We have a hose pipe ban in place in the SE and wondered if anyone had any tips on cleaning your car w/o using a hose. I've heard watering cans are quite usefull?
cheers.
cheers.
Tips for cleaning car w/o a hosepipe due to ban.
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cheers for that guys.
Not too keen on the car wash option so think i'll look into the water butt.
Gonna need to buy a butt as dont already have one. They look petty cheap tho.
What kind of power output should the pump be?
Not too keen on the car wash option so think i'll look into the water butt.
Gonna need to buy a butt as dont already have one. They look petty cheap tho.
What kind of power output should the pump be?
my tip is to live up north no hose pipe bans here
ive just wasted gallons cleaning my fence and decking with the jet wash
ive just wasted gallons cleaning my fence and decking with the jet wash
fingermouse said:my tip is to live up north no hose pipe bans here
ive just wasted gallons cleaning my fence and decking with the jet wash
do they sell 300mile hoses
There was a post on the TT forums recently where someone asked Thames about this as they wanted to make sure it was all ok before they went ahead. Thames view was that you are not permitted to fill any container from the mains supply with the intention of using a pump to wash your car with, such as hooking it up to a karcher or submersible pump for a hose. Using it with collected rain or grey water would be ok on the other hand.
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I wouldn't put my car through a car wash due to Swirl marks from the brushes
I just use a watercan to pre rinse the car-start from the roof down, then 1 bucket soapy to wash, then 2 buckets to rinse clean
Luckily we have no ban up here anyway
I just use a watercan to pre rinse the car-start from the roof down, then 1 bucket soapy to wash, then 2 buckets to rinse clean
Luckily we have no ban up here anyway
AndyM said:
So how do all the mobile car cleaners get round this? There was one o/s my work last week and he cleaned over 10 cars with a hosepipe connected to a tank in his van. Think i'll be phoning Southern Water 1st for confirmation what is ok.
I've got a water butt, but the water in it is green & a bit scummy. I've been using a bucket & sponge to clean the car during the hoespipe ban. However, if the drought order is granted, I won't even be able to do that.
Remember you can still use a good old bucket! I actually think I use more water using a bucket to wash my car than using a hosepipe - as when you throw it over the car most of it ends up coming back all over you! I'm averaging about 18 buckets full (180 litres) to wash my car.
The most annoying thing is you can't blast the dead flies out of radiator grille and panel gaps. Front of the car will no doubt be a serious fly graveyard by the end of the summer.
The most annoying thing is you can't blast the dead flies out of radiator grille and panel gaps. Front of the car will no doubt be a serious fly graveyard by the end of the summer.
A3_TOBES said:
Hosepipe bans affect domestic users, not business users. Drought orders are a whole different ball game. Check your water supplier's website for FAQs.
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I currently work for a top golf club, we get around any drought restrictions by maintaining our own resevoir and using treated water from the sewage works nearby to water the course. At the peak of the summer we will put anywhere from 250,000 to 500,000 litres of water onto the course a night!
Think I might park the car on the 17th green overnight and wash it.
Think I might park the car on the 17th green overnight and wash it.
I have to use a bucket as the car's parked on the road outside the house and i live on the first floor flat
I can do a good job with five buckets - 2 to get it wet, 1 to wash and 2 to rinse afterwards - normally comes out very well
I can do a good job with five buckets - 2 to get it wet, 1 to wash and 2 to rinse afterwards - normally comes out very well
Watering cans are great - 2 to get it wet, wash with yer bucket and mit and sponge, 2 watering cans to rinse.
Cars seems to dry much quicker when I use the watering can, the water seems to sheet off or bead better, presumably as no fine spray.
Only thing you can't do is rinse out the wheel arches but I did that right after the winter anyway.
Cars seems to dry much quicker when I use the watering can, the water seems to sheet off or bead better, presumably as no fine spray.
Only thing you can't do is rinse out the wheel arches but I did that right after the winter anyway.
