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-- Edited by Landis Roof Cleaning Eastern Pa 610-689-4475 on Thursday 26th of January 2012 01:55:15 PM

Unless they're used, expect a good hosing. Shipping counts for probably 60% of the cost no matter where you buy. I like Tractor Supply, but again, it's expensive. But they usually always have what you need.

You can only get a good deal if you buy a large tote generally. I went with a 100 gallon leg tank from Tractor Supply.
You have to be mindful of the DOT restrictions when it comes to the Gallons you can transport.

I bought mine on craigslist.

I been usuing one for over 2.5 years and it still works great.  SH included

I use it often enough for an "old" guy and it has some roof mix in all the time.

Diamond Roof Cleaning New Jersey (1-800-Roof-Clean) wrote:

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well you definetly got lucky becuase alot of guys i know that keep sh in them eventually leak.

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 Mike I use mine for over 5 years no leaks, sorry I just realized I only used it for water lol, I didn't even clean roofs at the time??

Diamond Roof Cleaning New Jersey (1-800-Roof-Clean) wrote:

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jcstomper wrote:

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i was going to use one for SH, and the other for water.. i figured a pinch/ball valve on the SH tank would allow me to adjust the mix.. and i would just mix at the pump..

 

The reason for wanting to carry 400 gallons total is so i can clean as many roofs per day with out having to refill. i dont want to be in a situation where i can send a crew out and they can only clean 2 houses before having to come back to the shop to resupply..

 

I'm also thinking of getting a 500 gallon tank for the shop and get SH in bulk.. 

I think there's a lot of time wasted with running a profitable business just from the logistic standpoint of having materials and organization every day.

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 JC,

A 100 gallons of SH will make around 350 gallons of mix. If you use that in a day for residential then you are the man. Average 2 story roof will use about 40-60 gallons of mix.

Are you planning to treat the whole roof or just the bad side? 

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 I plan on treating full roofs, not just bad sides.. i think customers are happier if you tell them upfront that treating the entire roof will ensure it doesnt come back for a long time.. i always say, even though you dont see it "yet" we should still treat it..

as for how  much material ill use, i'm hoping to get up to at least 4 roofs a day, i have a marketing idea that i think will help achieve this pretty quickly.

i know thats a steep "want" but its what I'm marketing for. I've learned that while the internet works great for some business models, I think that roof cleaning/pressure washing/ deck cleaning isnt a industry where most customers search out the service.. its more of a end cap/emotional sale type of industry.. 

i have a friend that runs his business through adwords, for his industry it makes total sense.. but i think for ours, its more of a service that you have to put infront of the customers for them to want to buy it... thats why i'm investing A LOT into direct marketing/mailers, and those type of media that keeps the thought infront of the customers... i figure they'll see it, and say, hmm my roof has that crap on it, let me call these guys..

-- Edited by jcstomper on Friday 27th of January 2012 10:17:41 AM

i was going to use one for SH, and the other for water.. i figured a pinch/ball valve on the SH tank would allow me to adjust the mix.. and i would just mix at the pump..

 

The reason for wanting to carry 400 gallons total is so i can clean as many roofs per day with out having to refill. i dont want to be in a situation where i can send a crew out and they can only clean 2 houses before having to come back to the shop to resupply..

 

I'm also thinking of getting a 500 gallon tank for the shop and get SH in bulk.. 

I think there's a lot of time wasted with running a profitable business just from the logistic standpoint of having materials and organization every day.