Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jul 25, 2009 8:36 am My deck is needing to be cleaned and re-stained (magpie poo ). I have a wheelie bin type rain collector that's nearly full thanks to a 30 minute downpour a few days ago I have a Karcher high pressure cleaner that's been sitting idle for about 4 years Anyone have any idea whether I can successfully use the cleaner direct from the 'tank'? Anyone else do this? Is there any special device that I need to buy to make it happen? Thanks for any tips. Re: Anyone use high pressure cleaner direct from tank? 2Jul 25, 2009 9:24 am Some high pressure cleaners require a certain amount of supply pressure to force water into the pressure cleaners pump, and some dont, as they have a substantial suction as well. I imagine that once the water is at the pump, the suction will be forthcoming, but you need to get the water there first. If you dont have a way of pumping the water to your high pressure pump, try raising the wheely bin a meter or two above the high pressure pump to use gravity to force the water towards the pump. Re: Anyone use high pressure cleaner direct from tank? 3Jul 25, 2009 2:12 pm Thanks for the info Stu. I checked at Bunnings today and they do sell a 'suction hose' for the reasons you note. Now that I have seen what they are I think I have noticed my local council sanitation guys using them to extract water from their wheelies and from what I have noticed they appear to work quite well with good pressure. Thanks Simon, I guess I'm no concerned with the volume of the noise rather that dead and hollow sound and feel that is associated with floating floors. But I'm not sure… 3 6163 First time building 2 storey home, is under construction (in Framing stage) in NSW. I have 3 toilets and need bidet spray in… 0 16860 |