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I also have two of those aluminum roof anchors that drop down into a plumbing flue that I'd be happy to sell. I bought one of AC's for over $100 but then had a local guy fabricate a bunch of others. I had to have more than I needed made for it to be worth his time so I have 2 extras. $60 a...

I'm cleaning some grain silos in a couple weeks and would like to attach a spray nozzle for my 12v roof sprayer to the end of my water fed pole. I saw this set up demoed at the Midwest Cleaning Conference last year but can't remember who sold it. I'd also consider fabricating one so anybody...

With all due respect to the awesome vendors coming to the show, I do have some used equipment that I can bring for any contractors looking for the following: Landa horizontal diesel pressure washer burner. Can turn any cold water pressure washer up to 8gpm into a hot washer. 120V. The fuel tank...

Any tips on removing efflorescence from brick pavers without power washing? The instructions for F9 efflo remover say they require power washing. I'm hoping to avoid that if possible because the pavers are about a year old and the polymeric sand in between is just fine, I don't want to have to...

The new kit came and it looks like some of the parts are a little different. The bigger leathery brown seals are identical but instead of the grey plastic cogged ring that goes inside of that, the kit came with black rubbery ring (on the right in the picture). Should I install the old ones back...

Here's a pic of where one of the leaks is. Its on the threads going from the filter to the hose barb. I'll try teflon wrapped only twice.

I got a sprinter van that I'm mounting my tank and washer in so now I'm actually paying attention to every little leak in my supply system. When it was on an open trailer I'd ignore small leaks for the most part (probably not good for my pump I know). Anyway, I have nylon (or some kind of...

I noticed a good bit of water leaking from the bottom of my pump after long standing cavitation issues...So I took the head off and my high pressure seals show some wear and I noticed a few cracks in my ceramic plungers. My questions are... 1. What's the next step in dissassembly? Nothing...

Has anybody seen, used, or sold and spray bar (like a water broom) but much wider (about 6 to 8 feet wide), and used for low pressure chemical applications? I've made one with pvc pipe that just has 1/8 holes drilled for nozzles but I'd like something with fan nozzles.

Does anybody have a waiver that they use when they get called in to acid wash new construction brick outside of the timeframe where it's feasible to get a good clean up of the mortar tags and smears? I'm getting burned on another job where they waited 3 to 4 months to call me in to clean...

Any ideas on not just how to remove such small stains without treating the whole wall, but also how to keep them from coming back? At the top of each rust stain there is a dark pocket, like a piece of iron in the stone or something.

Can anyone identify what is causing this building to look bad? I think the base at ground level is granite, and my test spot came out great on that. But the rest of the building looks like small pink pebbles set in portland cement. It has a whitish haze to it. I have a guess as to what the haze...

Does anybody paint the stripes on parking lots as an add on? I'm looking for some advice on entry level equipment and any tricks of the trade. I've lost a few bids over the years cause they wanted to go with someone who also does striping, and I have a pm interested in us doing it.

I won't make it to Houston but the letter said these tix are good for all events, I wonder is the Iowa event a UAMCC one?

I'm bidding a project that requires an hourly rate and a mobilization fee. I'm used to bidding projects straight up. What's a fair mobilization fee? This would be about 45 minutes from our base but in our normal service area.

Let's talk about how to follow up and close the deal. One of my goals this year is to increase my closing rate by 50%. Part of that is going to be targeting better, but I'm full of ideas on filling the sales funnel, but getting them through the door is tough. I'm talking PM's and TOAs, not your...

Has anyone here become a Certified Apartment Supplier through the National Apartment Alliance? If so, see any benefit from it? It looks like a trade certification that our clients might actually recognize.

I have a nerdy question...I came across the wikipedia article about the Lotus Effect. The surface of the lotus leaf has a wax on it that repels water so well the water beads up to the point where only 0.6% of the water is touching the surface! These water droplets then roll around and literally...

Anybody hire their employees through co-employment? Just read a powerwash.com article that mentioned it and I've never heard of it. I guess its different than using a temp agency. You retain more control and management of the staff but the other co. manages the payroll, taxes, benefits, workers...

Cold here in Iowa, but at least there is no big snow yet. Last year I got some big new construction clean up jobs in December, doesn't look like its happening this year. I'm not sure what the brick contractors do with this weather, but I know alot buildings are wrapping up in the next month or...