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Soft Washing Almanac

House washes, roofs, and siding — low pressure, right chemistry. You can start for under $200 if you already own a pressure washer.

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setups for every stage
X-Jet on Your Pressure Washer · Under $200DIY 12V Build · $300–$600Dedicated 12V Rig · $1,500–$4,500

X-Jet on Your Pressure Washer

Adding house washes · any stage
Under $200

An X-Jet turns the machine you already own into a soft-wash setup. This is the cheapest new service line in exterior cleaning.

X-Jet M5DS Twist Injection Nozzle
X-Jet M5DS Twist Injection Nozzle
Draw chems straight from the bucket — no downstream plumbing.
Window Cleaning Resource$88View on WCR →
X-Jet Proportioner Tips
X-Jet Proportioner Tips
Meter your mix ratios precisely.
Window Cleaning Resource$3View on WCR →
X-Jet Pail System
X-Jet Pail System
The bucket-side half of the setup.
Window Cleaning Resource$49View on WCR →
Sodium Hypochlorite (SH) + Surfactant
The house-wash chemistry. Learn dilution and dwell times before your first job.
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Chemistry first
A house wash is 1–3% SH + surfactant doing the work. If you're using pressure on siding, you're doing it wrong.
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DIY 12V Build

Regular house/roof washes · $3–10k/mo
$300–$600

The classic budget build: a 12V pump, battery, tank and poly hose. YouTube's '$296 soft wash system' is this exact setup.

Everflo/Remco 5.5 GPM 12V Pump
The heart of every budget build.
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Deep-Cycle Battery + Box
A day of spraying per charge.
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35–65 Gal Tank + Poly Hose (200ft)
Batch tank plus bleach-rated 1/2" poly hose.
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My 12V build, part by part
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Dedicated 12V Rig

Roof washing as a service line · $10k+/mo
$1,500–$4,500

Bleach-rated 7 GPM pump, batch/blend tanks, 200ft of 5/8" hose on a real reel, remote metering. Roofs become routine.

7 GPM Bleach-Rated 12V System
The pro pump tier — soft wash all day without babying it.
Amazon$800–1,500Shop this →
Blend Manifold / Metering Valves
Dial mixes on the fly instead of re-batching.
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Hose Reel + 5/8" Soft Wash Hose
Bigger bore = the flow roofs need.
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F9 Double Eagle
F9 Double Eagle
Restoration-grade cleaner for rust and battery staining.
Window Cleaning Resource$47View on WCR →
Skid money ($7.5k–20k)
Dedicated soft-wash skids (dual 55-gal chem tanks, blend systems, pro reels) are crew-scale — the jump is justified by roof contracts, not vibes.
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The full gear list

every item, by type

Safety & Plants

Chem-Rated Gloves, Goggles & Respirator
SH mist is no joke — protect eyes and lungs.
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Pre-wet and post-rinse plants
Water the landscaping before and after every SH job. Dead rose bushes eat your profit and your reviews.

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