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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: michael papworth on July 30, 2008, 09:17:52 pm

Title: What do you do with the muck?
Post by: michael papworth on July 30, 2008, 09:17:52 pm
I've pressure washed my neighbour's and my sister-in-law's driveways. Both of them block paved.

At the end, there's loads of dirty sand and bits of moss etc that comes out from between the blocks.

I used the jet as a broom and swept it all either into little piles to get up with a shovel. Some of it at my sister-in-law's could just be swept onto the garden.

What do you professional guys do with it?

PS I fitted a 1504 nozzle to the pressure washer (2000 psi/10 lpm) and it's MUCH better than the 1505. The pressure is better and it just rips the moss out from between the blocks. It still leaves the weeds though. Would a turbo nozzle do a better job on the weeds?
Title: Re: What do you do with the muck?
Post by: John Kelly on July 30, 2008, 09:23:45 pm
Bin it on site if suitable bin available or bag it and take it away.
Title: Re: What do you do with the muck?
Post by: BDCS on July 30, 2008, 10:17:23 pm
In theory you need a waste carriers licience to remove waste from a customer - even a bucket of pudding. Yes a turbo will help big time but even that needs to be the correct size
Title: Re: What do you do with the muck?
Post by: clinton on July 31, 2008, 10:27:31 pm
Why dont you get a wet/dry vacuum like a neumatic and you could get most of it in the vac and take away :)
Title: Re: What do you do with the muck?
Post by: BDCS on July 31, 2008, 11:35:59 pm
Why add to the equipment carried, its electrical and only takes the place of a bucket, small shovel and hand brush. I use a bucket with several rows of holes to sieve the water so you only end up with the solids. The buckets go into a screen and are recycled into the top soil