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I have had more complaints this year about bushes dying or discoloration from housewashing than I ever have. 

It has never been a problem. Crazy!. Got a call today for a job I did a month ago.

Game Chaser wrote:

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I have had more complaints this year about bushes dying or discoloration from housewashing than I ever have. 

It has never been a problem. Crazy!. Got a call today for a job I did a month ago.

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Andy, we have have never had a complaint about discoloration or dead plants. Does your ground guy water all the greenery (plants, bushes, sod and every thing in between?) It sounds like your ground guy is not doing what he is suppose to do to.

My ground guy hates me because I'm so anal about keeping the vegetation watered down before, during and after. He stays with me because I pay him well and let him know that if I have to replace landscaping after every job, he's going to be looking for a new job!

No doubt it is a lack of water Andy, unless you are using 100% SH for your house wash mix....lol

Seriously though, we spend 1/3 of our time applying the roof application or house wash application and 2/3 of the time is vegetation protection. We never cover the vegetation but keep it watered before, during and after and have never lost a plant, shrub or had to replace any sod with this method.

During drought type situations, flood any areas near downspouts and completely water down all vegetation under the drip line of roof overhangs without gutters and never cover plants or shrubs with tarps or visqueen. Heavy tarps will crush fragile plants and flowers and will burn the helll out of the leaves on any shrub on a hot August day. No need for tarps if you have a good ground guy!

Water, Water and more Water and you will never have a problem like you have had in the past!!!

Ditto,......................

Thanks for the help everyone. I use a modified injector from Bob. 1/2 12.5% SH. touch of elimator or roof snot AN 1/2 water for house washing. I have not been devoting as much time as suggested on watering, never had complaints. I will change my methods now or go broke.

As a rule when Down Streaming out of a 5 gallon bucket I fill the bucket to the handle with S/H. The rest water and my favorite sufficient. Works fine for me.

We dont downstream I just use my allflo so I know extacly what my ratio is.

We can't do that there is to much invested!

Patrick G wrote:

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We have to fire Lisa!

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 Hey now!  I'm what keeps A&E going. LOL

That's a long way to get soap. I guess you would have to run a stronger mix.

-- Edited by Art O on Sunday 10th of November 2013 04:50:30 AM

maybe you are forgetting to measure your chems and coming out a little on the rich side of things? Or maybe just not enough water, we have never had a problem with any house washing chems..

I hardly ever need to add hose. Roll out and go to work. getting it stretched out to roll up takes a little longer

Ed, Im not positive. But I have bought the same injectors from Bob that were not modified and they didn't last near as long. I call and ask for the modified injector rated for my machine and buy two at a time. they last, but it's good for me to keep one. Never tried Sudsucker or major brands because this works for me because I normally roll out 200' of hose and it works.