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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Andrew Briscoe on February 09, 2013, 04:51:38 pm

Title: Geting back into pressure washing
Post by: Andrew Briscoe on February 09, 2013, 04:51:38 pm

After a 6-7 year break from pressure washing, I have decided to get back into it.
As I only ever washed poultry units, am looking for a bit of advice on other types
of work.
Have bought a unit on a skid, and just looking at a trailer at the moment to
mount it on.
A few questions :

Price, do you charge hourly or by the metre?
Weedkilling, apply before or after, which product, and do you require a licence?
Chemicals, for the likes of oil stains and general cleaning, if any ?
Looking at Robs thread re recycling, are local councils, enviro angecy clamping
down on waste water etc?
Final question, should I be thinking about anything else ?

Customers will be the easy part, having been doing carpet cleaning, office cleaning,
Hard floors etc for over 20 years.

Thanks in advance,

Andrew

Title: Re: Geting back into pressure washing
Post by: Rob_Mac on February 10, 2013, 08:52:37 am

Andrew

Hope your well.

You do need a license on spraying weedkillers - I am sure others will assist on this and the right chemicals.

Councils aren't clamping down - it is a specific business development.

What unit have you bought?

Rob ;D

Title: Re: Geting back into pressure washing
Post by: Andrew Briscoe on February 10, 2013, 10:54:09 am

The diesel model listed here, it will do for now till I build this side of the business up.

http://www.icegreer.com/item/1104

Am keeping well Rob thanks.

Andrew

Title: Re: Geting back into pressure washing
Post by: johnny bravo on February 10, 2013, 11:16:58 am

your getting this shipped from usa  Carolina,    why not the UK  :-\

Title: Re: Geting back into pressure washing
Post by: Andrew Briscoe on February 10, 2013, 11:52:05 am

I bought it second hand locally  :)

council owned it, then a mate of mine bought it, had 700 quid spent on it
and never used it

Andrew

Title: Re: Geting back into pressure washing
Post by: Rob_Mac on February 10, 2013, 12:12:25 pm

Andrew

I can't open that link

Is it just me or is it the link?

Rob ;D

Title: Re: Geting back into pressure washing
Post by: Andrew Briscoe on February 10, 2013, 01:28:45 pm

it is a kew contractor

Contractor Diesel H.D.
2900 PSI
4.6 GPM
16 HP Ruggerini Motor

Andrew

Title: Re: Geting back into pressure washing
Post by: Rob_Mac on February 10, 2013, 01:43:29 pm

Nothing wrong with that, i've worked alongside one on numerous occasions, great piece of kit.

Rob ;D

Title: Re: Geting back into pressure washing
Post by: Andrew Briscoe on February 10, 2013, 02:57:20 pm

Just need a trailer for it, have one in mind have seen on ebay.
My mate is a fabricator so hopefully on the road by end of next week  8)

Andrew