Ok, I have been searching and I just can’t seem to find any information on this. I am in a lake town, and I am sure I will be asked to clean docks sooner or later, I will use straight pressure and let customer know in advance what to expect. However, I believe I have to pull water from the lake rather than the house. How would I go about doing this? Also, there are a few neighborhoods around here that have really steep water prices, and I have heard people refuse to let pressure washers use their water. So if I were to add a secondary (larger) tank in the bed of my truck, could I pull off of it instead of a house. I only have a 65 gallon buffer tank, and that won’t last long with 5.5 GPM.
Sorry if this is a really stupid question that I just can’t find the answer to haha
Up your prices to cover there water, then give them a $20 off discount for using there water. No way 500 gallons of water cost more than $20.
65 gallons won’t get you far.
For pulling out of lake that’s a new one for me.
Maybe a new dock cleaning idea… I live by a huge lake with million dollar homes and I have a pontoon
65 gallon buffer…12volt pump to pump from lake to buffer and a 5.5 @ 2500 all mounted on pontoon. The Dock Cleaning Machine
Just joking…more I think about it maybe not.
Line up a day here and there with only docks and knock them out quick. Hardest part would be the addresses (guess you could ask them to put an orange flag on their dock or something lol
Yeah I don’t know if there water is that expensive…but this is a retirement community. I am curious if they are just elderly people claiming that pressure washing is “making their water bills soar” lol I guess I will find out here shortly!
The Dock Cleanig Machine is pretty good haha if you ever get around to it, we will need to see pictures!
Was just taking to a friend that owns a pier installing and boat storing company about this recently. I live in an area with a ton of lakes. He has lists of hundreds of people that he installs and removes piers for on a yearly basis. I was thinking the same thing about “The Dock Cleaning Machine”. Talking with some local suppliers it doesn’t sound like there are too many people out there doing this and maybe another avenue to peruse. @daltonaiken I would be interested to find out more about pulling water from a lake if you get more info on it.
Had an elderly couple, 80s/90s worried about it. Someone told them it would cost $100 on water bill. Just tell them its cheap, and wont affect the water bill much at all.
Well this job that someone had for me, the woman already had her driveway cleaned once, and apparently her water bill just went through the roof…supposedly…anyways, she won’t let anyone do it unless they bring their own. So I am going to have to pass on that one.
What’d they do, leave the hose running after they left?? Lol.
All you gotta do is call the town and find out what the water/sewer rate is. Then convert to gallons instead of “units” of 100 cubic ft.
My town charges approximately 1.02 cents per gallon for water and sewer. About 2/3 of that is for sewer, so depending on the town, you might possibly rent a water meter from them and get a refund for the amount you’re not putting down the drain.
But it hardly seems worth the trouble. I “charge” the customer about $1/gallon give or take (a $250 job takes around 200-250 gallons for me). If they’re worried about the water bill, they’ve got their priorities mixed up, lol.
That’s what I’m wondering…what could they have done to make such a noticeable difference on her bill? Or is this just some crazy elderly lady who thinks $10-$20 is the end of the world, if it was even that much. lol Who knows. I’m hoping I won’t have these issues with most of my customers!
The big question I have is if the motor won’t start on the dock motor could you just aim the pressure washer wand backwards and use the force to push you? Or even stick it in the water for a “jet drive”???
Oh we’re past that! I’m just curious if a pressure washer would propell you! Who cares about cleaning at this point? Same theory as this fella. If you were out floating in the water holding the wand and had 200 foot of line I’d imagine it would be fun! Obviously I know you couldn’t fly but maybe push yourself around in the water or even “dive” with it?
Let’s get scientific here… has anyone ever measured the force behind say a 8x3500? How much does it push against you and how well would that conver to thrust? @Innocentbystander get in on this! We are going places!
You can use a floating skimmer (or just make one, they’re simple), and draw using a small trash pump. You can rent a trash pump at just about any rental house, including some hose, to try it out first. We have used this method successfully.
