winterize - Certified SoftWash Roof Cleaning

Jason Rapisarda · Freshmen Member

winterize

Zach Maynard · SoftWash Systems Certified Applicator

we call it done And winterize once we have snow on the ground or it is 32 degrees during the day and not just during the night

Hank Timmermann · Junior Member

We've had the colder temps up here, already. Our system is designed to be pulled off the truck in less than 5 minutes and stored inside our shop. Like Zach I'll close down when it snows or temps are below 32 on a consistant basis.

Hank

Michael Derose · SoftWash Systems Certified Applicator

We close when people stop calling. So far we are booked out 2 weeks and the phone is still ringing. Today its raining and cold. Now we have to work Saturday just to catch up.

Eric Seitz · Sophmore Member

When the snow is falling we call it done.

Michael Derose · SoftWash Systems Certified Applicator

Honestly when the temps do not get out past 40 degrees then we call it a wrap. Probably the first or second week in December.

AC Lockyer · Administrator

I should do a video on this?

AC

Zach Maynard · SoftWash Systems Certified Applicator

Why yes in fact you should.

Chris Gunther · Sophmore Member

We never really shut down for the winter. The residential usually dies off by the middle of December, but we maintain a few commercial accounts through the winter. We just winterize at the end of each day.

Matt Jennemann · Junior Member

Chris how do you winterize for the night?

Tim Teed · SoftWash Systems 5-Star Professional

Do your normal rinse, then blow water out of lines with air hose, then suck in some windshield washer fluid or the RV winterize antifreeze. You can collect and reuse the fluids.

Tim Teed · SoftWash Systems 5-Star Professional

You can also throw a heavy tarp over and put a light bulb underneath for heat

Zach Maynard · SoftWash Systems Certified Applicator

We have begun using heated blankets wrapped in a tarp to keep the pump and hose lines from freezing.

Matt Jennemann · Junior Member

Awesome, thanks guys!

Bill Booz · Junior Member

You can order barrels of windshield washer fluid (Alcohol) from NAPA for about $100 a barrel. It's good to -20 We cut it 50% with water this time a year and antifreeze nightly. In the real cold you will have to antifreeze between jobs.

Chris Gunther · Sophmore Member

Matt Jennemann wrote:
Chris how do you winterize for the night?

When the nightime lows are around 32 degrees, we just put heat lamps over the pumps. Once the temps start dropping below 30, we do just as Tim and Bill suggested. We blow out all lines with air, and run windshield washer fluid that's cut 50/50 through all pumps. The -20 washer fluid cut 50/50 will be freeze safe down to 10-15 degrees.