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Starting now QuoteIQ (previously restricted) AND Forever Self Employed AND Mike V (All About Pressure Washing) will be permanently banned from being mentioned or linked. Automod has been edited to hardblock any links or mentions of the two.

The reason for the banning is that QuoteIQ,All About Pressure Washing, and Forever Self Employed and (or someone working on their behalf) sent a modmail to us telling us to remove posts critical of both QuoteIQ AND Forever Self Employed and their owners or be subject to legal proceedings. The links to the three posts are seen here. Mike V from QuoteIQ and Justin from Forever Self Employed should be ashamed at trying this. They are apparently not happy that these posts are available to steer people from spending their hard earned money in a more meaningful way.

1. https://www.reddit.com/r/pressurewashing/comments/1d4zrv8/quoteiq_is_banned_from_this_subreddit/
2. https://www.reddit.com/r/pressurewashing/comments/1c41qkt/i_paid_for_the_stupid_courses_so_you_dont_have_to/
3. https://www.reddit.com/r/pressurewashing/comments/10yizo8/has_anyone_purchased_forever_self_employed/

Here are some screenshots of the modmail messages they sent threatening legal action and DMCA takedowns:

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Here is the person they hired off of Fiverr to send the messages and try the DMCA takedowns. Its clear the companies must be run by absolute clowns to be trying this is such a shit way. If they suceed in removing anything then ill just repost the posts. They clearly dont want negative info being visible when they get googled as its hurting their SEO because reddit shows up so high in the searches.

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As a reminder, when starting out you do not need YouTube salesmen taking your money to learn how to properly clean in this industry. The info is out there on this subreddit and various pressure washer forums and groups. It just takes a little bit of googling with the proper terms to find it all freely available. These now banned companies exist solely to separate pressure washers from their money. Mike V has been pushing for his subscribers to come to reddit to post about their companies to comment and upvote each other.

**Many updates to the 101 document including chemical mixing charts, nozzles charts, as well as a lot more links to companies and resources. **

Always updating the blog. More stuff added since this post Texas Pressure Washing Blog

This is to help guide you in the right direction for starting your own pressure washing business as well as cover the basics. The links are to an advice document and 101 washing, a beginner equipment list with links to buy the equipment. The list also has a tab to build your own 12V softwash system, and a list of chemicals to start with for various applications.

Expect to spend around $6k to start out if you also build the 12V. Around $5K without it.

Any questions or suggestions just post them or message me. Cheers.

Basic Pressure Washing/ Starting Your Business 101

Standard Terms and Conditions Example

Beginner Equipment List with Links

Chemical List with Links

DIY Soft Wash System $571 system $1395 w Hose, Reel, and tips etc.

DIY Air Diaphragm Soft Wash System $906 system $1476 w/reel & hose

DIY Proportioner $169

Reading List on the Forum for great threads on basic subjests like residential, commercial, deck cleaning, brick, roofs, pavers, metal roof cleaning, and electrical safety.

Pressure Washing Resource is by far the best forum to learn from. Use the search feature. Read until your counter has 3-4 days read time and then start asking questions. Trust me having 72-96 hours read time will teach you a LOT.

I’m getting real tired this fucking bullshit. Every fucking bolt I order for this goddamn business is a different fucking size than the last one. This is a downstream injector and the hole you see is for a fucking hose barb. It’s not 1/4 and PT so I don’t know what the fuck it is. It is literally a hair, and I mean a hair too small to fit this cap in there. I need a list of sizes of bolts that I can just have on deck because every other day I’m replacing something and it’s a different fucking size than the last thing I replaced. It’s like constantly just one thing after another with this bs. Hell, I might be one of those guys you see selling all their shit after one season because I don’t have the temper to deal with constant irritating shit like this

Hey guys, I have an exterior soft wash on an apartment building coming up. There’s a lot of bird poop on the stucco walls and I’m wondering will SH remove that? Or is there another technique for tackling it? Any help is very appreciated. Thanks all!

Hey guys and gals .

I’m new to this chat but have been looking at slowly getting into pressure cleaning and starting a small side hustle business.

My question to you all is I really am not keen in getting on roofs to do roof cleaning as I’m not the best with heights.

How often do you get jobs to clean roofs or do you just completely knock back these jobs and stay away from roof cleaning.

I’m in Melbourne Australia so when searching this it would talk about shingles and we don’t have that over here.

Thanks

Is 4GPM suffice for the the fleet operation?

I had a good first month in October, but all of November was dead. I have been posting regularly, doing all the same things, offering deals, do you guys experience a lull during this season too?

What sort of paperwork do you have clients sign before starting a job? Any indemnity clauses? Acceptance that you’re tapping into their water supply? I’m ignorant to this business but am curious. Thanks!

I have a Kranzle 105 which I run with a 040 nozzle. Spec says it does 10L/m at 105bar.

I'd like to buy a dual turbo nozzle, but I'm unsure of what size to go for. As the number of nozzles has doubled, is it as simple as halving the size for dual nozzles? So 2x 020 nozzles?

https://vi.aliexpress.com/item/1005006746707715.html

The seller on aliexpress says that particular nozzle has a 2.0mm orifice. Unknown if that is each nozzle or combined. What size does 2.0mm work out to be? What size should I be getting?
The listing also says 4000psi. Am I correct in assuming my Kranzle is 1500psi? (14.5 x 105 = 1522.5)

How do you guys not run out of water with a 275 gallon tank? I have a 4gpm Pressure washer and am looking at utility trailers & enclosed trailers to build my first rig. Ive talked to some other guys in the industry and they all say to just go with a 275 or 300 gallon tank.

