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Okay I had a job lined out a few weeks back, and figured I would get a 55 of 10 or 12%.....1/2 for me ........we had a minor hail storm two weeks ago, and the one house I had planned on doing is trying his hardest to get a new roof???

I want to do my house, its about 14 years old, the north side is not that bad, and the rest of the roof looks good.....my question is, can I go to Sam's club and get some bleach and just do it?

More of a practice run......

I hate to use some out of the 55 and have the rest go to waste.

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Yes. But you will need to use it straight. no dilution

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No you cannot. Number one you are in training to be a professional roof cleaner and number two, bleach is bleach and sodium hypochlorite 12% is just that.
Household bleach is ridiculously weaker than SH bought from your chem supplier.

If you have a 55 then you may want to keep it vented anyway. Some one gallon containers come straight from the manufacturer with a vented cap on there, so why are you worried about opening it?
The worst thing I believe to weaken the SH is the sun and to much bouncing around and to mix it with something that will eat it up. So you should be ok; or at least for a little while.

How did you purchase one 55 by the way? I guess I should say how did you lift it off over 500 lbs of your truck. Try smaller quantities, it helps us a lot to work with small amounts.

Doing your own roof for practice is an excellent idea though. You really have to get a feel for your equipment and mixes and develop you own system and what works best for you. Go for it and take your time and learn.
Good Luck

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The place I called will deliver a 55 gallon of SH, not sure the cost of delivery, he quoted me the following:
10% to 12%SH $115 a drum
$45.00 drum deposit.

I figured I would ask after reading the GAF shingle site on how to clean the algae.

I guess I'll just order the SH.

Thanks for all the help.

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Line up a few houses to do (preferably some forgiving friends and or relatives) and practice using the entire 55. Depending on the size of the roofs, you will probably only get a few roofs out of the mix (search apple cider and apple sauce mix on this site). The Pro's here love it.

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Once again, Yes you can use it if you need to. Alot of the older vets started out using straight 6% in a pump up. Is it recommended? No.

Thats a pretty decent price. Just tell them you're gonna be buying alot of it and see if they'll waive the deposit. We havent paid one in 3 years. We buy 4-8 55ers at a time and they deliver. When we get into slow season we just stop by and pick up a drum or 2 at a time.

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10-4, thanks Scott for the info, I will make some calls tomorrow.

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