I can only use water early morning hours. how can i pressure clean and have the neighbors not want to kill me?
Question:due to water restrictions, the city says i can only use the water pressure cleaner between 4-8 am on sunday mornings. i really need to clean the grime off my concrete before i begin my diy project. how can i do this without the neighbors wanting to kill me? i live in a condo.
Answers:
I would suggest (i) you doing it on a weekday or day off rather than the weekend. (iia) most likely since you live in a condo, it couldN'T be a very large project so firing up the gas pressure washer engine up at 7:30AM or so should keep complaints to a minimum. (iib) if you have an electric powered one then 7AM or 7:15AM would be okay since the noise differential is significant.
As someone else suggested, getting everything ready either EARLY that morning or the night before works best. If you're renting a gas powered one, may I suggest doing it on a Saturday afternoon bec most rental tool places are closed on Sunday which gives you an extra day and more time.
Best of Luck!
If they get mad tell them to complain to the city. You have to do what you have to do.
Put the washer in the garage and close the door.
do what you have to do and if they complain, post a note, apologize for the inconvenience but do to the current water restrictions you had no other choice but to do it at the chosen time.
Rent a tank that you fill during water hours and then pressure wash during mid-morning or later.
If there is a restriction then you will have to do it and if the neighbours complain refer them to the notice. It's not like you are going to make a regular practice of doing it.
Discuss this with your neighbors. Let them know that this project is needing to be done. Ask your neighbors if they have any preference to what Sunday would be good for them. It is summer and if you only have one set of neighbors they could be gone forthe weekend. Or if you have many I would start contacting them to ask their best Sunday. I know personally I would rather be approached and warned about the noise from the washer and the low water pressure at that hour.
Try soaking the area to be cleaned in bleach a couple of three times before operating the power washer. You'll need the pw less and in some cases, you may only need a regular garden hose. Mildew is often the culprit for the soiling of concrete. Operating the pw between 7 and 8 might seem more acceptable to your neighbors.
The water tank is a good idea.
The problem you have may also be the problem your other neighbors have. You might be able to convince them they all need to be out there pw'ing. You can offer up your pw for their use.
Pay them off.
Well, I bet I can guess what part of the country (USA) you live in. I want you to think about it. What's more important grime or water to put a fire out when needed, water to drink and bathe in, to cook with, etc. Just because there is water coming out your faucet doesn't mean that it's gonna last. Listen to the news and the weather forcasters because the heat of the summer isn't here yet and if we don't get a whole lot of rain pretty soon, things are going to get desperate. So again I ask what it more important? Feel lucky, I'm on well water and it's real low and when it runs out THAT'S IT. I don't have access to any other water. Don't be one of the ones who, when it really gets bad, sit and cry because of all the water they wasted, like to clean grime of their concrete. I'm sorry to go off like this but when everybody starts taking this drought seriously, the damage will be done, and this is only July. What about the hottest month of all August!
Tell them to mind their own business.
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