The Ultimate Guide to Soft Washing Equipment: Tools, Tips, and Techniques 🧰

By Mark Cave March 08, 2025

The Ultimate Guide to Soft Washing Equipment: Tools, Tips, and Techniques 🧰

Introduction to Soft Washing Equipment

When it comes to cleaning the exteriors of homes and commercial buildings, soft washing stands out as an effective and safe technique. But what equipment makes this process possible? In this guide, we'll explore the various tools required for soft washing and how they contribute to achieving the best results.

Understanding Soft Washing 🏠

Before diving into the specifics of soft washing equipment, it's essential to understand what soft washing is all about. It's a cleaning method that uses low-pressure water combined with specialized solutions to remove bacteria, algae, and other organic stains from exterior surfaces. You can learn more about the concept by visiting this detailed article.

Key Soft Washing Tools

1. Soft Wash Systems

The core of any soft washing setup is the soft wash system itself. These systems come equipped with pumps and hoses designed to apply cleaning solutions at low pressures, ensuring surfaces are cleaned without damage. For quality equipment, check out our soft washing equipment collection.

2. Water Fed Poles

A water fed pole soft wash nozzle is an indispensable tool for reaching high or challenging areas without the need for ladders. They ensure efficient application of cleaning solutions on roofs and upper-story walls.

3. Chemical Injectors

To achieve optimal cleaning results, the use of chemical injectors like the Soft Washing Dosatron is necessary. These injectors ensure the right mix of water and solutions for effective cleaning.

4. Surfactants and Detergents

Surfactants, such as the Clever Wash Surfactant, help break down dirt and grime, improving the cleaning power of your solutions. Combined with proper detergents, these surfactants can tackle even the toughest exterior stains.

Effective Application Techniques

Using the right tools is crucial, but knowing how to use them is equally important. Follow these tips for the best results:

Test the Area First ⚠️

Before fully committing to cleaning a surface, it's always wise to test your cleaning solution on a small, inconspicuous area. This ensures that there won't be any adverse effects like discoloration or damage.

Maintaining Proper Distance 🚀

When using a soft wash system, maintain an appropriate distance from the surface. This helps prevent any damage while ensuring a thorough clean. Generally, staying about a foot away from the surface is advisable.

Use Residual Power ⚡

Choosing biocides with residual power can offer lasting protection against stains and organic growths. Explore more on biocides' residual power.

Benefits of Soft Washing

Soft washing offers numerous benefits compared to traditional cleaning methods. It is gentle on surfaces, eco-friendly, and provides longer-lasting results. Additionally, the Sodium Hypochlorite mixing guide offers insights on achieving the ideal cleaning mix, reducing the risk of plant damage.

Learn and Grow with SoftWash UK

For those who want to become soft washing pros, consider enrolling in our Soft Wash Training Course. It covers everything from equipment to application techniques, ensuring you become a competent and confident cleaner.

Conclusion

By understanding the role of each piece of equipment in soft washing, you can ensure pristine and long-lasting cleanliness for surfaces. Whether you're a professional cleaner or a homeowner looking to maintain your property's aesthetics, investing in the right tools can make all the difference.

Visit SoftWash UK today to explore a wide range of top-quality soft washing equipment and start your journey towards cleaner exteriors!

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Soft Wash Calculator App

Now you can say I've got an app for that!

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Softwashing calculator is an indispensable tool for juggling complicated chemical mixes. It helps reduce wastage and keeps operating costs down by giving accurate proportions

If you are having difficulty getting your head around the maths, trying to work out what percentage of softwash you need, how much chemical, surfactant and water to add, then this is the App for you.

The Soft Wash Calculator App allows you to work out your soft wash recipe by telling you exactly how much chemical, how much water and how much surfactant to add to get the desired soft wash recipe.
It doesn't stop there!.
- It can also remix your leftover softwash to a new stronger or weaker recipe.
- all controls in one place for see at a glance operation
- ease of input via pre-loaded dials. no more calculator style typing
- instantly responds to changes of complex combinations
- works in both Litres and US Gallons
- tested for Protan and Deutan colourblind users
- links to SoftwashingUK website

Take this scenario
You started with a 1% soft wash recipe of 50 gal (or litres) for a deck clean and you’re left with 13 gallons.

You get a call from a prospective customer to clean their roof. Past experience tells you a 4% soft wash recipe is needed, but what about your leftover mix at 1%?.

Do you waste time and effort driving back to base to transfer into a standby tank?
You could consider the 13 gal as just water, top up the tank and start again.
But that’s throwing away the value of the mix and raising your overhead.

Soft Wash Calculator App to the rescue.

You get to the new job and it requires 100 gal / litres.
Switch into remix mode , confirming the 13 gal already in the tank
Move the dials to your new recipe and the app immediately updates the different amounts to add in front of your eyes including the correct amount of extra surfactant.

You now have a 100 gal / litres tank of 4% soft wash recipe ready for your roof clean job!

Not forgetting you’ve saved money too, all without stress and uncertainty . Don’t underestimate what confident calmness has on your customer putting out referrals.

The same applies if you have a 4% recipe left in your tank and you need to dilute it down to 2%. Again the app will tell you how.

Softwashing calculator will also work for any chemical recipe. For instance you can use it for Sodium Hypochlorite, Bleach, Biocide , TFR traffic film remover and degreaser. Even the mathematically-challenged rocket scientist can top up their booster tanks to new fuel mixes after launch delays caused by changing weather conditions.

Using this app you will know exactly what chemical strength to put on any surface giving you the confidence and the knowledge of a professional soft washer and you’ll save money as well.

So if you have little knowledge of how to mix a soft wash recipe then this app is for you.
If you have little knowledge of how to remix a soft wash recipe then this app is for you.
If you want to save money when mixing a soft wash recipe then this app is for you.

This app is also backward compatible to devices running iOS7. We've done this so you can re-purpose an old iPhone 4 or iPod Touch 5 for what could be hazardous work environments. Just toss one in your cleaning van's toolkit.

Once you learn the methods and procedures of how to apply the soft wash to the different surfaces that need cleaning you’ll be unstoppable!

The app also has a guide to what percentage for what surface. And if you are the lucky owner of a Clever Injector it will remind you the correct setting for the job.
However you should always consider and risk assess what soft wash recipe you need to clean the surface.

** A major iOS code-base change may require a re-purchase. The appiverse at the time will confirm our promise that we won't do so unless the necessity is apparent.

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