Monday, August 18, 2014

Why Pressure Washing Is A Science In Plymouth MN

By Linda Ruiz


The looks of your commercial building has a tendency to become dirtier and dirtier each day. The winds blowing dust and sand against the exterior as well as pollution and the weather can meld together to make a mess that gains traction when it is not cleaned often enough. This is the reason for hiring a company who can come in and perform a pressure washing, sometimes called power washing, process to get it cleaned and looking good.

Some companies will have crews that do their regular cleaning try to accomplish this. Unless that crew has the necessary equipment, they will not be able to perform this critical cleaning and will only manage to make a bigger mess. The professional companies who offer this can do it under budget and with less mess and time than your employees can do it.

The main areas that are cleaned in this way are the front, back and sides of the building as well as the entry ways. Customers, moving in and out and employees must be considered before attempting this. A firm, such as a custodial company, can plan for this and will work at night for these areas.

The companies, in Plymouth, MN, who performs this cleaning can be one of two distinctly differing organizations. They may be one that specializes in this work, exclusively, or they could be a contract cleaning company with a department that handles this work for them. Either way the crew will have a large machine mounted in the truck, often a flat bed, that they use to great effect.

A little information about the power washing equipment would be handy to have. The unit will generate various amounts of pressure, depending on the rated size of the unit. The ratings are based on a measurement of PSI, or pounds per square inch at the nozzle. Most commercial units will have a rating between 250 PSI to around 6500 PSI. This takes care of the vast majority of cleaning issues. The nozzles, of which there are many differing styles, also has something to do with the coverage and effectiveness of this cleaning.

This type of machine is very environmentally friendly as there is no use for chemicals in most applications. There are several chemicals that are used in a very small amount of projects, such as for grease or when a sanitizer is appropriate. The mechanical force of the water is usually quite enough to move any contamination and the vast majority of even the most sticky of material.

A few of the many outside areas to be cleaned this way are retaining walls, statuary, sidewalks and parking lots. No professional painter will paint a house or any other structure unless it has been washed in this way. It can also be used to clean trucks, engines and heavy equipment used in any large operation.

Science has a lot to do with the way this process works. The mechanical action will effect the adhesion of the contaminants to the surface being cleaned. This force gets under that contamination and makes it able to be moved. That is what makes it almost necessary in a food processing or chemical mixing plant. The rest of what this system does, together with the trained personnel, is make bright, shiny, clean surfaces with which to work.




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