Green Wash Review

Doug Rucker

Doug Rucker

Roundtable Host 2009
Just wanted to share my review of using the Green Wash product that Delux Cleaning Supply put's out.

Last week, for comparitive purposes, we did 3 roof cleaning jobs and house washes using the Green Wash and 2 roof cleaning jobs using Amonyx Lo (liquid Detergent Additive) which is the product I normally use as an additive, and The Mask (Green Apple) which is what I normally use to mask the bleach scent.

Here is what I found:

Green Wash caused my roof mix to stick to the roof much better and caused way less run off (my ground man said he used way less water keeping the plants wet) and I also noticed that the Green Wash seemed to help clean much faster and better. The actual foaming or suds seems to be about the same but for some reasont he Green Wash does not run nearly as much. There is some run off but nearly as much.

For house washing I found that the Green Wash works just as good and maybe a little better as the Amonyx for exterior walls, (brick, vinly siding, and hardi plank) and I was also impressed with how it kept the windows from spotting or streaking just as the amonyx does.

I ususally mix a fifty gallon roof mix, (60% of which is water) and have to add 1/2 gallon (64 ounces) of Amonyx and about a 1/2 quart (16 ounces) of Mask. For a fifty gallon roof mix with Green Wash all I had to add was about 16-18 ounces total.

After running the numbers I am finding that I am saving about 60% by using the Green Wash over the other two products I have been using and I am now playing with my percentages of water to main ingredient and may be able to cut it even more.

In comparing the cost (includng shipping) of the two products versus the one product, Green Wash, and also comparing how well the Green Wash works versus the other two products, I will be switching to the Green Wash and using it only from here on out, as long as it continues to perform as it did last week.

I am extremely pleased with the Green Wash product and highly recommend it.
 
Were you use the green wash , soft wash or downstream . and how did you mix it for house washing
 
i'm not sure if you answered the question yet doug about the house wash mix. since you used a dedicated pump did you premix the house wash first or did you use the chemical injector to inject the green wash? if you premixed it what was your amount of green wash to house wash? if you used the chemical injuector how much did you inject per gallon of house wash? i use a 5'er to downstream so i am trying to figure out a good ratio. your results appear that you only need a little bit of this stuff in your mix.

thanks,

rando
 
rando said:
i'm not sure if you answered the question yet doug about the house wash mix. since you used a dedicated pump did you premix the house wash first or did you use the chemical injector to inject the green wash? if you premixed it what was your amount of green wash to house wash? if you used the chemical injuector how much did you inject per gallon of house wash? i use a 5'er to downstream so i am trying to figure out a good ratio. your results appear that you only need a little bit of this stuff in your mix.

thanks,

rando
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Sorry about that I was at church when I started to answer the previous post using tap a talk and realized it was gonna take a while, so I cut it short. Back in the office now and I can type much faster.

I use the same mix for roofs as I do house mix. After doing the roof I simply come down and go aroud the house using my dedicated roof pump. My ground man follows me and rinses the walls with the garden hose. If there are any cob webs or dirt dobbers that need removing we then fire up the Pressure Washing rig and get rid of those using plain water only.

I have not used the Green Wash via a down stream injector, nor have I used the injector that Delux sell that meters the Green Wash in. I just make up my mix, 60%water and 40%sh and add in 16 ounces of Green Wash to the tank.

I am not sure what ratio you would use to DS through a 5 gallon bucket or if you even can or should. We are actually using the PW equipment less and less. Usually only for removing cob webs and dirt dobbers, and of course concrete.

Hope this helps, if not let me know. More than glad to share what's working for me.
 
Lenny Schrecengost said:
Sounds good Doug. We only u 16 use about 8 to 16 oz. on ammonix lo per 50 gal. It does the trick. Maybe a little more would help but it gets very sudsy. I like what yolu nsy about the Green Wash.
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I have never tried using that amount Lenny. The instructions say to mix 1 gallon of amonyx to 100 gallons of mix. Since I only mix 50 gallons at a time I've always used 1/2 gallon.

I like the fact that now I only have to carry one jug of Green Wash vs the two other products. Plus w Delux in Dallas right near me, I can get it cheaper and faster, than the other products. Plus Delux customer service far exceeds my previous supplier. Now if they can just get the powdered bleach thing down...I'll be an even happier camper.
 
Roof Restore said:
Hey Doug how well did it cover the scent of the sh compared to the green apple?
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Glad you asked that, I should have put that in there too. It does mask it, but not quite as well as the Green Apple. But it does "knock it down" quite a bit. I would say more than tolerable. I may toy with adding a slight bit of Green Apple with the Green Wash next week, and (in a separate test) also adding a little extra Green Wash to see if that helps. A.C. strongly suggests NOT adding more than the recommended Green Wash so I am trying to stay within the recommended dilutions for the Green Wash. Green Apple is just so expensive compared to the Green Wash.
 
Doug Rucker said:
Sorry about that I was at church when I started to answer the previous post using tap a talk and realized it was gonna take a while, so I cut it short. Back in the office now and I can type much faster.

