Advice for rinsing ground-level sidewalks?

Dave B

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Here in Dallas, we've had a lot of rain lately, which has caused a lot of mud and dirt to was onto our neighborhood sidewalks. I've had several calls this week to clean these sidewalks. The problem is that these sidewalks are ground level, and often times have sections that dip down below ground level. Cleaning and rinsing these sidewalks just cause mud and dirt to drain back onto the sidewalk immediately after cleaning. The rise water causes mud to flow back onto the sidewalk. I've even tried using a broom to push it off, but I still can't get the results I'm happy with.

I don't want to tell the customers "that's the best I can do" if I don't have to. I would rather leave the worksite with the sidewalk spotless, but I know that's probably not possible as long as these low spots exist.

Anyone have any tips on how to make it look a little better?
 
Aside from making some sort of barrier,..like that black plastic edging you see around flower gardens sometimes,...there's not much you can do,...but ,...You could broom it and then lower your GPM,.. and kinda feather the last bit away,.....after it dries go back with a blower.

Jeff
 
I use pressure (low and high) to move it then push broom the rest. Then start again. When I feel most of it is gone and now its just seeping from the landscape I use a leaf blower. I can get 90 - 95% of dirty water up.
 
I have a reclaim system that keeps at least 90% of any water pooling on the concrete Not sure if you have that much of a need for one, I am using on all the jobs I do

Phillip Battle
Phills ECOS
Paris, Texas
 
This would probably be a good time to use the suction device that connects to the end of the wand. I need to look into that.


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