Been in the painting business for 43 years.. The one thing we always say is.. We just want the equipment to WORK! Nothing worse than getting to a job and your equipment isnt working right! Time is money!
I’ve also switched over to primarily using my remco fatboy for all my houses. Less maintenance, more gimmicky for softwash marketing and most customers comment on how quiet it is which has led to more reviews and word of mouth. Downstreaming with my 8 would be a little faster but nothing crazy enough to affect my efficiency and production on 3 to 4 projects a day.
My 7 gpm 12 volt would easily hit that, even if I have to pull 250 feet of hose to get to it. I still like the idea of 2 pumps in one 24 volt unit; wish they made a 15 gpm version though.
Good stuff. A question regarding your demo building. It seems like SH was having trouble breaking that down. Was some of the discoloration a mixture of organic and possibly environmental(grease, machine exhaust, etc.)? I was curious if you'd hit that with something in addition to SH. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge.
We’ve been running air pumps for years and it’s been great. Those air pumps last for years and years without issues. After southeast invented the 24 volt super pumps though we are switching back to electric.
Trying to hit 3 to 4 stories reach with my 24v system. Should I be using a 1/2 inch wand diameter or 3/4 inch wand diameter for my 24v softwash pump (Northstar) system? All my hoses and fittings are 3/4 " and the proportioner valves are 1". Softwash hose is 5/8 . Thanks for any feedback
I still use gas powered 2.5 gpm with xJET and spillproof tank. I like my setup and how it works. How does the 12 or 24v have the pressure to rinse after the SH/surfactant has been applied. I always spray 1.5-2% on house washing vinyl or aluminum siding
So with any pressure washer and a downstream injector or an X jet, your limitation is the strength of which you can apply. That is where soft wash pumps are of tremendous value. As you saw in this video, the 24 V definitely can do an outstanding job rinsing.
I'm confused about pumps. So soft washing pumps are capable of running bleach through them but pressure washing pumps aren't? I can't understand why you need two separate machines? Please help
Surely a carbon fibre telescopic pole would be t avery good optio to feed the fluids to the top of the pole to hit high areas.. Or buy a small cherry picker
Great content! I have started a pressure washing business, but I have a fulltime job M-F 9 to 5. My primary concern is, without just quitting my current job, how do I partition the time to get the business actually rolling to the point I can leave my current jobs?
The way I’m doing it is I’m doing a whole year basically full-time and a half, looking at the financials, and then possibly moving down to part time at the day job then cranking up marketing and leads
You can schedule your jobs on your days off. Larger jobs depending on the money you can take your sick or vacation time during the weekday to complete the job. Use a CRM to help Schedule your jobs unless you’re confident in your scheduling and following up abilities.
Work on the weekends, quit your job until you are making more money softwashing that at your current job. That's what I did 7 years ago. Now I can make in 1 day, what before tooke 2 weeks
Why doesn’t anybody use the larger diaphragm pumps for this? There is stuff out there that what we would call insane flow rates. Stuff like 100 GPM. Now 100 is probably excessive for sure. But what about the 30 GPM pumps? Wouldn’t that make every job faster?
@@AllAboutPressureWashing ok. Thanks. Also, I have a bed for an apartment building which I think is three stories, about 35 ft from the ground. Would you recommend going this route to clean and rinse using a 24 volt? I was thinking about upgrading to it
How tall is that building? If you have an 8gpm pw with multiple tanks on your trailer, how is ds set up so you can rinse? Trying to figure out if I should go this route since if I get a 24V and have a tall building that it can reach to put down the chems, how will I reach it to rinse if my pw is only 4gpm?
I understand that this doesn’t have anything to do with this video but I’m very curious what you have to say. I have owned my pressure washing business for 2 years and have a contract with a grocery store chain. I wash their gas stations every month it’s takes me 15 days a month. While this is awesome should I look at getting other jobs to add on top of this so all my eggs aren’t in one basket?
tbh. Imo it would depend on the size of your location and if you are doing it yourself or if u have help. Also the sizes of the others jobs would play a huge factor.
@@adriansimmons814 the gas stations I do now are at a lower cent per square foot because I do them every month but I do have 32 that I do every month right now I average 5k a month without extra jobs and I work alone.
@@romangreer2607 man doing the math you only make $156 per gas station and it takes you 15 days to do 32. They are never going to fire you since you’re basically giving it away anyways. You might want to reevaluate you business model.
The only situation I would want a gas powered softwash system would be on really large commercial jobs, like a Walmart or Amazon distribution center. I would never use one on a house.
$50 off? No way a (broke) beginner can afford these classes. Catch 22. No scholarships available? I fell flat on my face last year but I learned a ton in the process (luckily without damaging anything.) I would hate to find myself back in some warehouse.🤔🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️😩😩
@@AllAboutPressureWashing3 years in the business. Never had experience when I went into it. It's not rocket science. My company grossed 7 figures 3 years straight. We're the #1 company in my State. Have over 125 service trucks out daily working 6 days a week. Signed the biggest soft pressure wash contract for cleaning solar panels. We just opened our 1st production build plants for our own equipment builds and we r at the finishing stages of our chemicals being approved for marketing and sales. I didn't go to any school to learn how to build my company. 100% in 3 months I make more off 10 trucks then u make in a entire year of income. U people act like what u teach is rule of law. It's not rocket science.
