Soap for power washer
 

Now that I have the hose issue figured out, the pw has a tank for soap. I checked amazon and they offer several brands averaging 15 bucks a gallon. Hose is out for delivery, got premium gas, need soap. Doind aluminum siding on house. Is there someting regular people have that can be used ie dawn dishwashing soap? Other? Should i just buy amazon recommendations?

Soap for power washer
 

On Sat, 27 Apr 2019 09:16:15 -0700 (PDT), Thomas
wrote:

Now that I have the hose issue figured out, the pw has a tank for soap. I checked amazon and they offer several brands averaging 15 bucks a gallon. Hose is out for delivery, got premium gas, need soap. Doind aluminum siding on house. Is there someting regular people have that can be used ie dawn dishwashing soap? Other? Should i just buy amazon recommendations?

"ZEP Commercial House and Siding Pressure Wash Concentrate is a
concentrated formula that makes up to 20 Gal. per container (dilution
6 oz. per gallon of water (1:20)). This product is specially
formulated for use in pressure wash machines with downstream injectors
(if the machine does not have this capability it may require manual
application). It aggressively removes dirt and stains caused by algae,
mold, mildew and other sources of soils from vinyl siding, hard coat
stucco, brick, wood and aluminum siding. "

SDS;

https://images.homedepot-static.com/catalog/pdfImages/54/54f7bf91-a7d7-45dd-b487-1b6fc5ddcd81.pdf

The PW owner's manual should state what no to use in the unit.

Soap for power washer
 

Oren wrote:
On Sat, 27 Apr 2019 09:16:15 -0700 (PDT), Thomas
wrote:

Now that I have the hose issue figured out, the pw has a tank for soap. I checked amazon and they offer several brands averaging 15 bucks a gallon. Hose is out for delivery, got premium gas, need soap. Doind aluminum siding on house. Is there someting regular people have that can be used ie dawn dishwashing soap? Other? Should i just buy amazon recommendations?

"ZEP Commercial House and Siding Pressure Wash Concentrate is a
concentrated formula that makes up to 20 Gal. per container (dilution
6 oz. per gallon of water (1:20)). This product is specially
formulated for use in pressure wash machines with downstream injectors
(if the machine does not have this capability it may require manual
application).

Or you can just mix it in bucket, then put in the washer (I
believe), bearing in mind whether the washer is doing any diluting.


It aggressively removes dirt and stains caused by algae,
mold, mildew and other sources of soils from vinyl siding, hard coat
stucco, brick, wood and aluminum siding. "

SDS;

https://images.homedepot-static.com/catalog/pdfImages/54/54f7bf91-a7d7-45dd-b487-1b6fc5ddcd81.pdf

The PW owner's manual should state what no to use in the unit.

Soap for power washer
 

On 4/27/2019 12:16 PM, Thomas wrote:
Now that I have the hose issue figured out, the pw has a tank for soap. I checked amazon and they offer several brands averaging 15 bucks a gallon. Hose is out for delivery, got premium gas, need soap. Doind aluminum siding on house. Is there someting regular people have that can be used ie dawn dishwashing soap? Other? Should i just buy amazon recommendations?


Power Washers are not supposed to use conventional soaps such as dish
soap. Stay with soap products made for power washers.

Soap for power washer
 

On Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 12:16:21 PM UTC-4, Thomas wrote:
Now that I have the hose issue figured out, the pw has a tank for soap. I checked amazon and they offer several brands averaging 15 bucks a gallon. Hose is out for delivery, got premium gas, need soap. Doind aluminum siding on house. Is there someting regular people have that can be used ie dawn dishwashing soap? Other? Should i just buy amazon recommendations?

Simplest thing is you don't need anything. And you do know this is a two
step process right? The PWs I've seen, to draw the cleaner, you have it
on low pressure, lot of volume. You spray it on, let it sit awhile, then
power wash it off. But why not try it without anything first? If you
were cleaning to paint, I'd recommend Jomax, you can use that if you like,
but may not need it. Home Depot etc also have a variety of formulations,
including ones that are supposed to be optimized for siding.

Soap for power washer
 

Hose came. I will o soap. Soap never made sense. I would rather power clean after rain to soffen it up.

Still have time but bought a gal of the highest oct avail.

I am new at pw and appreciate any knowledge tossed out. I did not yet pull the cord but have everthing rtg.

Soap for power washer
 

On 4/27/2019 4:29 PM, Thomas wrote:
Hose came. I will o soap. Soap never made sense. I would rather power clean after rain to soffen it up.

Still have time but bought a gal of the highest oct avail.

I am new at pw and appreciate any knowledge tossed out. I did not yet pull the cord but have everthing rtg.


Depends on what you are cleaning and what is on it. I've not used any
of the soap for my washer. I have wet, then sprayed or sponged soap,
let sit and the power washed. Forked for my use.

Careful you don't make grooves or wash away a painted surface. The
high pressure can do damage.

Soap for power washer
 

In article ,
says...

I am new at pw and appreciate any knowledge tossed out. I did not yet pull the cord but have everthing rtg.



Just be careful with the spray as it will cut lots of things.

If after you get it running and try to restart it, let the pressure off
the sprayer hose. Makes it much easier to start the engine.

Soap for power washer
 

On 4/27/2019 4:29 PM, Thomas wrote:
Hose came. I will o soap. Soap never made sense. I would rather power clean after rain to soffen it up.

Still have time but bought a gal of the highest oct avail.

I am new at pw and appreciate any knowledge tossed out. I did not yet pull the cord but have everthing rtg.


Apparently I'm wrong. I haven't been able to find anything negative
about using dish detergent. In fact, there are some sites indicating how
to make your own and what's best for cutting grease and grime.

I was always under the impression regular dish detergent was bad for the
pump. Obviously not.

Soap for power washer
 

On 4/27/2019 9:16 AM, Thomas wrote:
Now that I have the hose issue figured out, the pw has a tank for soap. I checked amazon and they offer several brands averaging 15 bucks a gallon. Hose is out for delivery, got premium gas, need soap. Doind aluminum siding on house. Is there someting regular people have that can be used ie dawn dishwashing soap? Other? Should i just buy amazon recommendations?


Combine 1/3 to 2/3 cups of trisodium phosphate with 1 gallon of cold
water in a bucket. Stir the solution until the trisodium phosphate
dissolves. For tough dirt add 1 quart of bleach to the cleaning solution.

Spray the solution on the pre-wetted wall with a garden sprayer.
Pre-wetting will help avoid dirt running down and penetrating porous dry
paint leaving stains.

Clean the house exterior with a long-handled scrub brush or power washer
and rinse it thoroughly with a garden hose. This works just fine with
just a scrub brush and garden hose rinse.

Clean areas small enough that you can finish the rinse before any part
dries.

Soap for power washer
 

No hurry. I added the oil, bought a hose that can reach. 100 58 farm hose. I have lowes siding soap. Gas it up with the lowest corn fed gas. Waiting till tomorrow to clean. I would like to wait to clean after a rain to soften it up. Does a rain soften matter?