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RE: Convert X Jet To Softwashing!

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Rsuds wrote:

I do not think it is a good idea to walk around with pales of chem and filling them up on a lawn! And you will have problems with downstreaming a lot of hose and more than 5-6 gal. a minute machines. Not trying to fight just that I have done them all. For doing a couple jobs a week with 200 ft. of hose downstreaming is good.

My specialty is cleaning roofs. been doing it a long time, met quite a few exterior cleaners along the way. One old timer here in Tampa had one of these Bean R10 Pump he used for softwashing.
He ran the softwashing chemicals right through this pump. No downstreaming or X Jets needed. It is 500 PSI at 10gpm, and built like a tank. They ain't cheap!

gutterdog · Jan 8, 2011

Roof Cleaning Raleigh NC wrote:

At first I thought this thread was where Gutter Dog was trying to break his old record By racking up as many Post counts in the least amount of time. I think he won!!!
I'm trying to get used to this part of forum. Is this the dealersforum. Am I allowed to say that the The X-Jet M5 is $30 cheaper some where else?

138394, I PROMISE to chill out. If this is how everyone thinks of me.

I just have alot of experience with the Xjet. I dont think any of my post, on this thread, were not infomative?

I will chill out.

Hey and if you can find something cheaper.... Please share!

Nother hour n half AC doin his webinar!!!

Best wishes to you my friend! (I would invest this year in some uniforms)

And to everyone else that doesnt know about the xjet or the super suds sucker. This topic has been discussed a long time now. Both work.

-- Edited by gutterdog on Saturday 8th of January 2011 04:53:29 PM

Roof Cleaning Cleveland (216) 323-0552 · Jan 8, 2011

gutterdog wrote:

ACE wrote:

I have a bad back so that isn't an option for me. I'll carry a pail with me. Mike is right I go through about 10 gallons on a house. So alot of refilling. I'm going to mess with the proportioners and figure out how to use straight roof love.

Take the proportioner out and throw it away! I've never used one. A friend came down last year and we shared our knowledge. his proportioner would clog sometimes the smallest piece of dirt. I only had the original then, he had the M5. Seeing how the fan tip spread the soap so much quicker (without having to screw the fan tip on and off) I had to get the newer xjet, and yes it does loose 5 feet in height of spray, so their is a use for both.

Take out the proportioner and adjust you mix.

Mike, I was hoping to run the chemicles at a higher strength so I would only need 5 gallons of solution.

Roof Cleaning Raleigh NC · Jan 8, 2011

gutterdog wrote:

Roof Cleaning Raleigh NC wrote:

At first I thought this thread was where Gutter Dog was trying to break his old record By racking up as many Post counts in the least amount of time. I think he won!!!
I'm trying to get used to this part of forum. Is this the dealersforum. Am I allowed to say that the The X-Jet M5 is $30 cheaper some where else?

I PROMISE to chill out. If this is how everyone thinks of me.

I just have alot of experience with the Xjet. I dont think any of my post, on this thread, were not infomative?

I will chill out.

Hey and if you can find something cheaper.... Please share!

Nother hour n half AC doin his webinar!!!

Best wishes to you my friend! (I would invest this year in some uniforms)

And to everyone else that doesnt know about the xjet or the super suds sucker. This topic has been discussed a long time now. Both work.

-- Edited by gutterdog on Saturday 8th of January 2011 04:53:29 PM

Well Michael, it's just that I get emailed everytime you make a post. You made a post
22Hr 41min. ago/ 22hr 33min/ 22hr 24min/ 22hr 23min/ 22hr 18min/ 22hr 13min/ 22hr 6min/ 21hr 57min. ago. Yer killing me here! smile

gutterdog · Jan 8, 2011

ACE wrote:

gutterdog wrote:

ACE wrote:

I have a bad back so that isn't an option for me. I'll carry a pail with me. Mike is right I go through about 10 gallons on a house. So alot of refilling. I'm going to mess with the proportioners and figure out how to use straight roof love.

Take the proportioner out and throw it away! I've never used one. A friend came down last year and we shared our knowledge. his proportioner would clog sometimes the smallest piece of dirt. I only had the original then, he had the M5. Seeing how the fan tip spread the soap so much quicker (without having to screw the fan tip on and off) I had to get the newer xjet, and yes it does loose 5 feet in height of spray, so their is a use for both.

Take out the proportioner and adjust you mix.

Mike, I was hoping to run the chemicles at a higher strength so I would only need 5 gallons of solution.

Geeze do I post right away, should I wait??? LOL!!! confuse

Last thing I wanna do Is get my post count up??? LOL!!!

Just like the discussion, what is better the xjet or downstreaming. There are variances, and preferences in both as well.

With a proportioner, you use less soap vs. water, you can make your batch stronger because you are pulling less. Personal preference bro. I'm just sharing how I do it and why. Just like everyone else.

gutterdog · Jan 8, 2011

Roof Cleaning Raleigh NC wrote:

gutterdog wrote:

Roof Cleaning Raleigh NC wrote:

At first I thought this thread was where Gutter Dog was trying to break his old record By racking up as many Post counts in the least amount of time. I think he won!!!
I'm trying to get used to this part of forum. Is this the dealersforum. Am I allowed to say that the The X-Jet M5 is $30 cheaper some where else?

I PROMISE to chill out. If this is how everyone thinks of me.

I just have alot of experience with the Xjet. I dont think any of my post, on this thread, were not infomative?

I will chill out.