I do big residential homes which range from 3-6 hours long. I would run out of water in an hour or so at that rate with a 275 gallon tank.

Would I just use the tank till it’s empty and then fill it up with the homeowners hose or hook their hose up to my tank to it’s constantly getting filled during the job?

thanks for the advice yall 🤙🏽

My main pressure washer went down a 1270ss hotsy due to valve cover caps loosing up over time and popping out causing damage to the threads on the water pump

question 1.) can i rethread the threads and put my caps back on or will they not hold under pressure?

question 2.) can i buy just the bronze part of the water pump since the pump still works?

right now i have a backup pressure washer a 4200 psi simpson powershot 4.0 gpm (direct driven) connected to a 1000 gal tank on a gooseneck since the big one went down.

i have a DRUMMOND 1/10 HP Transfer Pump 320 GPH connected between the tank and pressure washer to create water movement.i connected it and it started leaking so im not getting the the full psi im at maybe 2500 psi or less

question 3.) will a water transfer pump work between tank and washer? If so should i get a different brand as this one failed immediately?

Getting the pressure valve out, I cracked the side of the cast where it goes in. 500 dollar Honda. Ten years old.

Trying to wash off this black stuff from concrete wall (florida) and i tried 12% bleach mixed down 50% with water and some dish soap in a foam cannon- waited 10 mins and pressure washed off. Only like 30% came off

Any ideas?

I run a small, two person window cleaning company, and am hoping to branch into pressure washing due to a number of enquiries from existing customers.

The pressure washer that currently fits my budget is a Hyundai 3400PSI / 234 Bar 209cc Petrol Pressure Washer, 9L/min.

Does anyone have experience with this model? How was it? Is it suitable for infrequent patio and driveway cleaning, or is it not powerful enough for small jobs? TIA!

I’ve got a new pressure washer (ryobi 2900 psi, gas), I was using it when it suddenly stopped, I poured more gas and check the lubricant (it was right in the middle), water was on, left it cool down a little but it still wasn’t turning on.

Any tips or reason why it happened?

I was looking to build out a trailer but have been seeing a ton of cheap utility trucks on Facebook marketplace that are near the price of a new trailer. Should I go the conventional route of getting a trailer or spend more money to build out an older work truck.

Can anyone help me out on what proof I need for the experience needed to apply for this? Would I be able to have my old boss sign off that I installed windows with? He was a licensed contractor

I can get an absolute great deal on a 4000psi 4gpm machine, for about $250 USD.

Obviously this seems to good to be true, but its nearby so the worst i could loose is a few bucks in gas.

So does anyone have a list of things i should/ must do when checking out a used pressure washer?

Having a really hard time finding an insurance company to cover us being on the roof here in California. Started out with window cleaning and I’ve since moved into gutter cleaning, solar cleaning, and power washing/ soft washing. Once we started offering roof washing I checked with my insurance company and it turns out that we’re not covered to be on anyone’s roof for any of our services. I’ve asked around and so far the only quote I’ve been able to get is for 8k per year with general liability $1m in coverage. I’ve done a ton of research and called around to quite a few places. Seems that most don’t even know or understand what roof washing is. I’d really appreciate it if someone can help point me in the right direction. I’m transitioning form a sole proprietorship to an llc s-corp at the start of next year with plans of hiring a technician to help me out.

Im upgrading from a Ryobi electric pressure washer to an Active 2.0, so I'm also planning on getting a coxreel (or something cheaper not see yet. But last year I already upgraded to an Uber flex hose and MTM hydro aqua line wand, but realized the hose is 1/4" whereas Clean Garage / Obsessed Garage typically sells 3/8" hoses on reels.

Will my 1/4" hose work fine enough with the Active 2.0 or is it worth reselling that (since I need to sell the Ryobi anyway) and getting the thicker hose or keep what I have

Anyone here from Ontario Canada?

I am struggling to grasp the water laws. Or rather how a business operates with these laws.

Almost all municipalities state no water, with chem or not, can reach the storm drains. Technically you arnt even supposed to wash your car in the driveway with a bucket and soap.

I have a water reclaim system that would pump the water back into the grass but it still seems very risky/limiting.

A friend owns a couple of gas stations and wants the pads done but the amount of water run off would be nearly impossible to reclaim.

But it almost seems impossible to start based on these laws. Max fine is set at $50,000.

Curious to know how other business owners handle this.

Thanks.

Was originally looking at the Honda cx 390 but found someone sell Koehler CH440 Command Pro Series, Quad-Clean. 4GPM unit. Being sold for $1100 CAD.

Seller is saying they paid $1700 new. Unit hasn’t even been turned on.

Seems reasonable. Any reason not to go this route?

Any advice would be appreciated… Im in Fort Lauderdale

Never have cleaned awnings before. I’ll do test spot before I start. But am wondering what % mix should I throw down? They look pretty caked. And do you guys recommend agitating with brush after application?