FPCS Report post Posted November 11, 2013 Did a 3000 sqft shingle roof friday . Customer loved the results but made a comment about a smell today. I told them it was the cleaner and dead algae. That it would go away in a couple days. Never seen any threads on this, not a big deal just curious of what others have answered with and if anyone has been asked about a smell?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midatlanticpower Report post Posted November 11, 2013 You did the right thing by telling the customer that it would go away in a couple days. Sometimes you have to take the good with the bad. Just keep pointing out to them how clean there roof is. Take there attention away from the smell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FPCS Report post Posted November 11, 2013 Good point. I will remember that advice on moving the attention to how clean the roof is. I will get some before and afters up soon. Need to go by there and take some good afters. The sun was a factor in the after photos the day of. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FPCS Report post Posted November 11, 2013 Maybe this should be something we present to the customer before the work is done. While explaining the cleaning process. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midatlanticpower Report post Posted November 11, 2013 Its hard getting pics when you first finish because the roof is still damp and it dioes t give the full effect of how clean it is. What surfactant are you using with your roof mix? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apple Roof Cleaning (813) 655-8777 Report post Posted November 11, 2013 Did a 3000 sqft shingle roof friday . Customer loved the results but made a comment about a smell today. I told them it was the cleaner and dead algae. That it would go away in a couple days. Never seen any threads on this, not a big deal just curious of what others have answered with and if anyone has been asked about a smell?? Another reason to use a good amount of Liquid Gain Ultra Dishsoap in your roof cleaning mix! It helps with the awful smell, and when it rains especially. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FPCS Report post Posted November 11, 2013 The green gain original scent. We used 75 gallons of mix and used a whole 44oz bottle of the gain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FPCS Report post Posted November 11, 2013 Also we get 10.5 % bleach . Do you think we should bump our percentage ratio to maybe 30 to 35% bleach in our mix. We are having to touch up a lot when the roof isn't even that dirty . Just a thought. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midatlanticpower Report post Posted November 11, 2013 Definitely should use at least a 30 percent mix if not 40 percent. That's probably why you have to recoat so often. Chris is also right on with the Gain. It definitely helps with the smell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apple Roof Cleaning (813) 655-8777 Report post Posted November 11, 2013 The green gain original scent. We used 75 gallons of mix and used a whole 44oz bottle of the gain. Do not be "afraid" to use more Gain, when you want more smell masking for the roof cleaning chemical. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FPCS Report post Posted November 11, 2013 Ok we have another big shingle roof job monday. Im going to bump the ratio to 35% and add more gain. This house on monday should produce some great before and after pictures. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apple Roof Cleaning (813) 655-8777 Report post Posted November 11, 2013 Ok we have another big shingle roof job monday. Im going to bump the ratio to 35% and add more gain. This house on monday should produce some great before and after pictures. Pinch A Penny has the best SH for roof cleaning in in Central Florida, usually. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FPCS Report post Posted November 11, 2013 We use pinch a penny on occasion. Our main SH supplier is on the southside and sometimes pinch a penny is more convienent. But we get our SH from our main supplier for 1$ a gallon. Pinch a penny doesn't do that. Lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richard bond Report post Posted November 13, 2013 A buck a gallon?? Wow we're paying $2.10 for 12.5% in the Washington DC area and we're getting 300 gal. a pop.. Competition between your suppliers must be fierce down there in the sunshine state.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apple Roof Cleaning (813) 655-8777 Report post Posted November 13, 2013 We use pinch a penny on occasion. Our main SH supplier is on the southside and sometimes pinch a penny is more convienent. But we get our SH from our main supplier for 1$ a gallon. Pinch a penny doesn't do that. Lol No, Pinch A Penny flat LOST our business, because they tried to jack our price way up on the roof cleaning chemical! I told them to get funked, and now all the SH we used to buy from them is turning into salt water, LOL I do not like the SH from Leslie's Pool Supply. Always remember this about SH. The more Yellow it is, the better, for our purposes. The more Yellow it is, the less refined it is, and the more Sodium Hydroxide it contains. The more Sodium Hydroxide left in the SH, the longer the shelf life, and the better it cleans. This is because Sodium Hydroxide is very Alkaline (High PH) The cleaning action of SH is always best at HIGH PH (over PH 10) The Disinfection action of SH is always better at LOW PH, and that is why we add Acid to our swimming pool water. So, if you have a choice between different brands of SH, always get the Yellow Stuff ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garyw Report post Posted November 13, 2013 Chris; Quick question. Could a person add some sodium hydroxide to a drum of SH to make it stronger and last longer? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apple Roof Cleaning (813) 655-8777 Report post Posted November 13, 2013 Chris; Quick question. Could a person add some sodium hydroxide to a drum of SH to make it stronger and last longer? Last a little longer, yes, stronger, no. Above about PH 10, all the Chlorine occurs as the Hypochlorite Ion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FPCS Report post Posted November 15, 2013 Yeah Richard. We have a lot of pools in the sunshine state. There is SH distributors on every corner and like every business down here they are cutting each others throats for business. Thanks Chris for that advice. I will definitely keep that in mind. However we did ask our SH provider how often they fill their tanks with fresh SH. They saod they get them filled twice a week. But like mentioned before its only 10.5% . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian C. Jackson Report post Posted January 28, 2014 I use 12.5% and my mix stays between 35%-38% and it helps cut down on the touch ups. Gain works great and so dose the new lemonade From Southside. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apple Roof Cleaning (813) 655-8777 Report post Posted January 28, 2014 I use 12.5% and my mix stays between 35%-38% and it helps cut down on the touch ups. Gain works great and so dose the new lemonade From Southside. We use the Gain in our roof cleaning mix, and find it works great for us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Advantage Roof Cleaning Report post Posted January 28, 2014 Dido on the Gain. I started using it last year and love it. Also it saves me $$ on surfactant. When a HO mentions that it smells like a pool, I respond by telling them yes it smells like a clean disinfected pool. I also mention one of the ingredients is also used to kill the algae in pools. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apple Roof Cleaning (813) 655-8777 Report post Posted January 28, 2014 Dido on the Gain. I started using it last year and love it. Also it saves me $$ on surfactant. When a HO mentions that it smells like a pool, I respond by telling them yes it smells like a clean disinfected pool. I also mention one of the ingredients is also used to kill the algae in pools. LOL, and a large bottle of Gain is less money then Dawn, and better for cleaning roofs. Some days we clean 4 to 6 roofs, and we would go broke buying shipped in surfactants. Liquid Gain is as close as the nearest store, always ready to dump in the tanks, and go clean some roofs. Some are unaware that Gain actually contains Ammonyx LO ! Ammonyx LO was discovered for roof cleaning, right here at the RCIA Forum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spray Force Report post Posted February 23, 2014 Hindsight being 2020 I should listen better in chemistry class. LOL 2 Apple Roof Cleaning (813) 655-8777 and Sussex County Roof Cleaning reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newtothis26 Report post Posted April 19, 2014 what is SH? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stay Clean Report post Posted April 20, 2014 sodium hypochlorite 1 Apple Roof Cleaning (813) 655-8777 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
