Pressure Washing - M5 twist - Small Business -

[@MarkusandJohn]

Are you pulling chemical from your truck/trailer with the xjet or are you down-streaming off the chemical injector. I’m trying to figure out how to do that. Im in the beginning of building the trailer. Thanks in advance for any advice/ response.

[@steppspressurewashing]

Hey, thanks for watching!! I'm down streaming from the injector at the trailer. The m5ds is a low pressure nozzle which allows me to pull soap. The x jet has just enough pressure to disengage the dsi to just pull water. Here's a video that I think will help you starting out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJrafoqBipJmrMk

[@phoxpharms]

Softwashing is still pressure washing, just low pressure instead of high pressure. Downstream is low pressure softwashing. High pressure washing a home would not end very well for the soft siding and seals. The only environment I have ever actually high pressure power washed, was industrial janitorial work for Jeep. We cleaned paint off the paint booths with a 2k pressure washer, and for some of the heavy duty sludge/paint cleaning we had a 30k team.

[@steppspressurewashing]

Yep! I agree that high pressure should not be used on a house siding

[@jd-it4on]

So u r batch mixing and using downstreaming from pressure washer? So to rinse u r going to your trailer and pulling the drop stick or what ever out of your bleach mix, running the hose until just water comes out,rinse then put drop stick back in to get mix and repeat? If this is the case how often r u having to replace your hose since u r running bleach through it. I'm using the x jet for now and can't stand walking around with the second hose and a bucket of bleach, so looking for a new cost affective way with out building a electric soft wash system with proportion system. And all that stuff.

[@steppspressurewashing]

Yes and no. I use an M5 DS nozzle to create a low enough pressure to pull soap with the downstream injector. Then I switch to the Xjet M5 to create enough back pressure to stop pulling soap. The same effect can be produced with a standard JROD as well, but I just prefer the twist nozzles. I tried walking back to the trailer for my 1st 3 houses... 100% not doing that all day.

[@TANMAN84]

@@steppspressurewashingWhat's the difference between an m5ds and m5 xjet

[@steppspressurewashing]

@@TANMAN84 the M5DS has a larger orifice to allow more water to flow. This creates a lower back pressure at the point of the DSI allowing soap to enter the line. The M5 X jet has a smaller orifice creating a higher back pressure, closing the soap line at the DSI.

[@jefffrangullie977]

How do you switch from soap to water for rinsing? Do you have to go back to the truck and just pull the injector out of the soap?

[@steppspressurewashing]

Hey Jeff, I actually use the M5 X jet Nozzle along with the M5 DS nozzle as my jrod setup. So the m5ds pulls soap, and the X jet doesn't because it is a high pressure nozzle. No need to go back to the truck to rinse. I just change nozzles, and bleed the pressure line.

[@devonsterner6880]

How large of a SH mix do your typical use on a house of thise size?

[@steppspressurewashing]

My mix gets me about 1k sq ft per 1 gal of SH.

[@aaroncope3897]

I don’t know how to upload a picture but I run a gravity fed buffer tank with a 1” line to my pw. It seems to run well but I’m also new. I washed my girlfriend’s house and it worked well.

[@steppspressurewashing]

Hey Aaron, yeah I added a gravity tank over the winter. Here's a link to my newest setup kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWfPhWNso9yZpqc

[@aaroncope3897]

@@steppspressurewashing looks good brother! I did see that video before I just forgot. I also didn’t notice this video was a year old until after I made the comment lol. Keep making the videos, I enjoy seeing everyone’s progress and journeys in this industry!

[@steppspressurewashing]

Thanks man!!

[@christopherdodson323]

If you are going to keep your current trailer set up you would benefit from just a 50g buffer tank. You dont have to ride around with it full if you dont want to. Dont want to go to heavy on that trailer! With the tank being taller than the PW it will gravity feed itself. Bulk head fitting on the bottom! As far as yard signs, keep putting them out. If you are steadily getting booked just raise prices a little to balance it out. Keep up the good work.

[@steppspressurewashing]

Yeah, my weight limit is 2k. But the trailer itself takes 400lbs right off the top. I have thought about removing the ramp on the back to shed some weight. Are you thinking 50 gal leg tank or barrel style?

[@christopherdodson323]

@@steppspressurewashing 50g vertical tank, one like most people use as a bleach tank.

[@makycaris4672]

So I guess a 50g tank bleach and 50 g tank surfactant should get you by with a 4gpm system - trying to start doing that - what do I need I have a small nv200

[@steppspressurewashing]

@@makycaris4672 50 gal surfactant seems excessive to me. Are you down streaming or using a soft wash pump with a metering valve?

[@makycaris4672]

I haven’t started I’m lookin to start once I find the right approach - of things I need - 50 gal and 50 gal . Bleach and 50 surfactant small one story houses with driveway cleaner

[@michaelknowsstocks5170]

how do you determine the 1% mix? You have to start with a 5, 10, or 12.5 % sh so how do you get to teh 1%? is it diluted via the press washer at a certain gpm or are you diluting in teh bucket down to 1%?

