[joe.b]

when you guys with the trailers with 1000 litre tanks in are pressure washing, do you fill up and tow 1000 litres of water to the job or do you get to the site and start from there?

thanks

[stalwart]

If waters not available on site then yes

[joe.b]

anymore info? if there isnt water on site surely it will only last for and hour full on?

[BDCS]

66.666 minutes @ 15 ltr/min

[drive surgeon]

 

[Richy L]

I only use my on-board tank for small jobs.

If I am on a job all day I use a drum and syphone the water out. If there is no water on site ...  then there would be a problem. That is where a fire-hydrant liscence would be very handy

[Alan McTernan]

I have done a couple of jobs with no water!! One was a tennis club/courts about 50 miles away!! So applied for a temp hydrant licence from the local water authority and just tagged it on to the qoute!
The other local ones i have just filled up from home, but they where only small patios!

Regards
Alan

[Deep Cleaning Solutions]

Hi,i am thinking of adding pressure washing to my services.
I only want to target domestic customers(drives,patios ect).
Will i get away with not having a tank on my van for domestics...cheers.

[Blast Off Stoke]

So far i have not had to use a tank in my van ,you are definatley limited to how much work you can do on one tank of water and may not be enough like BDCS say just over 1 hours worth of water, that  aint gonna get a lot of washing done.
Most people have a outside tap and dont mind you using it ,the few that dont then you have to use a internal tap which i'm wary of especially if its a mixer tap ,those mixer tap hoselock things arent the best and sometimes spray water everywhere if not careful.

[Nathanael Jones]

I've a 1000 litre tank on a trailer,.. I usually have it about 1/3 full when I arrive at a job & plug in the hose to start it filling straight away. a full 1000 litres + the weight of the trailer & pressure washer would be so far past the legal limit (Gross train weight) for my vehicle its just not funny!!

[BDCS]

Everone has a washing m/c and the hoselock garden tap fitting screws straight on which is secure

[Alan McTernan]

Like Nathanael i nearly always have some water in my tank which means i can turn up to a job connect to their tap and get started straight away. I used to use a large wheelie bin but found that if the water supply was slow my machine would drain the bin and i had to stop until it caught up!!! So having a water tank in the van means i am alot more efficent!! It has also come in handy when i have had to do a graffiti removal job and a few emergency oil stain removals for local garages!!!

[derek west]

Like Nathanael i nearly always have some water in my tank which means i can turn up to a job connect to their tap and get started straight away. I used to use a large wheelie bin but found that if the water supply was slow my machine would drain the bin and i had to stop until it caught up!!! So having a water tank in the van means i am alot more efficent!! It has also come in handy when i have had to do a graffiti removal job and a few emergency oil stain removals for local garages!!!

alan
do you have a hot washer or do you manage the jobs mentioned without the need for heat?

[Alan McTernan]

I have a hot box which when the PW is turned right down and the Temp turned right up gives out a lovely bit of steam which when mixed with the right chemicals works for me!!!! So far

Regards
Alan

[derek west]

cheers alan
so my next question would be, could you do the jobs mentioned without the hotbox and if yes, how much more difficult would it be. i ask as i like the thought of getting graffiti / chuddy  work but wondered if a hotbox would be a necessaty or not?

[cleaner-exteriors]

graffiti can be removed with cold water, chewing gum hot/steam

[Andy Foster]

graffiti can be removed with cold water, chewing gum hot/steam

I agree, but hot is better on graffiti as the chemicals often state to wash off with 90 degrees water for best results.
Cold will work, but just takes a little longer