Softwashing

Do you use softwashing as part of your cleaning

  • yes

    Votes: 93 74.4%

  • no

    Votes: 7 5.6%

  • considering it soon

    Votes: 25 20.0%
  • Total voters
    125
I suppose the biggest reason I use the downstream/low pressure tip method is to free up space and weight not having to carry pre-mix. Also, I can just connect Surface Cleaner and do Driveway/walks etc..

Tim, do you mix on site with HO Water? I got to tell ya.... That is a sweet rig dude.
 
John Orr said:
I have been "softwashing" since 1986, though only as a business for the past 7 years. Homeowners know all too well what pressure washing can do to their homes - Low-Pressure is the way to go.
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john
what setup do you use? xjet, downstream?
 
FCPWLLC said:
I suppose the biggest reason I use the downstream/low pressure tip method is to free up space and weight not having to carry pre-mix. Also, I can just connect Surface Cleaner and do Driveway/walks etc..

Tim, do you mix on site with HO Water? I got to tell ya.... That is a sweet rig dude.
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We do, I posted somewhere before that we run dual intake hoses to speed up the process by 50%. The tanks do take up some space, I run 3 220 gallon tanks, 9' x 4' of my deck is just for tanks. Thanks for the truck comment, I have been working hard on it. The way we are set up we can softwash and pressure wash at the same time, actually we can have 3 lines working if necessary.
 
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John Orr said:
I have been "softwashing" since 1986, though only as a business for the past 7 years. Homeowners know all too well what pressure washing can do to their homes - Low-Pressure is the way to go.
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I have always admired your site and approach to cleaning. Lowpsi.com is a priceless url, how much do you want for it? Just kidding, but I would buy it if you were selling. I am getting a hot box delivered next week, I remember reading one of your post about cleaning with a mild temp. I am going to try some new things when I get it.
 
I haven't even laid eyes on my hot box yet. For starters I was thinking about using it to make my mix with. I think a warm soapy mix will work even better at lower percentages. I will work on running warm water through my aggitators in the filling/mixing process.
 
sounds great for roof cleaning mix:D
 
taselton2 said:
I have always admired your site and approach to cleaning. Lowpsi.com is a priceless url, how much do you want for it? Just kidding, but I would buy it if you were selling. I am getting a hot box delivered next week, I remember reading one of your post about cleaning with a mild temp. I am going to try some new things when I get it.
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Thanks for the complement. I have had lowpsi.net for some time, but .com only became available about a year ago. (Neither is for sale, lol.)

I wash houses at approximately 110 degrees, though maybe a little cooler in cold weather. To me, the heat at least seems to speed the cleaning process. (If there is somewhere to rent a hot water rig near you, you might want to try it out before shelling-out the bucks.) Hot water (150 or so) is especially nice for flatwork, whether at 4, 5 or 8 gpm. Decks are almost always washed with cold water.
 
Looks like this is going to be a fascinating forum!
Of course, "Softwashing" has been done for years, but some like Tim and John Orr in particular have taken it to new levels.'
Mike Kreisel's ball valve video was interesting too.
 
That's what I'm talking about, I on the other hand we pressure washed for our local hospital from 7-11. Sometimes we have to fire it up and blow the cobwebs out of it.

John, you are exactly correct, I have even used it to turn window frames back to white from time to time.
 
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John Orr said:
Thanks for the complement. I have had lowpsi.net for some time, but .com only became available about a year ago. (Neither is for sale, lol.)

I wash houses at approximately 110 degrees, though maybe a little cooler in cold weather. To me, the heat at least seems to speed the cleaning process. (If there is somewhere to rent a hot water rig near you, you might want to try it out before shelling-out the bucks.) Hot water (150 or so) is especially nice for flatwork, whether at 4, 5 or 8 gpm. Decks are almost always washed with cold water.
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I need it for some of my commercial accounts anyway, needed it today, flippin gum. Who just spits their gum out on the ground anyway? Apparently hundreds of people going into the ER. It will be interesting to see just how much better it will work on the gum.
 
This year I have been softwashing and it has been a good selling point. I even have it on my postcards. Maybe the Yellow pages ad next year under Pressurewashing. haha.

Thanks to you guys that helped me and answered a lot of my questions.
 
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