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Ok, a little help with a quote. 18,000 sq .ft of brick/concrete walls. 2 story building, some mold, mostly grime. 8000 sq. ft. flat work. Owner is providing boom lift and water. I was thinking $.15 walls for hot rinse and some chem., if needed. $.12 for flat work. Any input?

Where do you purchase your chemicals? Who has chemicals in bulk? 50-100lb. Sodium percarbonate, TSP, Soda ash, Sodium Tripolyphosphate I found http://www.chemistrystore.com/index.html Also does any one have favorite formulas they would like to share here? I'm looking for concrete cleaners...

I’m planning to purchase a pressure washer to start my business and after reading a lot of posts on this and other boards I have a few questions that I need your opinion. I will be cleaning concrete and curbs for strip malls. 1. What GPM/ hp do you recommend for surface cleaning with a...

How much now? GA: $2.09 regular :eek:

Does anyone still clean shopping carts for grocery stores, wally-world, target, sams ,etc…? If so, bulk price or per unit?

Do you use a transfer pump from tank to pump or does gravity empty the tank completely? It seems these pumps build pressure, not vacuum from the tank. Isn’t this double duty?

More crazy questions: 1. What brand(s) of pump is the most reliable (or is this a Ford/ Chevy question)? 2. What brand(s) of pumps are the easiest to rebuild? 3. What brand(s) of pumps are the parts easy to find? 4. Does anyone run an hour meter on their unit? 5. If so what kind of life do you...

I’ve been thinking….. Look out this could be dangerous. What if you took a cold p/w and added a commercial tank less instant hot water heater running on 220v? I’ve already got a 15kw generator. Is this stupid or what? It seams cheaper than 1k for northern heater unit plus fuel to run said...