How to Wash a Roof Without a Softwash Machine | Xjet vs $1500 Machine | Pressure Washing
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- Опубліковано 22 січ 2025
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In this video, I demonstrate washing a roof without using a soft-washing machine. Can this $150 x-jet effectively clean this roof?
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Def. a game changer! My X-Jet has done roof washes, house washes, and concrete pre/post treating! It also keeps the bleach from destroying my hose from down streaming!
Thanks for posting. What GPM do you find is best on a pressure washer for the X-Jet, especially for doing roofs?
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Yep, I like my X-Jex. 5 gallons on a dolly and about 25 feet of flezilla hose. Same, here I want to save my pump and connect, etc.
Thanks Zay. About time someone made a simple step by step X-Jet test.
You sir have changed the way I wash roofs completely. Thank you for this
Hey man! Fellow NC washer here! Came to your channel from the gutter brightening with Forever Self Employed. You’ve earned yourself a new subscriber! Wash on! It’s my first full season!
I always enjoy your videos. There are maybe 5, or 6 people I watch in this industry, and you were one of the first. Keep bringing content. 💯
If you have a 4gpm and throttle half way the dilution will be even stronger. This is how I’m going to do it. I am going to use a longer flexzilla air hose though so I can keep the bucket on the ground. Thanks for making the video 👍
When you say throttle down, what do you mean exactly? I have a 4GPM machine…I’m new to this.
Did that air hose hold up to the mix?
The throttle is a lever on your motor that increases or decrease the power to your motor by putting more or less fuel, if you throttle down a bit it will suck less water and create a hotter mix
@@luisgalvan6225would that be the same concept for downstreaming ?
@@organicvids I have used it for 2 years with the X-jet and still using it.
Definitely going to try this in 2 weeks on a cabin that is really bad. Thanks!
I'm sold. did a roof today with a pump sprayer😒 Ordering an x jet right now😃. New subscriber 👊 keep up the good work.
Great video brother | thank you for shedding light on this cause it works! Great job
I did a whole roof wash with an x jet and it actually did pretty good
Don’t rely on it
Great video. You’re the man. Just so everybody know. You can wash a roof with a pump up sprayer and bleach. You just gotta get up on the roof. But if that’s what you gotta do, then that’s what you do. No excuses
Great stuff. I would just turn down the psi a little looked like the stream was a little to pressurized to be spraying upward towards the shingles other than that, looked great.
can you connect the x-jet to the pressure washer instead in front of the gun that way you don't have to carry the bucket?
Had this thought the other day when I ordered my 8gpm washer. Good stuff man!
We're so excited at Cardinal Pro Softwash to get started washing. Here in Kentucky things ramp up around March so starting early January we'll be boots on the ground, website running and and ready to roll! Thanks to guys like you we've made huge strides in our learning and equipment selections. Merry Christmas to you and your family let's rock out 2022 and get this money bro💰
Lucky bastards.. out east were generally starting up mid april... some savages start up March though.
All we use are xjets. Used with the proportioner, you can regulate the mix for whatever you're doing. We also run 100ft of chem hose from the supply to the nozzle itself. Also, the xjet will pull the chem with the bucket on the ground.
It can work in a pinch. But be careful of all that over spray. Check out the modified X-jet
Hi it's miguel from Florida what is the psi did you used on the gas pressure washer on the roof washing with the xjet
Xjet is the same principle as down streaming - anything that draws via Venturi siphon and is AFTER the pump, it could be right after the pump before the high pressure hose or anywhere after that
Very nice! I do not have a soft wash system so will definitely be trying this. Thanks for the video.
hello, where can I get that metal thing that stops the bucket falling?
Awesome I am going to try on my roof I have a 4gpm throttle it down see what happens
Hi Zay, Based on what you did with this tool, I bought one to use on my own properties. This is exactly what I need to clean roofs of houses I purchase. Thanks man! Oh, I plan to go through your videos. I appreciate your attitude and approach.
good video - x jet is a tip - can you attach tip to 3.5 gpm sprayer?
Hey buddy a way around the bucket idea is go to harbor freight and buy a four gallon backpack sprayer and modify it to the xjet
Nice!
Lol..I just busted the internal pump on my backpack sprayer the other day..now gonna rip em out..voila xjet backpack!! Also, +1 for the Rucker mod..its great!!