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So when I purchase “How To Wash” do I keep the videos so I can go back and rewatch? Or do they disappear or expire after awhile??
Been in the painting business for 43 years.. The one thing we always say is.. We just want the equipment to WORK! Nothing worse than getting to a job and your equipment isnt working right! Time is money!
I’ve also switched over to primarily using my remco fatboy for all my houses. Less maintenance, more gimmicky for softwash marketing and most customers comment on how quiet it is which has led to more reviews and word of mouth.
Downstreaming with my 8 would be a little faster but nothing crazy enough to affect my efficiency and production on 3 to 4 projects a day.
My 7 gpm 12 volt would easily hit that, even if I have to pull 250 feet of hose to get to it. I still like the idea of 2 pumps in one 24 volt unit; wish they made a 15 gpm version though.
Thank you a lot for this video. This is very interesting and informative. Keep posting like those amazing videos, this is awesome.
Great content!🔥🔥😎💪🏻
What size is the Hose on the 24volt soft wash system!? The one on the reel.
Good stuff. A question regarding your demo building. It seems like SH was having trouble breaking that down. Was some of the discoloration a mixture of organic and possibly environmental(grease, machine exhaust, etc.)? I was curious if you'd hit that with something in addition to SH. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge.
Are you running 1" valves on the SW system? How would it perform with 3/4?
We’ve been running air pumps for years and it’s been great. Those air pumps last for years and years without issues.
After southeast invented the 24 volt super pumps though we are switching back to electric.
Diesel sound was the best part of the video ha ha ha good video man
Trying to hit 3 to 4 stories reach with my 24v system. Should I be using a 1/2 inch wand diameter or 3/4 inch wand diameter for my 24v softwash pump (Northstar) system? All my hoses and fittings are 3/4 " and the proportioner valves are 1". Softwash hose is 5/8 . Thanks for any feedback
Can I use a 3/4'' I.D. hose for soft washing with a 12v 5.5gpm pump?
I use 12v for roof and surface they have really black mold here in Florida also for tile roof
yes sir,,, gotta love the safety equipment
Thanks for watching Ron
That tall reach tip is on point
What was the mix on this meaning what did u have ur bleach set on I know water wide open and what about soap?
You're the man! thanks again!
What’s size of J rod you use with the 24 v pump?
What size hose are you using on the 24v?
Mike what type of hoses do you use?
I know the 24 volt system can hit 2 story roofs from the ground can the gas roof pump hit 2 story roofs from the ground as well
I still use gas powered 2.5 gpm with xJET and spillproof tank. I like my setup and how it works. How does the 12 or 24v have the pressure to rinse after the SH/surfactant has been applied. I always spray 1.5-2% on house washing vinyl or aluminum siding
So with any pressure washer and a downstream injector or an X jet, your limitation is the strength of which you can apply. That is where soft wash pumps are of tremendous value. As you saw in this video, the 24 V definitely can do an outstanding job rinsing.
@@AllAboutPressureWashing xjet can spray hot mixes
I have a water pump that pump water out of pools and stuff can I use it for a soft drink washing
Love this!!
Great content!
Mac is a superstar!!
Where do y'all get your SH in Savannah?
Will too strong of a mix of bleach mess up house siding?
Are u rinsing on that 12 or 24 volt?
Nice, saw your famous logo on a trailer in fl
How much is a setup like this
I like that system. But I I'm not sure if it wouldn't be faster to rinse with a pressure washer. I think the added volume and flow would be faster.
That's why they put a pressure washer on all of their builds
Our primary rinse tool is our pressure washer & ball valve combo.
Option 2 is the 24v. Still pretty effective but not quite as quick as PW.
@@southeastsoftwash4020What’s the link to buy one?
Thanks buddy I’m jealous I have to get better
Use 0020, 4020 tips for the 12v and compare the shooter distance
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Its crazy knowing exactly what building that is
I'm confused about pumps. So soft washing pumps are capable of running bleach through them but pressure washing pumps aren't? I can't understand why you need two separate machines? Please help
Surely a carbon fibre telescopic pole would be t avery good optio to feed the fluids to the top of the pole to hit high areas.. Or buy a small cherry picker
Great content! I have started a pressure washing business, but I have a fulltime job M-F 9 to 5. My primary concern is, without just quitting my current job, how do I partition the time to get the business actually rolling to the point I can leave my current jobs?
The way I’m doing it is I’m doing a whole year basically full-time and a half, looking at the financials, and then possibly moving down to part time at the day job then cranking up marketing and leads
You can schedule your jobs on your days off. Larger jobs depending on the money you can take your sick or vacation time during the weekday to complete the job. Use a CRM to help
Schedule your jobs unless you’re confident in your scheduling and following up abilities.
