Recent content by glabarta

Hey guys. Hope your spring has started off as a profitable. For some reason my chemical injector has stopped pulling chemical. Any trouble shooting techniques that you could offer would be very much apreciated. It's a pretty new injector, about 2 months old. The only difference is I lost the low...

Hey guys, I currently have an account w/ approx. 55 units, done on a quarterly basis. I may be inline to pick up a similar account (# of units). There`s no way I would be able to keep up w/ this volume, as I am a one man crew. I did a search on "sub-contracting" but didn`t get very much usefull...

I recently picked up a few more locations to do for a customer. The number of locations pretty much doubled. And they want them cleaned more often. Once a month instead of quarterly. Need to clean a little faster. I`m currently running a 5gpm machine and would love to go bigger, 6-8gpm would be...

Hey guy`s, I need to do the backside of a building. Painted cinder block. Paint has faded pretty good, so this will be a prep job for new paint. I`m guessing regular house wash mixture. Bleach, water and some Joy. Sound about right, or should I go w/ something else?

Okay, I know we have enough threads about this topic already, but I`m getting ready to spend some more money and I just want to be sure. Surface cleaners and which one to buy??? I have narrowed down to what I believe are the most popular brands: Steel Eagle, Whisper Wash and Landa. I own a 24"...

Hey all you one man crew, lonely late night concrete cleaners. Beside the work, what do you guys do to pass the time? Lots of breaks? Talking to the wife on the cell phone? Portable tv`s? I`ve been listening to my favorite late night talk shows on my walkman. Out of curiousity, what did...

I`m in the process of cleaning metal/aluminum buildings for a restaurant chain. I would like to find something that I can apply-dwell-rinse. I`m trying to stay away from brushing.....if possible. Again, these are buildings not gutters. Brushing 4 sides of a building can get very time consuming...

Gentlemen, I`ve been asked to clean a small fast food buliding. Painted aluminum, w/ lots of glass (not going to do the windows). Bid question, get sq. footage of building then back out the sq. footage of windows? Building is not very tall, about 1 story. Also, any chemical ideas? Alum...

I just installed a high pressure in line filter. Question. Should I go back and figure out a way to back flush my flat surface cleaner? Is this even possible? I know I can take off the nozzles and clean them. Remove the spray arms and clean them also. But what about the spinner? Is there...

I'm in the market for a PDA (personal data assistant I think), but first have to justify the cost to my C.F.O.(chief financial officer the WIFE). Ron M., in one of his threads recomended getting one to help w/ productivity. Gathering data/info while your on the road. Now, being a male, I...

Hey Guy`s I have a 16 HP Vanguard engine on my unit. My engine repair skills aint what they should be. So I need your help. I`ve gone through several (3 to be exact) starter solenoid`s in one year. What causes these things to burn out? Symptoms: Turn key, "click,click,click,click"----- nothing...

I`m trying to remove some rust & leaf stains from concrete. It seems everyone recommends oxalic acid. 1) Does oxalic come in liquid or powder form? 2) If only spot cleaning w/ oxalic, will those spots be brighter than the rest of the concrete? 3) Application: Downstream, ShurFlow, etc.? 4)My...

Question guy's. I took the male plug off my x-jet to clean some of the rust off. And when it separated, a small disk w/ a nipple on it (that's the easiest way to describe it) and it looks like a single coil of a spring fell out. What's the proper way to put this thing back together? It looks...

Can anyone suggest a reliable chemical injector ? I have a 5/gal. min. - 3000/psi hot water unit. I do alot of flat surface work so I apply all purpose cleaners & bleach via downstream injection. The ones I`ve been using I buy from Northern. And the spring & ball seem to rust and break very...

Hey guy`s. I`m trying to clean a drive thru pad @ a local fast food restaurant. I`ve already used a de-greaser, brushed it in w/ a stiff bristle brush and rinsed pretty good w/ my wand (also hit it w/ my flat surface cleaner). NO DICE!! Hardly look`s like I was even there. I used a product fron...