Can you show how you connect the x jet please
Greensboro in the house! Great tutorial
I modified my x-jet by taking off the nozzle it comes with and putting a quick connect on the end and using j-rods for the gpm range. You have to secure the xjet in a benchn vice and take a big wrench to get it loose.
Did you rinse all the chemicals off after you let it sit ?
Can you let me know what solution you are using to do the soft wash? And also how to mix it?
What is your method to properly measure the square footage of roof and how much you charge per foot, how much footage can 50 gallons sh clean?
I’ve washed many roofs with an x-jet. It does work.
Thank you. Always great videos!
Ur on the right track wtever works easiest for u don’t listen to no one to buy a soft wash system waste of money a pressure washer is the thing with the x jet ) but is the same thing as a foam cannon but bigger volume
Can you do this with a 2.5 gallon machine
Excellent job it’s always negative people who think they know it all but the work speaks for its self this video is proof of that 👍
So is there anyway to get a tighter stream to spray higher
Where do I go to learn Mix Ratio’s?
What kind of mask is best adviced to protect yourself from that kind of process? Thanks in advance.
What was that ratio you used for the Xjet? Would 8:1 be way too diluted?
Can I use my 4 gpm pw using 12.5% sh and clean a roof?
Great content what are the liters for measurement each mix to do a roof job?
Does xjet works like foam cannon?????? Please reply
Similar but pulls a way stronger mix
@@ZayWonderJournal thank you for the response.....🙏 Im new and can't afford expensive accessories so was just curious if it could work...
What strength of bleach do you think you got to after dilution? 4 percent?
I know this is an old video so I hope you see this, but did you rinse the roof or not rinse the roof? It seems to be a debate these days
Where do you get that surfactant?
Love that M5xjet....all day everyday💪🏾
Did you need to adjust your unloader when you run your machine at half throttle?
Dude, thank you for the very interesting video… How do you remove moss?
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Hi Zay, why are the few roofs I cleaned still look dirty? I used my 12v, with a 3% mix. No rinsing either. Thanks, ryan.
Use a stronger mix
Thanks for the awesome video! I needed to see this one.
I brought ur class online but now I can't get onto the site... can u let me no something
No seriously
It’s keeps deleted my comment. Go to the website and request a password reset or email me at zaywonder18 @ gmail .com
How do I lower GPM without losing distance?
Can I start JUST sot washing houses using downstreaming without a pressure washer? I was thinking of getting a Blue Mule gun and jrod with a 12v pump. I only have my 4 door Ford Fusion. Will a setup like that allow me to start just softwashing using the downstreaming technique
How much soap to bleach do you use ratio wise
Good stuff man. How are the effects on the lawn and plants with this mix?
In comparison to down-streaming, does Xjet have a 1% coming out of the gun because they are in different positions on the system?
Thanks for making this video
What surfactant are you using?
Do I just turn my rpms down to get less GPM? should I turn it to halfway or something?
Will this product dilute chemical’s and if so by how much? Thank you.
Thanks for this video Zay. Any tips on the mix recipe or what wand I should use for roof X-jetting? I just want to wash my siding and roof once a year and I bought a 3000 PSI 2.0 GPM pressure washer, I was worried I'd have to buy a $600 entry level softwash machine, but I guess I could just Xjet with 4-5% SH. I'm still worried about the PSI being too high though. Thanks for any advice.
The x jeet would tame the psi down to like soft wash, still see how he is applying it,NOT a direct pressure, just like a rain over the roof, star on a small spot first , wet grass and windows and be careful with the overspray, good luck.
Sorry for the question but what does sh mean? Thanks
Pool shock
was it all done with one coat?
Where did you get your bleach at and soap ? Are you able to send me the link ?
did you perform rinse after? did you apply twice? were you running straight SH?
I need some help in your bucket is that straight sh no water and is it 12.5 or 10
And secondly how much soap did you add it doesn’t look like you add much and it comes out like I want it
I have been adding 6oz of soap for each gallon
It’s 12.5 and try 1oz per gallon
Do you mix your sh with surfactant or anything? If so how much?
You can reach that roof by twisting the nozzle. That bleach bucket 🪣 on top of the ladder gave me anxiety! Dangerous. Yeah you get overspray but you won’t have an accident. The bucket could fall or cause you to fall. Also I used to use those hose reels with the handle (northern tool) used to be $89. Just tried to buy one and they went up to $180 or something!
