I’ve been doing a lot of research, and Im trying to make a decision on what type of set up to have for house and roof washing!
I see the down stream vs xjet/m-jet debate is a pretty good one, and Im leaning toward the idea of having both just in case! My main question at this point in my research is the number of different tanks people have and why!
I have seen some set ups with just one tank in the back of a truck for roof washing I believe, I’ve seen several trailers with just 2 tanks, which is the most common with one being much larger than the other. Then, there was a box truck with 3 tanks, 1 with water(125gallons), 1 with chemical(55 gallons), and another with solution(65 gallon)! The water tank had a all flow pump, the other 2 used 5850s, but only 2 hose reels total!
I guess my question is…hell, I don’t know what my question is, guess I’m just looking to see why some many different set ups, and which is the best In your guys opinions!
I’m not an expert in this area, but have you been to the PWR site? They can point you in the right direction. Many of us are members on both forums. Check it out, they can give you want you need. Good luck and welcome.
Phil is right. If it’s washing you need info on, go to PWI and read, read, read. All your questions can get answered there with a bit of searching. Good luck.
Both sites are good. Don’t read one book, read as many as you can.
if you are just getting started power washing and soft washing keep it simple. It is easy to over engineer and design. The xjet is a great tool with its weak spots. If you are toting around a bucket with bleach for a few years you will consider changing to an inline chemical injector back at the rig. The xjet is simple so it’s an easy way to go. It can be more power than you want so you need to be mindful. Softwash is popular but can’t do it all. Start with a traditional system and add soft wash down the road, my .02.
Unless you are doing a lot of commercial flat work with a hot unit you don’t need large water tanks. If you are primarily doing homes you could even start without water tanks. If you are just starting on roof cleaning call Bob at pressure tek and buy the Fatboy set up. It runs about $1500 so plan on selling roofs or just wait to see if its something you really want to get into. There are challenges with adding complicated add ons all at once.
We run a lot of commercial work so we run 400+ ga split tanks with different chem tanks and multiple softwash pumps per rig based on the application and job specs. Start simple and build up. once you start learning the ropes and seeing what market best fits you add on.
