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Cleaning a Conservatory ...
Hi all
I've got a "P" - form conservatory that goes right across the back of the house, and sticks out 3m along the straight bit, and a lot more at the 'bulge'. It's too wide at any point to be able to lean right across, even on top of a ladder, to give it a 'bucket & sponge' clean. It is a couple of years old now, and starting to get algae-covered, and SWMBO has decided that this summer, yours truly is going to get this clean ... So I figured that I could use my pressure washer with one of the extra long extendable wands that you can get for guttering cleaning. I've just discovered that the pressure washer has a little pull-out tube with a strainer on the end, to go into a detergent container (Doh! that'll teach me to RTFM and know the capabilities of my kit ...) So, anyone got any experience of getting this algae off ? Any recommendations for a suitable detergent or whatever ? Is there a proper stuff that anyone knows of ? I guess it has to be something low-foam if you don't want the garden covered (I could always rig some lights and play loud music if that happened :-) ) The conservatory is made from white uPVC, glass in all the windows, and multi-wall polycarbonate (smooth inside and out, but 'crinkly' between the smooth layers) for the roof panels. Cheers Arfa |
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Arfa Daily wrote:
Hi all I've got a "P" - form conservatory that goes right across the back of the house, and sticks out 3m along the straight bit, and a lot more at the 'bulge'. It's too wide at any point to be able to lean right across, even on top of a ladder, to give it a 'bucket & sponge' clean. It is a couple of years old now, and starting to get algae-covered, and SWMBO has decided that this summer, yours truly is going to get this clean ... So I figured that I could use my pressure washer with one of the extra long extendable wands that you can get for guttering cleaning. I've just discovered that the pressure washer has a little pull-out tube with a strainer on the end, to go into a detergent container (Doh! that'll teach me to RTFM and know the capabilities of my kit ...) So, anyone got any experience of getting this algae off ? Any recommendations for a suitable detergent or whatever ? Is there a proper stuff that anyone knows of ? I guess it has to be something low-foam if you don't want the garden covered (I could always rig some lights and play loud music if that happened :-) ) The conservatory is made from white uPVC, glass in all the windows, and multi-wall polycarbonate (smooth inside and out, but 'crinkly' between the smooth layers) for the roof panels. Cheers Arfa When I cleaned mine last, I just used the pressure washer, didn't seem to require any chemicals! Toby... |
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On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:20:12 +0100, "Arfa Daily"
wrote: Hi all I've got a "P" - form conservatory that goes right across the back of the house, and sticks out 3m along the straight bit, and a lot more at the 'bulge'. It's too wide at any point to be able to lean right across, even on top of a ladder, to give it a 'bucket & sponge' clean. It is a couple of years old now, and starting to get algae-covered, and SWMBO has decided that this summer, yours truly is going to get this clean ... So I figured that I could use my pressure washer with one of the extra long extendable wands that you can get for guttering cleaning. I've just discovered that the pressure washer has a little pull-out tube with a strainer on the end, to go into a detergent container (Doh! that'll teach me to RTFM and know the capabilities of my kit ...) So, anyone got any experience of getting this algae off ? Any recommendations for a suitable detergent or whatever ? Is there a proper stuff that anyone knows of ? I guess it has to be something low-foam if you don't want the garden covered (I could always rig some lights and play loud music if that happened :-) ) The conservatory is made from white uPVC, glass in all the windows, and multi-wall polycarbonate (smooth inside and out, but 'crinkly' between the smooth layers) for the roof panels. Cheers Arfa I use a B&D GPC900 Power Scrubber on my conservatory, among other things that need scrubbing. Googling should bring up a few suppliers. It's Cordless and extendable and for B&D, does a fair job. I'm disabled but find it fairly easy to handle. |
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Cleaning a Conservatory ...
"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message om... Arfa Daily wrote: Hi all I've got a "P" - form conservatory that goes right across the back of the house, and sticks out 3m along the straight bit, and a lot more at the 'bulge'. It's too wide at any point to be able to lean right across, even on top of a ladder, to give it a 'bucket & sponge' clean. It is a couple of years old now, and starting to get algae-covered, and SWMBO has decided that this summer, yours truly is going to get this clean ... So I figured that I could use my pressure washer with one of the extra long extendable wands that you can get for guttering cleaning. I've just discovered that the pressure washer has a little pull-out tube with a strainer on the end, to go into a detergent container (Doh! that'll teach me to RTFM and know the capabilities of my kit ...) So, anyone got any experience of getting this algae off ? Any recommendations for a suitable detergent or whatever ? Is there a proper stuff that anyone knows of ? I guess it has to be something low-foam if you don't want the garden covered (I could always rig some lights and play loud music if that happened :-) ) Pressure washers often dilute chemicals heavily. Commercial machine may only allow a max 5% solution, DIY machine maybe double that, so its not strong enough to develop much foam. Just the water will shift algae, no need for chemicals. -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk Thanks all. Plain water it is then ! I will do the windows with my magic e-cloths. Arfa |
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