Work on the weekends, quit your job until you are making more money softwashing that at your current job. That's what I did 7 years ago. Now I can make in 1 day, what before tooke 2 weeks
That is a sweet trailer
At 9:00 that guys is inhaling overspray?? In 45 seconds it’ll be water tho…
Efficiency Rules 😎
How did the wall come up? After pic
Perfect
So I saw videos of people washing big two story roofs from the ground with a 24v is that practical? Almost seems to good to be true
If it works it works.
Why doesn’t anybody use the larger diaphragm pumps for this? There is stuff out there that what we would call insane flow rates. Stuff like 100 GPM. Now 100 is probably excessive for sure. But what about the 30 GPM pumps? Wouldn’t that make every job faster?
Can you rinse with the 24V, even from the top? I'm used to rinsing with my pw
Yes
@@AllAboutPressureWashing ok. Thanks. Also, I have a bed for an apartment building which I think is three stories, about 35 ft from the ground. Would you recommend going this route to clean and rinse using a 24 volt? I was thinking about upgrading to it
How do you remove rust up high on an apartment building?
what do you do about the bleach touching your clothing and skin?
I use protective clothing and wear a respirator whole face mask. They never have them in their videos.
What ever happened to those pressure washing yearly meets
I got here in 20 seconds 😮
Did he mention what 24v they’re using?
We use the everflow current have the super pump from southeast Softwash on order
I thought you wash from the bottom up or it really don't matter?
It doesn't matter
What about downstreaming with the telescoping wand? Do you think it might be a good option?
Its not about the distance. Downstreaming can hit 40+ft. Its about the dilution ratio. Not hot enough
How tall is that building? If you have an 8gpm pw with multiple tanks on your trailer, how is ds set up so you can rinse? Trying to figure out if I should go this route since if I get a 24V and have a tall building that it can reach to put down the chems, how will I reach it to rinse if my pw is only 4gpm?
If you can apply chems with it you can rinse with it
@@AllAboutPressureWashing will it reach 4 stories, about 45 ft?
I run a 12 volt powered by a gas pump and then it turns itself into 24 volts with the extra gas .
Awesome
McCarthy construction? Great company.
I understand that this doesn’t have anything to do with this video but I’m very curious what you have to say.
I have owned my pressure washing business for 2 years and have a contract with a grocery store chain. I wash their gas stations every month it’s takes me 15 days a month. While this is awesome should I look at getting other jobs to add on top of this so all my eggs aren’t in one basket?
tbh. Imo it would depend on the size of your location and if you are doing it yourself or if u have help. Also the sizes of the others jobs would play a huge factor.
@@adriansimmons814 the gas stations I do now are at a lower cent per square foot because I do them every month but I do have 32 that I do every month right now I average 5k a month without extra jobs and I work alone.
@@romangreer2607 man doing the math you only make $156 per gas station and it takes you 15 days to do 32. They are never going to fire you since you’re basically giving it away anyways. You might want to reevaluate you business model.
Can't wait to get me a 24V set up what socks is Norther removed em off of there site
Call Southeast
Everflow will have them out in early July same pump, same price.
actually they do have it in stock on Northern tool
@@perezleolp I just looked yesterday and they don't even have them listed anymore
@@Duey_diditGarage check it again they don't stalk them in the stores you got to order them online
Hi
24v is the best of both worlds
Truth
NO FINAL VIDEO OF THE END RESULT ???????????????????????????? YYYYYYYYY
Need 20 gpm
The only situation I would want a gas powered softwash system would be on really large commercial jobs, like a Walmart or Amazon distribution center. I would never use one on a house.
I could downstream that... easy. I've done a 60 ft building, twice. Same building. Did so well, in 2020 they called me back this year.
BTW love the set up in the video
👍👍👍👍
No respirators
Ok
Air diaphragm all the way for me.
$50 off? No way a (broke) beginner can afford these classes. Catch 22. No scholarships available? I fell flat on my face last year but I learned a ton in the process (luckily without damaging anything.) I would hate to find myself back in some warehouse.🤔🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️😩😩
Perhaps the classes are not for "broke" people.
@@AllAboutPressureWashing Yeah, pretty much. I'm working on that.🤔🤔😂😂😂🤑
@@AllAboutPressureWashing3 years in the business. Never had experience when I went into it. It's not rocket science. My company grossed 7 figures 3 years straight. We're the #1 company in my State. Have over 125 service trucks out daily working 6 days a week. Signed the biggest soft pressure wash contract for cleaning solar panels. We just opened our 1st production build plants for our own equipment builds and we r at the finishing stages of our chemicals being approved for marketing and sales. I didn't go to any school to learn how to build my company. 100% in 3 months I make more off 10 trucks then u make in a entire year of income. U people act like what u teach is rule of law. It's not rocket science.