Hey and if you can find something cheaper.... Please share!

Nother hour n half AC doin his webinar!!!

Best wishes to you my friend! (I would invest this year in some uniforms)

And to everyone else that doesnt know about the xjet or the super suds sucker. This topic has been discussed a long time now. Both work.

-- Edited by gutterdog on Saturday 8th of January 2011 04:53:29 PM

Well Michael, it's just that I get emailed everytime you make a post. You made a post
22Hr 41min. ago/ 22hr 33min/ 22hr 24min/ 22hr 23min/ 22hr 18min/ 22hr 13min/ 22hr 6min/ 21hr 57min. ago. Yer killing me here!

I spoke with someone else about this too. My inbox is ruled by subscriptions to the RCIA!!! Same here man.

What was sugested, was separating some how the emails. I dont know how to do it.
If I figure it out..... uh.... hmmm. I'd like to share it!

How about you post in here the question! How do I separate my email?

I'll just read, promise NOT to post on it! lol!!!

We all have that problem I'm sure and this needs to be addressed.

45 more min to AC's webinar!!!!

RCIA Founder

Roof Cleaning Little Rock Arkansas wrote:

Ive got an x jet and nothing about it is low pressure. I can see it having its uses though.

We downstream. We also rinse with the same nozzels that we soap with. Thats soft washing.

Chris, do you downstream with a high GPM Machine ?

Roof Cleaning Cleveland (216) 323-0552 · Jan 8, 2011

Mike, I never used the proportioners before either, it was just a thought. I hate stopping to make more soap. I'm going to look more into downstreaming. That's what I used when I first started out.

gutterdog · Jan 8, 2011

ACE wrote:

Mike, I never used the proportioners before either, it was just a thought. I hate stopping to make more soap. I'm going to look more into downstreaming. That's what I used when I first started out.

I'm gonna get the suds sucker too, I get the catalog every year and scratch my head. I honestly will try it and stop knocking it. For me I see it possable to double up the soap in the 5 gallon, less water. And choose a proportioner. I've still got both bags. Carying around chems that strong, almost 100% 12%.

I promise to play with both this year.

Roof Cleaning Cleveland (216) 323-0552 · Jan 8, 2011

gutterdog wrote:

ACE wrote:

Mike, I never used the proportioners before either, it was just a thought. I hate stopping to make more soap. I'm going to look more into downstreaming. That's what I used when I first started out.

I'm gonna get the suds sucker too, I get the catalog every year and scratch my head. I honestly will try it and stop knocking it. For me I see it possable to double up the soap in the 5 gallon, less water. And choose a proportioner. I've still got both bags. Carying around chems that strong, almost 100% 12%.

I promise to play with both this year.

Me too See you at AC's webinar

gutterdog · Jan 8, 2011

I will see you there Sir!!!

Roof Cleaning Raleigh NC · Jan 9, 2011

I put a little valve in line.

Roof Cleaning Raleigh NC · Jan 9, 2011

Between my cleaner and the injector.

Roof Cleaning Raleigh NC · Jan 9, 2011

I can do 2 houses with 5 gallons of SH, easily.

Roof Cleaning Raleigh NC · Jan 9, 2011

Shoot, I missed the seminar

Roof Cleaning Raleigh NC · Jan 9, 2011

I bet it was a good one.

Roof Cleaning Little Rock Arkansas · Guest

Apple Roof Cleaning Tampa FL (813) 655-8777 wrote:

Roof Cleaning Little Rock Arkansas wrote:

Ive got an x jet and nothing about it is low pressure. I can see it having its uses though.

We downstream. We also rinse with the same nozzels that we soap with. Thats soft washing.

Chris, do you downstream with a high GPM Machine ?

Right now Ive got a 5 and an 8 gpm machine. We can soap with both but generally we soap with the 5 and rinse with the 8.

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Roof Cleaning Little Rock Arkansas wrote:

Apple Roof Cleaning Tampa FL (813) 655-8777 wrote:

Roof Cleaning Little Rock Arkansas wrote:

Ive got an x jet and nothing about it is low pressure. I can see it having its uses though.

We downstream. We also rinse with the same nozzels that we soap with. Thats soft washing.

Chris, do you downstream with a high GPM Machine ?

Right now Ive got a 5 and an 8 gpm machine. We can soap with both but generally we soap with the 5 and rinse with the 8.

Jeff LeCours used to downstream roofs, and used a very small 2 gpm machine.
He says the smaller the machine, the better roof cleaning chemical concentration when downstreaming! He purposely got a really small GPM pressure washer just to downstream. I guess bigger is only better when it come to our EX Girlfriends, not for downstreaming cleaning chemicals LOL

Jan 9, 2011

We did a Pressure Cleaning job one day last week for the Saint Petersburg Housing Authority here in Pinellas County Florida. It was a small 2 story Multi unit Apartment complex with a total of 20 units. We cleaned the entire exterior of the buildings, stairwells, concrete walkways, pool deck area and furniture, vinyl partitions between their back patios and a small shed. The entire job was done by Soft washing using a down streaming method and we were able to complete it in 5hrs with 4 people. The only thing we did use high pressure on was the concrete which was done with surface cleaners and rinsing. The entire job only took just under 30 gallons of mix.

I don't own an X Jet and don't plan on owning one. We have always used DS'ing as our main source of cleaning. I we had been using an X Jet I'm positive that this job would have taken us at least 7-8 hrs and we would have gone through double if not more in materials.

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