Recent content by krisp23

For the past four years I have operated a pressure washing business part-time in the Chicagoland area. It is one of my numerous business ventures/hobbies and I think the time has come for me to focus my efforts elsewhere. Ideally, I'd like to sell the equipment locally and pass along all of my...

Hello All, Not sure if this is the correct place for this, but I have two 275 gallon tanks that I'm giving away to anyone who wants to pick them up in Crystal Lake, IL. That is about 50 miles NW of Chicago. I've had them for three years and never used. Please let me know if you have any...

I'll make this quick and to the point. I have a Tuff super skid. When I turn on my 12V Beckett burner, brown thick smoke pours out of the exhaust and seeps out around some of the seals on the burner. Any ideas?

Quick question. Is soot remover for a burner available at any other type of store besides a specialized pressure washing supplier? I need to get my hands on some, but the specialized stores in my area don't have the most convienent hours. I live in Chicago. Thanks.

I'm curious if anyone has bought or sold a pressure washing business, and if so, how a price was set. This is my third year pressure washing part-time in the Chicago area, and my full-time job now requires 100% travel (Monday - Friday) every week. This doens't allow me to devote the amount of...

I am looking for some advise on routine/preventative maintenance for my pressure washer. I have a 1 1/2 year old Tuff superskid with roughly 250 hours on it. Similar to a car, I assume my pressure washer should have some regular maintenance, but I don't know what that would involve and how...

I have been pressure washing for 2 years now and have never had legal problems cleaning any day of the week, and any hour of the day. Two weeks ago on a Sunday around 9:30am, I had my first run in with the local authorities because there is a city ordinance that prevents construction work from...

I had a customer call me to clean their sidewalks tomorrow. She said a liquor distributor dropped a case of red wine on her sidewalk and they cannot get the stain removed. I've never been asked this one before, so any ideas?

Last year was my first year in business and by some stroke of luck I landed a contract with a major sit-down food chain. I was given 13 locations. I only pressure wash part time, so this was a big deal for me. I always received positive feedback after we completed a job. This year I found...

I am interested in some advice from you veterans when it comes to washing locations during normal business hours. I ask because I work a full time job during the week, and then pressure wash on the weekends for fun/extra money. The problem I have is that the majority of my business comes from...

I am curious to hear people's views on assessing late fees for overdue payments. Here is my reason for asking this question. I did a job for a local movie theater. The money was good and the location is less than a 1/2 mile from my house. This is a client who I would love to continue...

Has anyone bought an enclosed trailer from a trailer broker? I live in Chicago which is close to Bristol, IN where a lot of trailer companies have their plants. I've heard that you can buy a trailer from a broker and then pick it up at the plant. This basically cuts out the middle man (the...

www.aquariuspressurewashing.com I just put this page together and loaded it up today. I'm interested to see if any has any problems seeing the pictures or anything else. I tried to set the site up so it fits on one page and there is no scrolling involved. I found out that this will only work...

I am in the process of developing my website and I'm interested in getting some of your opinions. Should I, or should I not list my clients on my web page. I am not talking about specific locations, but I have some high profile restaurants, theater chains, and country clubs which will create...

Well, with some down time over the winter, I have decided to use some of my computer skills to create a web page. My problem is that I lost my hard drive a couple weeks ago, and that included almost all of my digital pictures. Does anyone know of a good place where I can grab some general...