Saturday, April 18, 2015

Pressure Washing Is Good For Exterior And Interior Surfaces

By Stella Gay


The world is a fairly dirty place. Your commercial building will get dirty just because the wind blows debris around. The rain will mix with this dust, other soils and even allergens to create a mass that can stick on anything. The front of your house, your building and the sidewalks. It will cloud the glass in your windows and make a mess in the entry way of your office building. The best way to get all of this cleaned up is to hire a company that does the pressure washing you may have heard about.

This cleaning process, often called pressure cleaning or even power washing uses high pressure water to scrub all surfaces clean of debris, contamination and, usually, oily, sticky material that does not respond to brushes and a bucket. The professionals, who do this every day, are trained in this specialized cleaning method and use the correct equipment to accomplish this.

The firms, operating in Holly Springs NC, use machines to generate the pressures needed for this cleaning. These machines will, depending on their design, generate between 250 PSI and 6500 PSI. This designation means pounds per square inch and is crucial when planning the job. The absence of chemicals makes the waste water from this process able to be drained into standard street or sanitary drain systems.

The water does not need chemicals because of the pressure that is generated. This pressure is helped by the configuration of the various nozzles that are selected for each project. The nozzles are threaded or clamped onto the end of the wand which is held by the crew member. The popular nozzle, for all large, very dirty areas is usually the power head. This consists of open ports that oscillates and surges water in a way that agitates the surface and soils to remove them easily.

The other selections of nozzles includes those that can delicately sweep such things as roofs and walkways clear of nothing more than leaves or small twigs. This can be used on statuary, glass and is shaped like a fan, through the entire 180 degrees of arc. Using the proper nozzle is critical and these professionals will make that selection carefully.

The selection of the proper nozzle is critical when setting up the project and the professionals who do this can make that decision, based on the surface to be cleaned and the nature of the material to be removed. Too high of a pressure, from the machine and an inaccurate choice can etch the surface or break through any protective coatings that may be present.

It is interesting to note that a professional crew, trained and experienced in cleaning this way, do not have to be confined to the outside. This type of chemical free cleaning has been used, to great effect, inside of food processing plants as well as chemical manufacturing lines. Since the best sanitizer is still plenty of fresh, cold water, this is a perfect system to use for these areas. Cross contamination is not a problem with this type of cleaning.

Holly Springs NC has many high technology firms and businesses. They appreciate and depend on science in manufacturing products that are used throughout the world. The cleaning that can be accomplished uses science to provide it. This will help continue to give NC a step up in products produced, science in general and sanitary conditions second to none.




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