Five Star Cleaning Tips From An Old Hand

Here are two tips people should follow to achieve excellent results when using pressure cleaners.

They should pre-treat the areas they plan to use the pressure cleaner on

One of the reasons why professionals who provide pressure-cleaning services tend to achieve better results than non-professionals who rent this equipment is that the former will often pre-treat the areas they need to wash. They may use detergents or specific treatments on these areas. When left on an unclean surface for a period of time, these types of products can break down (but will not usually remove) the dirt, stains, grime, algae or mould that's on them.

This can reduce how long a person needs to spend pointing the pressure cleaner at the surface, as the pre-treatment product will have done a lot of the cleaning work, and all that will be left to do is to thoroughly rinse off the debris and the cleaning chemical. They may, for example, only need to spray the wall with their equipment for five minutes, instead of 15. This approach could not only save the person time but will also greatly reduce the risk of the pressure cleaner causing damage to the surface. This is especially important when a person needs to clean a feature such as a wooden deck, which could develop splinters if it is pressure washed for too long, or a brick wall, whose mortar could get damaged by prolonged exposure to a water jet.

They should ensure their techniques are consistent when pressure-cleaning a large feature

Another step that people should take to achieve excellent results is to try to keep their washing technique consistent when using the pressure cleaner to clean a large feature (such as a long fence). For example, if after some experimentation, they realise that they need to stand two feet away from the fence, with the pressure cleaner on its highest setting, to get the grime off each of its panels, they should try to stay at this distance when working their way past the remaining parts of the fence.

In a situation where a person has hired a cleaner to do this for them, they may need to move certain objects (like flower pots, their garden bench, etc.) that are two feet from the fence so this professional can use the equipment from this distance. If a person doesn't follow this advice, they may find that only some of the fence panels look cleaner than others when they finish. They or their cleaner may then have to repeat the process on the fence panels that were not properly washed.

Talk to local pressure cleaners to learn more.