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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: easy clean on January 18, 2011, 10:42:44 pm

Title: pressure washer guys
Post by: easy clean on January 18, 2011, 10:42:44 pm

How do you guys get your water supply? Do you carry it in the van like us window cleaners or just use customers tap? If so do they not mind? On average how much water would you use whilst pressure cleaning.......would 1000 litres be enough or not last 5 minutes?

Cheers guys

Title: Re: pressure washer guys
Post by: BDCS on January 18, 2011, 11:08:43 pm

1000 divided by 15 = 66 mins but will bepend on the flow of your washer. It costs a fortune to transport water so I always use the customers water

Title: Re: pressure washer guys
Post by: jaespray on January 18, 2011, 11:20:41 pm

hi easy clean     i do my work on the under standing that the customer provides the water
there are a lot on here that dont understand  pessure and flow rate  they think the hi-er the pressure the better     but in my opinion you need great flow rate for best results   i operate at 200bar & 30L a min
regards john

Title: Re: pressure washer guys
Post by: jaespray on January 18, 2011, 11:55:28 pm

i use a 400L bowser with fitted ball valve fitted  when washing tennis courts you have not got the time or will to count the liters   you just go for it
if you dont empty you bowser    you only fill "once"

Title: Re: pressure washer guys
Post by: BDCS on January 19, 2011, 09:02:35 am

John, what machine do you run ?

Title: Re: pressure washer guys
Post by: Ged on January 19, 2011, 10:17:33 am

i reckon about 2 to three cubic metres water for average block drive. times pence per square metre (from you bill). last time i did the calculation for a worried customer i think it came to less than a fiver. for the water. so not really worth carting water around. i know some guys use stand pipes for bigger commercial jobs.

ged

Title: Re: pressure washer guys
Post by: jaespray on January 19, 2011, 11:03:45 am

hi ged  if you use a bowser with a ball valve  you only use what you "use" no over flowing
i realy think 1 machine would find it hard to use more than £10 worth of water per shift
the use of stand pipes   there are " isues" you should iform. pay. conply with there stand pipe isues. of the relevent water company
h&s isues (hoses) trip hazards     idiots turning it of or nicking it  while working you wont be able to keep an eye on it   motors running over your hose and shredding it
i would only use a stand pipe as last resort
regards john

Title: Re: pressure washer guys
Post by: jaespray on January 19, 2011, 11:20:29 am

hi bdcs   i use a petrol zeta   i like its performance and its format and its to big for 2 blokes to pick up and nick    you can take it to the work   i find  van mounts restrict your access
regards john

Title: Re: pressure washer guys
Post by: Richy L on January 19, 2011, 11:43:13 am

i have a 500 litre tank in my van, but it is more graffiti removal when you dontneedmuch water.
if im on a job for over 30 mins or so i use the customers wter supply.

Title: Re: pressure washer guys
Post by: trevor perry on January 19, 2011, 01:26:46 pm

i have a 1000 ltr tank in trailer that i fill with a standpipe, this lasts about an hour if customer has a outside tap then i use this but the tap pressure doesnt always keep up with the pressure washer so i have to resort back to a standpipe. We have a licence to use the stanpipes and you get charged for the water used, a standpipe fills a 1000 ltr tank in just a few minutes using a 1 inch tap

Title: Re: pressure washer guys
Post by: Alan McTernan on January 19, 2011, 07:15:47 pm

We have a 400L tank in the van, most of the time we use customers water supply, if on a water meter the average is 60p per 1000L. So i just discount 60p-£1.00 per hour.
We also have a hydrant licence which we use for commercial.

Title: Re: pressure washer guys
Post by: Richy L on January 19, 2011, 08:34:00 pm

it works out at about £2.70 per 1000 litres in here.