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mattia

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This goes hand and hand to the question on the stripes, This gent now whats his floors in the restaurant cleaned...

It is more of construction clean up then, grease floor clean up...

Will rent a spinner, but not sure about chem or pressure I should shoot for... Will use hot water, not sure about temp, and run the standard 5 gals per min and 3,000 psi... Any info would help on a floor clean up...


Matt
 
I knew I was going to get asked this question, I should have said on first post...

There is plenty of drain for gpm, Tile floor is 6 by 6 with grout...]
Looks like a mexican type tile or a dried clay, its is not ceramic,
most of the restaurants around here have the same in their kitchens... Not to good on types of flooring... I am guessing on type, I am sure it is durable, was a restaurant before, used old tile that was in there...


Matt
 
Matt,
Careful with the grout, I would not use high pressure. Grout cleaning is usually 800 psi and below. Depending on the age of the grout, plan on using some chemicals, depending on the type of dirt.
You said construction dirt, but you also said it was a restaurant before, so do some testing, especially in the areas around the sink and cookline, as they are usually the worst.
 
I agree on the grout being brittle, but can someone explain on tip size on the spinner... with my machine I see that I would use a 10 tip, but it is different on a spinner, am I correct... Should I forget the spinner...

Thanks again Mr. Alan,


Matt
 
Matt,
No reason to pass on the spinner except to save on the rental charge. It does help keep the overspray down when indoors though. You will stil need to cut in around the edges where the spinner will not reach.
As far as tips go, figure out what you would need for your machine and cut it in half. According to the 5 gpm and 3000 psi you stated earlier, I am guessing that you normally use a #6 tip. So to bring your unit down to 600 psi, you would need a #13. If you use a spinner, then it would be two #6.5 tips.
I have used a 15 degree soap tip at 600 psi for many items and it did a great job, mortar was one of them and flagstone was another, both fragile items. Pressure is not everything, although it is a great option to have.
Here is a good chart. http://www.arnorthamerica.com/spraynozzlechart.html
 
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Thanks again Mr.Alan for replying, this info will be stored for now and future work... Spinner info was vary helpful..


Matt
 
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