I use the same mix for roofs as I do house mix. After doing the roof I simply come down and go aroud the house using my dedicated roof pump. My ground man follows me and rinses the walls with the garden hose. If there are any cob webs or dirt dobbers that need removing we then fire up the Pressure Washing rig and get rid of those using plain water only.

I have not used the Green Wash via a down stream injector, nor have I used the injector that Delux sell that meters the Green Wash in. I just make up my mix, 60%water and 40%sh and add in 16 ounces of Green Wash to the tank.

I am not sure what ratio you would use to DS through a 5 gallon bucket or if you even can or should. We are actually using the PW equipment less and less. Usually only for removing cob webs and dirt dobbers, and of course concrete.

Hope this helps, if not let me know. More than glad to share what's working for me.
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that helps doug,

since my downstreamer is basically a 10:1 then my 5'er is also basically a 50 gallon mix of house wash. with that being the case then i would use the same formula that you did for your 50 gallon mix. are you saying that you use the same mix for house wash that you use for a roof wash? you must have some real nasty houses where you are. thanks for the info doug.

rando
 
rando said:
that helps doug,

since my downstreamer is basically a 10:1 then my 5'er is also basically a 50 gallon mix of house wash. with that being the case then i would use the same formula that you did for your 50 gallon mix. are you saying that you use the same mix for house wash that you use for a roof wash? you must have some real nasty houses where you are. thanks for the info doug.

rando
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Yes I do and Yes I do. Around here 90% of the houses are Brick and Hardi Plank. The bottom 1/4 of the brick get's real dirty as does the hardi plank on the 2nd story. Rest of the brick will be pretty clean. Now if the house is not as dirty then I will just add water to the roof mix.
 
Kory said:
How long does the mix last? Does the sh weaken over the next few days from the green wash?
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The longest I have let it sit is 2 days and it worked just as well as a new batch. Can't really answer if it weakens it. I have about 20 gallons left in my tank from Friday and I am gonna try it on Tuesday to see how it does. Will let you know.
 
Is the green wash a surfactant or akalinity booster.That green fragrance is a oil base and i used that overpriced sh weakener and was glad when it was gone.If the green wash is a akalinity booster that may be where you are seeing some cleaning improvements.If the green wash has different detergents in it that would be good to know as well.
 
Doug,

Thanks for the great report (where do I send the check) LOL

So everyone knows this is a biodegradable product. This is a huge sales tool! Because it is biodegradable it contains no phosphates. Also because it is biodegradable it will not foam as well as some of the other products that are surfactants. It is very difficult if not impossible to make a biodegradable product that is a high foamer.

However because the Green Wash acts as a catylist you will notice that the bleaching reaction happens as soon as the bleach cleaning solution hits the roof. The reaction will create a bubbling effect because it is agressive. This makes it look like the surfactant is foaming but it is more the bleaching reaction. The surfactant we use is more for penetration & breaking the surface tension.

Doug, Try using these two mix ratios in these pictures with your tests this week. Focus on using less bleach (SH) in your mixes. See how low you can go!!!!! I designed the Green Wash to make bleach solutions bleach better at a lower overall SH or CH percentage. The Green Wash should make your bleach go farther.

Here are some mixing charts,

10% SH or CH Bleach Solution,
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Cleans painted surfaces, vinyl siding, wood fences and decks, aluminum screen enclosures, lightly stained surfaces or delicate surfaces.

Mix in a 100 gallon tank, 90 gallons of water, 10 gallons of 10% Sodium Hypochlorite and up to 250 ounces of Green Wash.

20% SH or CH Bleach Solution,
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Cleans brick, vinly siding heavy, composition siding, heavily stained wood decks or fences, stucco, dryvit, lightly stained concrete, acorn stains, stamen stains, pool decking, pavers.

Mix in a 100 gallon tank, 80 gallons of water, 20 gallons of 10% Sodium Hypochlorite and up to 250 ounces of Green Wash.

10% SH or CH Bleach Solution,
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Cleans shingle roofs, tile roofs, metal roofs, composite roofs, membrane roofs, driveways, sidewalks, heavily stained brick, durable colorfast surfaces.

Mix in a 100 gallon tank, 70 gallons of water, 30 gallons of 10% Sodium Hypochlorite and up to 250 ounces of Green Wash.
 
Thanks AC. I only mix about 50 gallons at a time. But I will try these and cut em in half. Also do you have these charts in a PDF you can post here or email me.
 
Doug Rucker said:
Thanks AC. I only mix about 50 gallons at a time. But I will try these and cut em in half. Also do you have these charts in a PDF you can post here or email me.
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I am working on a PDF version. Will post when I have it. You can download Cute PDF and use it to save and print this entire post as well. Its a cool tool.

AC
 
Kory said:
How long does the mix last? Does the sh weaken over the next few days from the green wash?
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Kory, I let the 20 gallons sit in my tank from Friday til today. Used it and did not seem weaken one bit. Sprayed it on a section of the roof today and it cleaned just the same as it did on Friday. So I would say. NO, it does not weaken it.
 
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