got an update for you on ammonyx lo vs ammonyx mo. 

My chemical supplier says that ammonyx lo was made for cleaning roofs and such. He said it has been around for 10 years or so.  

 Ammonyx mo is similar product but was tweaked a bit to be used in personal care items, shampo etc.

He doesn't sell Barlox 12 but said it is the same chemical compound as Ammonyx lo but made by a different manufacturer.  I got the price for it from a different supplier in town, which is where I got the much lower price of $350 for 53 gallons.

Hey Dave want to split a drum?