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Saturday, March 12, 2016

Pressure Washing Logo

A company logo is how people see you it is your trademark in the industry.

Cleaned by Pete; pressure washing logo

Being a old guy I have different views than the newer generation. With that in mind I try to have logos that will carry on the idea of what I do. I power wash so I have a figure of myself washing, plain and simple. This year I have changed my figure to help keep up the looks and keep things fresh at Cleaned by Pete.

I will be using the new logo this year as it captures more of what I look

like. Branding myself to my trade for easy identification of what I do.

Water marking your photos and using a full description of what

is going on will always help. I chose to over-lay my logo on the photo

instead of water marking easy to see and again branding it to

Cleaned by Pete. There is a lot of "photo borrowing" with internet

photos and others that will claim your work as their own. If you

do not wish this to happen then always mark your photos in some way.


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Cleaned by Pete Serving the greater Springfield MO area and the surrounding towns 417-459-7869 House Washing

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Thursday, April 30, 2015

House Washing Wednesday: low-pressure house washing Nixa MO

It's House Washing Wednesday over at http://housewashingspringfieldmo.blogspot.com/

I was able to do 3 homes in one day all in the Nixa MO area one near the river which helps to promote the green growth on the home due to the moister in the air all the time. One a rental in town and one across town. Bidding over the phone sometimes leads to a surprise of what needs to be done when you get there. Nothing out of the ordinary this year has be great for the growth of mold, mildew, and algae lots of rain and just the right cool temps to keep it growing. I have a few more photos on my sister blog House Washing Springfield MO, the link is provided above. Here are a few of the worst looking sides of these homes. To see the results from "The Qzarks #1 low-pressure house cleaner you will have to go to http://housewashingspringfieldmo.blogspot.com/ for the view.

Cleaned by Pete the low-pressure house washer can rid your home from all things growing on it. The Qzark's is a beautiful spot to live but with the trees, cool temps and moister from streams and lakes. It is a great place for mold, mildew, mosses and algae to live also. Cleaned by Pete can help keep your homes siding looking good. 417.459.7869.

Cleaned by Pete the low-pressure house washer can rid your home from all things growing on it. The Qzark's is a beautiful spot to live but with the trees, cool temps and moister from streams and lakes it is a great place for mold, mildew, mosses and algae to live also. Cleaned by Pete can help keep your homes siding looking good. 417.459.7869.

Cleaned by Pete the low-pressure house washer can rid your home from all things growing on it. "The Ozarks" is a beautiful spot to live but with the trees, cool temps and moister from streams and lakes it is a great place for mold, mildew, mosses and algae to live also. Cleaned by Pete can help keep your homes siding looking good. 417.459.7869.

Cleaned by Pete the low-pressure house washer can rid your home from all things growing on it. The Qzark's is a beautiful spot to live but with the trees, cool temps and moister from streams and lakes it is a great place for mold, mildew, mosses and algae to live also. Cleaned by Pete can help keep your homes siding looking good. 417.459.7869.

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Just the #1 low-pressure house washer in "The Ozarks" area

417.459.7869

We wash rocks too!

Rock washing in the Qzarks Cleaned by Pete.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

What Do You Want! :putting together a custom power washer

What Do You Want! :putting together a custom power washer. We all have different ideas of what we want to work with. We all have ideas to change our working equipment to be even better. If they only did this or that. Well the manufactures did not call me when they built it so it could fit just my needs. That leaves me to put a washer together myself the way it fits my needs.

Setting the stage I wanted a smaller footprint washer with power enough to do concrete and at the same time wanted reliability and a long-life for it and the components. Belt drives pumps turn at half speed this gives the pump drawing power and since it is not turning as fast you should double the life of a direct-drive washer. Belt drives are great but take up more space and with the pulleys and belt drive set-up. Added weight of the belt guards the tentioner brackets, the pulleys them selves and a larger stronger mounting plate to handle all this is something I was looking to avoid. I have had the "V-twin" over head valve motors and while proven I personally do not like them. I know right now some are ready to come to blows over that statement. More moving parts, a higher profile, and a bit top-heavy for my taste so to speak. This is what I am looking to solve in this build.

