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How much time a week do you spend on preventative maintenance with your equipment? ] How much time do you spend a week on equipment repairs. Usually the two of these have a pretty strong correlation and most the time, new guys in the industry don’t consider this. The more time you invest in...

How do I know how many GPMs my machine is actually putting out? Do I need a buffer tank for my machine? Is there a way to measure the chemical draw rate of my machine? These are more of the questions I see a lot in groups from contractors who are fairly new to the industry. The good news is...

What safety gear do I need for pressure washing? What is PPE? Do I need PPE for soft washing? What kind of respirator do I need? I watch a lot of videos online of people cleaning homes and one thing I notice is that wearing the proper PPE is VERY rare. Let’s start simple. PPE stands for...

How to You Prevent Falls from Ladders? How Can you be safe on a ladder? Are Ladders Safe? Is my ladder setup ok? These are all questions that run through our heads whenever we work at heights on a jobsite. Did you know that CDC statistics show that 43% of fatal falls in the last decade...

How many Gallons Per Minute do you need for a machine? What size pressure washer should I get? Is 3 GPM enough for residential cleaning? I hear these questions a lot from contractors who are just getting into the industry. Many wonder if their small machine is adequate, and others wonder if...

Do You keep SDS's on your truck? Straight from OSHA: “Employers must ensure that the SDSs are readily accessible to employees for all hazardous chemicals in their workplace. This may be done in many ways. For example, employers may keep the SDSs in a binder or on computers as long as the...

If you could pick only one solvent for cleaning what would it be? There is one solvent that is capable of dissolving more substances than any other liquid on earth Not Surprisingly, it's actually water! If you remember one thing from high school chemistry, remember this: Water is the...

Quick Tip Today: Roof too cold and bleach not working quick enough? Pre-soak with water to warm it up! Roof too hot and bleach is flashing off before it can clean? Pre-soak with water to cool it down! Bleach is most effective between 70 and 130 degrees. So if you feel like it's not cleaning...

With solar panels becoming more and more popular today it’s important to know how to clean them while managing liability. A few basics: Solar panels are expensive. They have lots of wiring/electrical components and (usually) aluminum frames. Knowing that, you should know to not use any caustics...