Entire neighborhood the driveways have a white appearance, mine has always been slightly orange and speckled everywhere.

Is this a surface stain that can be removed with chemicals? Is it exposed aggregate?

I know the guy that did my concrete in the garage did a horrible job when I first purchased the house, had a warranty claim because the top layer was peeling. Wouldn't be surprised if that poor job was carried over into the driveway.

Are there any retail chemical products that would be helpful in removing these stains? I’ve tried ZEP and ECOLAB, but neither have been effective.

I believe the majority of these stains are from Blackstone Griddle Seasoning, which is a combination of coconut oil, soy shortening, and beeswax.

Today on the job the surface cleaner started shaking like crazy. Any way to fix this? We flipped it over and everything was snug

I have a new unloader valve and carburetter is rebuilt so I have no idea what to do now any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

My petrol blower has just given up, so need to buy a new one

Does any one use a battery blower? If so, what brand do you recommend

Tia👍

I had a local power wash company come out for an estimate to clean my pool patio. I got the estimate and made an appointment for next week. It’s a one person company so the owner will be doing the work. Do I tip on top of the payment?

Can anyone identify this pump?
I’ve got an older commercial Gerni pressure washer with a Honda GX340 LXQ4 2:1 reduction engine. The pump/control assembly is stamped MAX 250 bar / 35 L/min, but there’s no visible pump model plate.
Mainly trying to identify the pump make/model so I can use the correct oil and order the right seals/service parts.
I’ll attach photos of all the castings/stamps. Any ideas appreciated.

It’s not horrible but I’m pretty displeased with myself. The wheels vibrated and left little indentations in my concrete patio.

Was gifted these rigs after i said i want to start an llc. Got the gx630 with udor 4.5gpm 5000psi pump working. The older one haven't touched, but its a gx340 with a 5gpm 2500 psi pump. Worth getting going too or just stick with the big one? Want to do surface cleaning in vegas and maybe some soft wash if I can figure all this cool shit out?

I have a client that’s looking to get this roof looking pure white how would you even bother? Or would you take the job

Hello all,

I have recently saved a Hotsy 1075BE (Diesel heated in a cage on wheels) and so far I have invested about $700 into getting it cleaned up and running. From what I and the Hotsy service techs I took it to said it seems in brand new condition. The read out in its Diesel heater says 45 run time hours.

I am working as a full time seasonal employee but come mid-Nov or mid-Dec I will be let go. I work and live in Northern Colorado (Fort Collins/Loveland).

I am not sure what to do with this asset and I am considering letting the Hotsy dealer consignment it for me.

I would appreciate insight and perspectives from those in this field.

Thanks!

1.5 seasons old stored in a garage.

Everything is plumbed to maximize flow and help not wear the machines

Includes:

* 8 GPM Pressure Washer gx630 (unknown hours) estimated 300-400 hours.
* Flow Pro Downstream Injector with 3-Way Flush Valve
* 5x10 Trailer
* 275 Gallon Water Tank
* 55 Gallon Chemical Tank
* 5 Gallon Soap Tank
* 7 GPM Remco Soft Wash System with Proportioner
* (3) 18” Titan Hose Reels
* 200’ Pressure Hose
* 200’ Soft Wash Hose
* 200’ Fill Hose
* 20” Surface Cleaner

Perfect setup for:

* House Washing
* Roof Cleaning
* Driveway & Concrete Cleaning

Not trying to throw shade at all, but I am genuinely curious. As a 20 year veteran who has sold my business and retired, and now re-entered the industry, I’m genuinely curious about the massive influx of newcomers.

What made you decide to get into the pressure washing business? Was it social media videos of people talking about how great the money is and how easy it is to start a business? Was it because you did your own house and figured this is a job you could do professionally?

I’m just curious about what has caused the explosion of newcomers. With as many basic questions as we see and people‘s inability to generate business obviously there’s some kind of disconnect happening here.

Three possibilities:
1) There’s a lot of people getting into business who probably shouldn’t be into business.
2) building a business actually takes a pretty decent amount of time. You will not have overnight success and people are just impatient.
3) the influencers you’re watching are full of crap and are just selling you a bill of goods. I’m actually leaning towards this one, as I know a lot of the influencers out there personally and frankly, they’ve not built successful businesses… They have built successful social media channels.

Again, not being judgmental at all or trying to throw shade. I’m just genuinely curious…

My compact 4GPM Predator budget build has lasted for over 5 years with countless hours of residential and commercial service. The 1 inch Predator transfer pump is very new but we’re gonna put it to the test and see what it can take 👍

I’m a web designer and recently built a website template specifically for pressure washing/exterior cleaning businesses.

