Enjoyed watching. Had been pressure washing my vinyl siding, looking forward to soft washing next month. So you don’t see the need for a surfactant in the bleach solution, like a bit of Dawn?
I do typically use surfactant.. I recently started using it more though. If you’re going to use a cheap alternative to a true surfactant, use some laundry detergent. Dawn is not compatible with bleach.
Where did you get your app. Hose for the bleach? If you could send a link it’d be greatly appreciated. I’m 22 just getting into the business have been learning a lot. Great video and thanks so much
Do you have problems with weep holes and streaking on the siding? I'm just starting and every house ive washed so far has dried with brown weep holes and some dark streaks
Yes weep holes are a nightmare. Typically what I do is go around the house with a wet rag after I have wrapped up all my equipment and just wipe the stains.
With a wand I keep it at around 1500-1700 if using high pressure tips. If rinsing with a ball valve or high flow tips, I just Keep it at normal 3000-3500 psi
@@417altavistaThe idea of bottom to top is to allow for uniformity. If you start at the top, you can get "clean" streaks that run down the siding. This cleaner dwells longer and can potentially leave streaks. On a single story like the one in this video, it's not so much of a problem. On a 2-3 story house, it can easily be. Hope that helps.
You could have done that whole job with one hose. M5 twist with downstream injector. Apply sh bottom to top 1 1/2%, dwell, pull injector hose or shut off bypass an rinse with m5 top to bottom. M5 is way less pressure and you can dial to much finer spray. You are doing ok with what you use but you can save time and steps with this method.
No way you’re getting an accurate .7% unless you’re using scales, or buying gallon jugs of bleach from Walmart. I use a blend manifold,so It’s going to fluctuate between 1-2% anyway. There’s nothing wrong with 2% on this home.
@@abbychristen1346 yeah that’s one reason. Also there was absolutely no plants/vegetation around the home so I felt comfortable going a little hotter to speed up the process without worrying about killing anything.
Great video! You thoroughly explained the process.
Looks good to me. Good work 👍
Thank you much👍🏽
Enjoyed watching. Had been pressure washing my vinyl siding, looking forward to soft washing next month. So you don’t see the need for a surfactant in the bleach solution, like a bit of Dawn?
I do typically use surfactant.. I recently started using it more though. If you’re going to use a cheap alternative to a true surfactant, use some laundry detergent. Dawn is not compatible with bleach.
great video 👍
Where did you get your app. Hose for the bleach? If you could send a link it’d be greatly appreciated. I’m 22 just getting into the business have been learning a lot. Great video and thanks so much
Southeastsoftwash.com
Do you have problems with weep holes and streaking on the siding? I'm just starting and every house ive washed so far has dried with brown weep holes and some dark streaks
Yes weep holes are a nightmare. Typically what I do is go around the house with a wet rag after I have wrapped up all my equipment and just wipe the stains.
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Looks great!
Thanks for watching
Did you lower pressure on pressure washer using the unloader? What PSI did you set it to for a safe rinse to not damage the vinyl?
With a wand I keep it at around 1500-1700 if using high pressure tips. If rinsing with a ball valve or high flow tips, I just Keep it at normal 3000-3500 psi
And yes I use the unloader
What was your PSI set at on your pressure washer to rinse?
With a wand, about 1600 psi. I’ve upgraded my pump since this video and started rinsing with my ball-valve and I keep it at about 3200
Man get you a soft wash pump Delavan pump 100psi 7gpm apply chemicals and rinse with the same pump
Is bleach necessary in a high desert climate where there's little to no algae growth?
Can you do a video of your setup?
Absolutely! I’ll work on that next.
Here is my setup
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Great info
So is your pressure washer just running while you soft wash?
Yes. That’s where an unloader bypass comes in handy. It directs all the water back into the tank if I’m not actively using the wand
Is there a reason you're really concerned about bleach hitting the wood? If it gets on it, just rinse it off before you leave. It won't hurt it.
It absolutely can hurt the wood. It can also leave a bunch of imperfect spots/streaks that look ugly if bleach is left on there too long
Try downstreaming half the time and just one hose. Plus half the SH.
I must jump in..... bro you don't want to shoot sh from the top down. Sh goes bottom to top and rinse top to bottom. Hope this helps.
It really doesn’t matter. It kills the bacteria either way and it all melts off. Never had a problem applying SH from top to bottom
Explain why bottom to top is better. Just interested in that topic bc I’ve heard from others, too. Thanks
@@417altavistaThe idea of bottom to top is to allow for uniformity. If you start at the top, you can get "clean" streaks that run down the siding. This cleaner dwells longer and can potentially leave streaks. On a single story like the one in this video, it's not so much of a problem. On a 2-3 story house, it can easily be. Hope that helps.
@@jimdoyel7340that actually makes perfect sense. Never thought about it but I’ll be trying.
No special kind of bleach??? Or any type.
You don't use pressure on wood.... and sh won't damage it with a good rinse but whatever lol
If you knew anything about chemicals at all, then you would know that sh destroys wood on a molecular level. So this comment makes you sound stupid
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I’m flattered. Thank you
what SH% for vinyl
1 to 2%
You could have done that whole job with one hose. M5 twist with downstream injector. Apply sh bottom to top 1 1/2%, dwell, pull injector hose or shut off bypass an rinse with m5 top to bottom. M5 is way less pressure and you can dial to much finer spray. You are doing ok with what you use but you can save time and steps with this method.
@@jackgarrett7113 I agree, I just don’t have a downstream setup rn. Just working with what I got
@@jackgarrett7113 and I don’t like pulling a 5 gal bucket around. Rather have the bypass
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2 % is too much on that house, 0.7 to 1 % is all that is needed.
No way you’re getting an accurate .7% unless you’re using scales, or buying gallon jugs of bleach from Walmart. I use a blend manifold,so It’s going to fluctuate between 1-2% anyway. There’s nothing wrong with 2% on this home.
@@MurphyPowerWashing I figured you went with a 2% ish ratio so you don’t have to spot treat as much
@@abbychristen1346 yeah that’s one reason. Also there was absolutely no plants/vegetation around the home so I felt comfortable going a little hotter to speed up the process without worrying about killing anything.
Down stream injector give you around a 10-1 mix & that works plenty for siding