BEING A NEWBIE I AM NOW GETTING CALLS TO DO HOUSES. I HAVEN'T DONE ONE YET, BUT I HAVE BEEN ASKED EVERY TIME TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT WHEN I CLEAN THE HOUSE THAT I DON'T KILL THE LAWN OR FLOWERS. WHEN CLEANING A HOUSE DO I SIMPLY JUST USE HOT WATER ,AND IF I DO NEED A TYPE OF DETERGENT, ARE THERE ANY OUT THERE THAT WON'T KILL GRASS OR PLANTS? PLEASE REPLY.....THANKS.
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BEING A NEWBIE I AM NOW GETTING CALLS TO DO HOUSES. I HAVEN'T DONE ONE YET, BUT I HAVE BEEN ASKED EVERY TIME TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT WHEN I CLEAN THE HOUSE THAT I DON'T KILL THE LAWN OR FLOWERS. WHEN CLEANING A HOUSE DO I SIMPLY JUST USE HOT WATER ,AND IF I DO NEED A TYPE OF DETERGENT, ARE THERE ANY OUT THERE THAT WON'T KILL GRASS OR PLANTS? PLEASE REPLY.....THANKS.
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CLASS 1 said:
Depends on what you're cleaning off the house. For mold/mildew/algae you'll need some sort of sodium hypochlorite product (bleach, pool chlorine, etc). A good soap, like Citracleen, is another key ingredient. There are other things you can add to the mix, as needed, such as wax (for vinyl, glossy paints), foamer (to help with cling and better visibility of what's been soaped) and a rinse aid (to help soften the water, aiding the soap's performance, and to help with the sheeting action of the water, avoiding water spots when things dry.).
There's really no reason at all to use hot water in most cases when doing housewashing. Some do, for some vague reason.
They key to not killing grass and plants is to pre-wet, and rinse often.
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As a general rule, hot water always cleans better than cold. However on certain surfaces cold water works just as well. There have been times where certain clients in high scale areas had very expensive plants, and when i run into those situations i always test to see if i can achieve results using just water. If i am unable to get the surface cleaned properly using just water i then turn to a chems like those mentioned above and rinse/and or cover the surrounding vegetation. My best advice is to always err on the side of over protecting just to save yourself the headache later.
Good luck,
Tw
As a general rule, hot water always cleans better than cold. However on certain surfaces cold water works just as well. There have been times where certain clients in high scale areas had very expensive plants, and when i run into those situations i always test to see if i can achieve results using just water. If i am unable to get the surface cleaned properly using just water i then turn to a chems like those mentioned above and rinse/and or cover the surrounding vegetation. My best advice is to always err on the side of over protecting just to save yourself the headache later.
Good luck,
Tw