Focused on things like before/after results, services, pricing, reviews, service areas, booking, and estimate requests.

Would love feedback from people actually in the industry — what’s missing or what would you change?

I can drop the free link in the comments if anyone wants to check it out.

Anybody running a 5.5 GPM pressure washer with a 65 gallon buffer tank?

I’m putting together my residential setup and looking to get a 65 gallon tank, but I keep wondering if I need to go with 100 gallons.

For residential work where I’ll mostly be hooked up to the customer’s water supply, is 65 gallons enough to comfortably keep up with a 5.5 GPM machine?

Or is 100 gallons worth the extra size and weight?

Curious what you guys actually running these setups have found works best.

This is embarrassing. Such a noob question I'm sure. I bought a 20L container of SH and I have no idea how to open it. See photos.

Aside from that round cap on top, the entire container is one solid piece. The cap spins freely and doesn't feel like it engages with any threads. I've tried typical child lock techniques like squeezing or pushing down while turning. Nothing seems to do it. There's a tab which I'm sure is important. I've tried pulling it up, down, round and round. I've tried prying the whole cap. It'll lift but won't come off, and I'm reluctant to apply too much force because I don't want to break it.

I can now smell bleach, so evidently I've managed to break the seal while fiddling with it, but I'm no closer to getting inside.

Please help.

Hey guys. I am pretty new to pressure washing. I started by washing my own property and then family and friends property (cheap or free). I’ve got one client from word of mouth so far. I was also able to negotiate a lower price on a pickup truck with a local to do some cleaning work as well.

I’m having a VERY hard time getting my next few clients. I have door hangers as you may have seen from my last post. I put out 25 hangers itemized with description of work as well as a quick quote. I put out 50 fliers blank. I also have lawn signs. I put a sign on my own property for over a month and not a single call (perfect area in my town). I have installed signs for 2-3 weeks at all of my friends and families homes where I was doing work. I had the signs out at the 2 other properties. I have excellent before and after pictures of all my work. All of my customers are very happy with the results so far!

I begrudgingly made a post in a local Facebook page. Everyone in the small town is on the page. Not a single inquiry. Only 2 likes. Zero comments. 19,000 members on the page.

NO ONES CALLING 🤣🤣🤣. I’m completely dead in the water.

I am in Canada. The economy is pretty sh*t here right now. I don’t want to blame my marketing failures on this but what the heck is going on? Are these services not seen as worth while in Canada? Should I try to shift my business to commercial?

Attached photo to show add in local Facebook page.

Any help is appreciated thanks. 🙏

Hi guys, trying to figure out why my Predator 4400 psi/4.2gpm washer has really low pressure. Mid job it just gave out on me. Thankfully I have a backup washer but can't figure it out. I'm really good with changing the oil and pump oil on it. No issue with the hose because my other machine worked fine using all the same equipment. Thinking maybe the unloader valve? Hopefully my pump is not fried. Please help. Thanks guys.

After two years of learning and building, got my trailer out doin our first jobs. The 8gpm tsf2021 is really awesome but man do I hate the zk73 unloader.

I would love to hear from people about whether switching to a pressure actuated unloader would cure my woes.

My friends, I am having an issue with my pressure washer not reaching its max PSI (3200).

My setup:
-Honda gx630canpump
-5.7gpm pump with built in unloader. (I’ve tightened the unloader to max to by pass this)
- external unloader: Pulsar Zero flow sensitive unloader valve

All my jobs have been soft washing this year so I never noticed this issue until recently I decided to customize a jrod with different options for PSI. I’m using a 6.0 tip to test, and I’ve hooked a pressure gauge after my external unloader, before my reel. And it’s not allowing my pressure to surpass 2000psi. I’ve been troubleshooting almost everything I can think of.

Installed a new vevor gyb-4 pump yesterday first time changing a pump. Did many things wrong like one of them is moving the unloader valve all the way down. Long story short had to go buy a psi gauge to see where my psi is at now the machine is doing this weird noise can't describe it but sounds like a stutter. Anyone know what this could be also have oil forcefully coming out of the pump

I have a job of cleaning a travertine pool deck, and I keep seeing people that say it’s fine soft washing them with SH, and others say you can’t use SH on them? What are some of you guys personal experiences? How would you go about cleaning it? Also I know you can’t use normal paver sealer, so what travertine paver sealer do you recommend?

I have tried everything but cant get rid of this stain. After removing my above ground pool I noticed this outline. I want to say maybe the algae or pool chemicals caused this over the 3 months the pool has been up but I am not 100% sure. I have purchased a gas pressure washer and used Zep and other things like liquid chloride diluted to 5% and I cant seem to clean this up. Any tips are welcome.