How is it when rinsing
Are you doing the whole house as well? What if someone only wanted the roof done, would the runoff be noticeable on the siding if you weren't doing the siding as well?
What is your mix?
What did you use?
How many gpm at around 2 minutes?
How many gallons of SH did you use? And was it 12.5%?
I’ve thought about buying a cordless low PSI pressure washer. How do you think that would work for roofs??
Not great. Pressure wash & soft wash is more about the gpm. While psi is also important, just keep in mind the lower the gpm the less water comes out, meaning the less chemicals you can pull. You can 100% get the job done, but it will definitely take longer then a higher gpm machine.
Can you tell me what surfactant you use?! We’ve been looking for something that foams and bubbles as well as yours is laying.
i chem- super bubble
What kind of mix ratio do u think u applied? And did u rinse the roof after? Just wondering because where I live it doesn't rain much and there r no gutters on houses so all the run off would go straight in to the grass ,I guess I can just spray grass before and after if u r saying to rinse it off. All help would be appreciated I'm thinking about buying 1 of these because I don't know much about ratio for roofs and I tried my normal 2.5 gallons of 10.5%bleach to 17 gallons of water and dawn soap because my roof was really black and had a few light spots but all it did was turn roof brown so I rinsed it after 1 hr then applied it again waited another hr and rinsed it off but its like the mix isn't strong enough or something wich usually that mix is plenty strong enough for siding and other things. Trying on my own roof before selling job to someone else and getting a bad name or sued for what ever reason. Also I used my 25 gallon chemical sprayer with a 2.5gpm pump to apply and it just takes to long as well as it's another large thing I have to tote around
What soap is that
I have been using a surface maxx cannon (24.99) attachment on my 2.5 gpm machine. Took some trial and error to get the ratios right but it's even faster than the x-jet, cheaper, and just as effective.
Do you what ratio you get out of the Surface Maxx Cannon??
How is that faster you have to constanly refill it right?
I have a high steep roof. How far will the surface maxx cannon reach?
Great minds think alike, umm thinking of doing this to with a maxx canon attachment. Do you get any roof granules in the gutter when you're done?
Bro that thing does not pull enough chemical at all it just foams everything up to the point where it looks like your spraying a lot but you’re not. It’s more for cars and not sh mixtures. I tried the same thing not having enough money but it is xjet with a chemical hose extension for me right now until i buy a soft washing machine.
What size ladder do you have
Could not do this in uk 🇬🇧 on roofs too much over spray in the garden 🪴
I know this may be a stupid question but I’m newer to this. Did you rinse the roof or leave it?
Say,did you do one or two coats on the roof?
2 coats…but the answer is however many it takes for it to come clean
Thank you 🙏 that’s what’s up my friend 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Also make sure to throttle halfway for a stronger mix
Yep that’s what I did at the beginning 💯
Did you rinse after or let it sit
Did you rinse, or just let it dwell, and for how long?
Just let it dwell. Took 2 applications
@@ZayWonderJournal
Sir, did you rinse this off or let it stay.
Hey bro great stuff did you dilute the sh ?
Did you use straight sh? If so what percentage was it out the gallon
It was straight sh and a surfactant then u turn down the gpm on the pressure washer to suck up more chemicals and make it stronger but then u will run out of chemicals faster.
What's the recommended gpm to turn the pressure washer down to when using the X jet?
On a 4 gpm turn it down like half throttle
very interesting video, thanks for sharing
at what PSI you used the x yet there Zay
keep up the good work
enjoying your videos from 🇨🇦
Are you using straight sh or you adding water to your solution
Straight sh in the bucket. The xjet adds the water
Just got one thanks for the info appreciate
Are you going straight SH in that bucket? Or mixing it?
Where did you buy super bubbles bottle. That is a nice layer of standing bubbles.
I did the past 8 roofwash like that since last year Easy money
Did you rinse
Zay, so if you use a lower gpm unit will that convert to a higher sh application with the xjet?
Nah what i meant to say was lower the throttle lol
hey zay what s not to like not every body has the cash to but a expansive set up to do .if you can do it from the groung then that sthe way .you still make the money at thge end of the day
You’re the best bro…thanks for sharing this tip
What are you mixing to clean the roof with
Sh & water 💦
Can u use xjet to wash house
Of course