[@steppspressurewashing]

I dilute in my mix tank, then run it through a 7 to 1 downstream injector. If I ran 15% through the DSI it would be about 1.875% at the nozzle. So I have to mix it about 50 - 50 in the tank that feeds the DSI

[@Dinomitsios]

I’ve tried the gravity fed with my direct drive pump. It didn’t work. Probably need to upgrade at some time to a belt drive. At that point I’m also going to upgrade to a higher gpm pump.

[@steppspressurewashing]

I have a new 4gpm pump, and I'm thinking of building a Gear drive setup with it to be able to pull water.

[@nickhyzer5115]

What pressure washer are you using with your gun setup? Or is it 12v?

[@steppspressurewashing]

Hey thanks for watching!! Here's a video I made going over the equipment that I use. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXvcXmWCrcd5fpY Its a Pressure Pro Dirt Laser 4gpm with a 14hp Kholer engine

[@rondonato7443]

When you say "soapin", do you mean 1% bleach or actual soap?

[@steppspressurewashing]

1% SH. I no longer mix in a surfactant

[@dominickcorsetti5526]

Hey, you don’t need to make it gravity fed man. The pump will pull the water from the tank. Keep your suction line from the tank as short as possible. That’s the only important thing. Obviously use a suction/crush proof line so it doesn’t close up.

[@steppspressurewashing]

Even with a direct drive Pump? I know belt, and gear drives pull. But I hear pretty consistently most direct drives wont pull water

[@yougotit7144]

Do you use a surfactant! ?

[@steppspressurewashing]

Yes, I ran with no Surf for a couple of months. But I switched back to a very small amount, and it seems to help reduce my rinsing. I'm only adding about 8oz per 30 gallons of mix,

[@mlhm5]

You can house wash with 1.5% or lower but you cannot do roofs.

[@steppspressurewashing]

I Agree 👍

[@davidwatts9028]

Mix not strong enough to do roofs

[@steppspressurewashing]

@@davidwatts9028 yes, why would I wash a house with 6%? Different ratios for different surfaces.

[@lsbzcuz]

whats 1% mix? 1 gallon SH with 2 gallon water mix?

[@steppspressurewashing]

9% in my mix tank. Then diluted 7:1 through the DSI. 1% hitting the house

[@lsbzcuz]

@@steppspressurewashing this is confusing, sorry im a newbie. Ill keep searching how to mix

[@steppspressurewashing]

@@lsbzcuz so the downstream injector will dilute your concentrated mix when it adds it the the line. Look into downstream injector, and bucket test because you will need to find your actual draw ratio

[@lsbzcuz]

@@steppspressurewashing So what happen if i just want do Xjet with 5 gallon mix?

[@steppspressurewashing]

@@lsbzcuz you will need to determine your draw rate before anything else. If you are pulling at a rate of 1.6:1 your solution will be much stronger if you are pulling a 15:1 ratio. Also your GPM will effect your draw rate as well as your rpm on your machine.

[@richsainsbury2285]

Is that a 5gpm machine?

[@steppspressurewashing]

No, I'm running a 4 gpm.

[@makycaris4672]

I like that setup 30gallin tank I think 50-100 is better but wtevr works best

[@steppspressurewashing]

I agree, my trailer likes the 30gal better though! 😂

[@gary5199]

How many GPM you running?

[@steppspressurewashing]

4gpm

[@Grinfas]

Good job bro!

[@steppspressurewashing]

Thanks!! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!!

[@allaboutdetails3356]

Doesn’t take long to 6% that deck and fan tip it. Unless all the boards are rotten.

[@steppspressurewashing]

Oh yeah, it was completely rotten with chunks missing. Do you use a bleach neutralizer with that 6%?

[@allaboutdetails3356]

@@steppspressurewashing normally house wash mix and then fan tip but if the decks real bad just 12v/pump sprayer 3-6% SH. Never had any issues

[@maynorcaballero5113]

What percent mix are you using?

[@steppspressurewashing]

@@maynorcaballero5113 1% is my standard HW mix

[@ClintonCountyDroneGuy]

6% sh on a deck? Only if you want a bleached deck and raised grain. Much better ways.

[@iyona14granturismogt6gtspo7]

A clean garbage can is a buffer tank.

[@steppspressurewashing]

Lol, that's true. But I'm pretty happy with my 50gal vertical

[@kevinulmer9409]

How does anyone do houses for $99. It costs me at least that much in chemicals

[@steppspressurewashing]

Lol, you might want to do a bucket test on your DSI.

[@EternalGaze8]

Even 199 sucks. Companies doing this are underbidding to get work. They prob still get their mixes cheap when the market has raised tremendously and now softwashers are flooding the workplace. 275.00 should be BASE just to come out and do a quick wash.