Validation of all your spring cleaning efforts, a pressure washer, clean a wooden deck. As you read further, you learn how to save time, save money on your water bill, as a professional, clean and fill your heart with joy and pride.

1st What you need


(1) water pipe, you need a water hose that at least five eighths inch OD (internal diameter), free from holes, cuts, seals and connectors for bent or damaged. Using a pressure washer will save water, but a damaged leaky hose refuse your water savings, not to mention an additional disturbance.
(2) High pressure cleaner, choose a model that makes sense, you might not be the best choice in general. For a pressure washer to work effectively, there are two basic information you need to understand.

The first is PSI (pounds per square inch), the labor of the water activities. This force breaks down and removes dirt from the surface.

The second bit is equally important to use information for understanding, GPM (gallons per minute) to wash the dirt.

In short, high pressure cleaners, the GPM 1500 psi and two own offer faster and more efficiently as a unit, the 1500 psi and GPM offers. My personal favorite combination of PSI and 3000 PSI is equipped GPM, GPM and with three interchangeable nozzles offer greater flexibility of the cleaning.


(A) protective clothing, the temptation to wear your bathing suit, shorts and flip-flops, when help of high pressure cleaners. Long pants and shirts must be worn for safety reasons, the debris will bounce house and the surface it encounters, so you do not forget, if your skin will be exposed to it, as has been said is true trace.
(2) protective clothing, goggles good assembly, wrap around your face and protect your eyes from flying objects.
(3) calm, no matter what model of pressure washer is a lot of noise. Protect your hearing and to use ear plugs and sockets.
(4), sturdy shoes, keep this less fun is estimated to cut the high-pressure water from the nozzle of a piece of wood when held close to him. Protect your feet, wear a pair of sturdy shoes, sandals are cool, but do not provide protection against flying dirt and dust.

2nd How to clean a wood deck

Set - up, you first connect your garden hose to the tap water outside your home. Make sure the filters and seals are in good condition before connecting the hose.

Then the water hose running to the output of the pressure washer that you do not get that restrict any wrinkles in the hose, the water flow.

With the hose connected and ran to your deck before you run the hose on the suction side of the pump, open water and leave it for a minute or two to remove any dirt or debris, you took on the line. Shut up and connect to the installation of high-pressure pump.

Connect the high pressure hose and wand, open water and let the water run long enough to get all the air pipes and pumps.

Before you clean your deck, start by clean everything from the region with the grill, patio furniture, container plantings and other decorative elements.

Cover plants or other items that can not move you. Use lightweight plastic sheeting or drop cloths to protect them from cleaning chemicals and high pressure water jet.

Pre - treatment is highly polluted bodies with soap plant with a cleaning solution designed for cleaning dirt and grease in the grill useful, but not remove stains that are left behind. Do not be too dry before washing the soap off the stain with a pressure washer.

Washing bridge hold the nozzle 15 degrees at the end of the rod 12 inches of deck space. to maintain the work on the length of each side of the bridge a distance of 12 cm between the bridge and the tip of the nozzle. Keep flying the jet in the vicinity of damage to the deck, burst is the most common.

Take some time to be completely dry deck, 48 hours or more necessary in some areas, depending on humidity. Removing the tarps for the plants.

3rd Finishing Touches


(A) Apply the stain or sealer and let it dry completely.
(2) Set - your garden furniture and decorations, it's time to test this new agreement, would like to try.
(3) invitations to your next party outside and enjoy the well deserved praise from friends and family.