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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: drive surgeon on November 17, 2008, 12:28:33 pm

Title: going to go cold calling down on the docks.
Post by: drive surgeon on November 17, 2008, 12:28:33 pm

a guy told me he had allsorts of pressure washing work down on the docks and he uses sea water to clean the stuff. does anyone do this themselves?

Title: Re: going to go cold calling down on the docks.
Post by: keith b on November 17, 2008, 04:44:57 pm

Make sure your pressure washer pump is suitable for salt water!

Title: Re: going to go cold calling down on the docks.
Post by: drive surgeon on November 17, 2008, 05:21:50 pm

i was told its ok as long as you run cold fresh water through it afterwards to clear it out?? ???

Title: Re: going to go cold calling down on the docks.
Post by: BDCS on November 17, 2008, 06:43:15 pm

I did a weeks pontoon washing using salt water, just cleaned the filter every hours and washed out with fresh water. They usually do it themselves but were short staffed. They were a pain to deal with, insurance was a pain, I was ***** cold, bored, sick, fed up and shot upon by the seagulls.

Title: Re: going to go cold calling down on the docks.
Post by: keith b on November 18, 2008, 08:13:38 am

Salt water pumps (marine) need to be made of `polypropylene` materials,....otherwise you will wear out your pressure washer very quickly (irrespective of filter changes and a wash through).

If you want to do marine work,.......hire a trash/marine or salt water pump for the day, and wear skins & goggles.

Title: Re: going to go cold calling down on the docks.
Post by: drive surgeon on November 18, 2008, 12:46:32 pm

it wont be regular just occasional work prob! ???