For the motor I picked the old Briggs 180* opposed flathead twin-cylinder motor. Very reliable lower profile a old work-horse of a motor. flathead motors have fewer moving parts and develop more tourk something I'm looking for. The 180* lay out means it is a smoother running motor also this is also a plus. To shorten up the footprint and still give the larger pump a greater lifespan I'm going with a RS500 gearbox to replace the belt system. This gearbox will now take the 3450 RPMs of the motor and reduce it to 1700 RPMs required by the pump. It will look much like a direct-drive power washer and take up much less room. I have chosen a K-5 unloader for this build simply because I had 2 sitting on the shelf. The last item is I wanted a big gastank nothing worst than running out of gas when you have 10 feet left to clean on a job. I happened to find this Sears Craftsman power washer and had the cage wheels and tank I had been looking for. An older gentleman bought it at an auction and never used it. I removed the pump and motor and mounted it on a old two wheel pressure washing cart a neighbor had given me and I'll try to sell at a later time. The pump I have a spare General 5.5 gpm at 3000 psi sitting here and will be using it for the build. Generals are good pumps and we have a part supply house here local with every part needed in stock to keep one up and running.

Cleaned by Pete putting together a new washer to serve the customers better with all the ideas and needs that I had to be filled.

Cleaned by Pete putting together a new washer to serve the customers better.

Have most of the parts to build up another power washer. Using the gear-box will give me a smaller footprint than the old belt drives but will still give me the longer life of the pump. 18 hp Briggs 180 opposed twin with custom manifold, General pump, K5 unloader, RS500 gearbox, large gas tank in a Craftsman frame. Have the sheet-metal and fan off the motor for the build. Have to see how it goes together now.

Well this is where I'm at today have most of the parts and fittings. I will start to build and see what I can create. I don't know if it will be better than others but I will only have one person to blame if it does not work out as I planned.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Gutter Brightening Republic / Billings Missouri

Yes Spring is coming in and was able to to some gutter brightening. This is not the biggest of jobs but it helps set you back into the work force. These gutters man not appear too bad but they were some of the dirtiest I have come across in a long time. Taking pictures of dirt verse clean gutters is one of the hardest shots to get you can see it but the camera just does not relay the dirty factor. In any case here are some photos.

Gutter brightening Billings / Republic MO area. The photos really don't show how gray and completely covered with years of grime these gutters are. The house is located near a major high-way and a train track that hauls coal, the home sits in an open field so it attract all the airborne dirt.

Cleaned by Pete brightening some gutters in the Billings / Republic MO area, before starting.

Gutters now being cleaned by, Cleaned by Pete

You can see by the photo cleaning is making a big difference here. Gutter brighten Billings / Republic Missouri area Cleaned by Pete.

You can see by the photo where I have cleaned up to. Gutter brighten Billings / Republic Missouri area Cleaned by Pete.

Gutters now cleaned!

Cleaned by Pete brightening some gutters in the Billings / Republic MO now white and bright as I'm finishing.

If we can help you with a cleaning project and you are in the greater Springfield MO area please to give us a call 417.459.7869 and see if we can help you.

I bet we can Cleaned by Pete your #1 house washer for South-West Missouri.


Everything is nice, bright and white Cleaned by Pete power, pressure, soft, or house washing in the Billings / Republic MO area.

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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

The Vacation Is Over

Winter is still here with us but our vacation time is about over and I will resume working on the blog here. Just to get things up to date, what have I been doing well here are some photos of some of the jobs we have done and a new video. The show some of the jobs we were lucky enough to have warmer weather to do and the new addition to the residential washing rig. I have added another twin Mi-T-M washer to it and am able to link the two together for water flow, the video shows the results. For now here are some photos, will be posting more soon on the new set-up. Cleaned by Pete, "Safely Soft Washing Springfield One Home at a Time"

Some work photos:

Removing transmission oil from a driveway.