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Chuck Richard

Chuck Richard

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Has anyone seen this. Theres a guy in my area that is in the program. They claim they clean all surfaces with 300psi or less and use half the water that the rest of us use. I don't beleive it for a minute, Just wondering if anyone else has seen or heard of it. Just wondering if by some miracle they are telling the truth.

Check em out at www.lowpressurecleaning.com if you've never seen it.
 
I think this is similiar to what Dan S. was possibly getting into according to his post on Dan F. bb.

Did you notice that they advertise low pressure yet when you look at there better package they go from giving you a 2000psi PW and other cheap stuff for I believe around $24,000 to getting a 3000psi PW for who knows how much more $10,000 maybe??

So much for there low pressure theory with a HIGH PRESSURE price tag!!!!!

No thanks
 
On top of that, they advertise quality, but if you look in their Deck section you'll see that they don't even know how to spell one of their only TWO (and best quality) stains they use - Sikkens.

In the Roof section they claim that 90% of the time they don't have to walk on the roof to do their low pressure treatment - however, 33% of their photos show a young man standing on an asphalt shingle roof.....daaahh!

I wonder what pressure they use on the surface cleaner they show in the concrete section - 300PSI ??? I think not!

If you look under their Paint section, they claim home exteriors should be re-painted every 4-6 years. Is that the quality paint service they provide - only lasts 4-6 years??? .....daaahhh!

Just another approach at marketing. Not the best if you ask me, but some will fall for it, as they do with other off-beat marketing approaches. You'd have to be Er Bai Wu (grasshopper) to fall for this approach.



Regards,
 
While I don't clean ALL surfaces with 300 psi, that is approx what I use for cleaning most structures. I am in no way affiliated with these people - besides, I have a better website!

When I started almost 3 years ago, the only machine I owned was a 1750 Sears unit that I used for the foundation. The buildings were cleaned using a garden hose-end sprayer filled with a solution that I came up with. I washed a lot of houses - and roofs! - that way.

FYI, I generally run 7.5 tips with a 4000psi/4gpm hot/cold machine. I use a PitchWitch for the roof cleaning (those I can't/won't walk). I would be embarrassed to show some of the pics they use - esp the roof before & after.

It seems like an AWFULL lot of $$$.
 
Yes, What Jon is saying is true.
I have used some of his ideas and got great results.
 
Thanks Mark...and it didn't cost you $24K!

Chuck, as far as the water-use issue:

I'm not sure what the exact numbers are, but if you have a 3500/4 machine, running at 3500/4, you are using 4 gpm. If you take that same machine and crank down the unloader, would there be a point at which you would you be using 2 gpm? - thereby cutting water use in half? Just a thought. I would rather have the 4gpm, tyvm.
 
Who is wasting more water? I think it could be argued both ways if you're a good lawyer - I'm not, so I'll just play devil's advocate.

I would think that water use would be dependent on the cleaning solutions rinse ease rather than usage rate. Theoretically ...I rinse 4 minutes with 2GPM or You rinse 2 minutes with 4GPM.


Regards,
 
NOT <<<<<<<>>>>>>> the same company .........................


have fun
 
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I almost always use a 7.5 x 40 degree nozzle on a 3000 psi @ 4 gpm machine ( yields 1125 psi). I obtain about the same psi with the X-Jet also. I never need to sand and never get fuzzies on wood. Like I have always stated let the chemicals do the work and not pressure, you need flow to rinse and not pressure. Ask any of the guys that have spent the day with me and they will tell you what they learned.
 
Chuck, I cleaned some moldy brick this week when Scott Wright came to spend the day with me. I used exactly the same 7.5 nozzle on that as I did on the pressure treated wood and it worked great. I agree 2 gpm would take way too long. If I had a 1,000 psi pump rated at 4-6 gpm that would be all I would ever need except for concrete. I just received nozzles for my surface cleaner to reduce the pressure down to 2,000 psi but I have not had the chance to install them. Actually 1125 psi is all I use on most concrete jobs to finish up with and use in the corners the surface cleaner could not reach .
 
steven, i use only 1,000-2,000 psi too at 5.6 gpm. I,m not saying that dosn't work because i know first hand it does very well.

I'm saying 300 psi will not clean stone and concrete very well even with the best of chems. Espicialy not at 2gpm or less.

I to use nozzels to reduce the pressure of my 3200psi machines. I changed the tips on my surface cleaner 2 days after i got it to reduce pressure. I usally use a 2508 tip to do decks(not sure what p0ressure that gives me) but i know it dosn't leave fuzzies.

I just wanted to say I thought this Low pressure Advantage people were full of it. I too use low pressure but not no 300 psi...come on now 300 psi?
 
Yes Chuck >>>>>> it can be done with 300psi................. believe it or not .........really it could all be done with a garden hose .................concrete , house's , decks ........................etc........

I just got back from a 2 day training .... with a different co. than what you found ........ and NO MORE HIGH PRESSURE FER ME ..





BELIEVE IT OR NOT .............
 
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