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Cleaning the House Exterior

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Little Known Pressure Washing Secrets. How to Powerwash Anything!

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What happens here

Attach the wand with a rotating nozzle to the pressure washer for cleaning the house. Use the extension wand to reach higher areas, such as the upper siding, eaves, and gutters. For stubborn spots like hornet nests or heavy grime, a straight-shot nozzle can be used with the extension for more direct, forceful cleaning. Always work from the top down to ensure all dirt flows away from already cleaned surfaces. For very old or oxidized screens and fragile lights, maintain a safe distance or use a gentler approach to avoid damage. The rotating nozzle cleans effectively by agitating the surface, often eliminating the need for chemicals. If screens are oxidized, be careful not to damage them.

Goal: Clean the house siding, windows, and gutters effectively from top to bottom.

Tools and materials

  • Extension Wand — Reaching high areas
  • Gloves Nitrile Painters Gloves — Hand protection
  • Pressure Washer MI-T-M — Supplying high-pressure water
  • Rotating Nozzle MI-T-M — General effective cleaning with agitation
  • Straight Nozzle — Direct, powerful spray for specific tasks like removing hornet nests
  • Wand — Directing the water spray

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it's about out gonna hook up my wand so i'm gonna be using a wand i like the rotating nozzle because it rotates and agitates the surface i don't like using chemicals a lot of people ask me what chemicals i use i don't use any chemicals pressure washing i don't like to use anything chemicals whether they're environmentally safe or not just don't like to deal with them i've had a lot of success for 20 years using a rotating nozzle not damaging surfaces just using it carefully and it cleans very well i'm going to be using a straight nozzle and my long six foot extension this is another absolute must-have tool this will help you get these high areas and i see i got some hornets nests up here at the top and with this six foot extension a straight shot nozzle i'll be able to knock those things right down so we're gonna get going pressure washing got my on off valve we want it in the ons position make sure all our air is purged out when i start my system i want to make sure i'm pulling the trigger if i'm not pulling the trigger there's a lot of back pressure on the pump it's a lot harder to start your pressure washer or actually pull pull the pull string to start it so squeeze your trigger and then it'll start right up now i just want to show you right here if i was just using my rotating nozzle to clean my surface right here you can see the striping and stuff that will be left behind if you don't clean it 100 and if you miss any spots you're going to see that striping and it's not going to look very good at all so this is one of the reasons why the all surface cleaner is beneficial it won't do that at all it cleans it 100 with no striping and no lap marks

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