[Kwackers]

What are the best methods for keeping the place tidy as you work and at the end.

For instance, if your cleaning a patio and it fronts onto grass, the grass not only gets soaked, but the dirt probably seems through onto the patio.

Or if your in an area thats not well drained and you end up in a mud bath?

Thanks!

[Kleen Machine]

If you are using a small machine, it may take longer, and thus the build up.

If you have a decent commercial pressure washer and a surface cleaner, you should be able to control the splatter and then use the wand to push the debris to the desired run off point.

To see this type of equipment:

www.merrillfoxenterprises.com

[Paul-T]

If you're pressure washing be careful about any chemicals you may use with that and where it may flow to - as it is illegal to empty a bucket of used cleaning solution into a surface water drain then I would imagine it would apply to anything being used to clean (chemicals) that may happen to find its way into the system.

As some of you may know - one company was fined over £70,000 pounds due to a cleaner emptying a bucket down the drain!!

[Kwackers]

it's not the splatter, it's the general build up of water around the cleaning area, which i'm guessing if you have a higher flow rate, is going to be even worse than mine!

[Kleen Machine]

With a higher flow rate you can sweep the water and mess to where you want to direct it.

Because your situation  is different, you will need a floor sqeegee if you are working on a smoothe surface, or you may need a wet vac for water control

[Kwackers]

I should think both make a mess

More Water, But quicker to clean

Less water, but longer to clean

Looks like it's a wet and dry vac.

Looks like i need to go and buy one tomorrow then - any suggestions anyone?

[peternathan]

less water longer to clean???
surely you'll use just the same as more water quicker to clean!

i've been pressure washing for two years plus now the only time i needed a wet vac was when i did a work shop floor for porsche.
there not cheap to buy and you really need to fix it to your fsc this means more pipes.
but if you do buy one make sure it has a automatic pump to empty it's self for constant use.

[Kwackers]

Thats what i'm saying...Water coming out slower but for longer is the same as faster but for a shorter amount of time

[peternathan]

my fault sorry.

[Kwackers]

No Wories

[Roger Oakley]

I should think both make a mess

More Water, But quicker to clean

Less water, but longer to clean

Looks like it's a wet and dry vac.

Looks like i need to go and buy one tomorrow then - any suggestions anyone?

I have one of Tech-Cleans wet-vac's great bit of kit, not cheap but for me well worth the money.