Pressure washer cleaning

[Hoosier]

Hi all,

Anyone is using 1400 pis (or any high) pressure washer for cleaning the scuba gear.

Is it any advantage to use a pressure washer compared to using a simple water hose method?


It might save same water usage though. I am wondering if it can help to save time on the gear cleaning.


Is 1400 psi pressure enough for a car cleaning as well?

Thanks in advance,

 

[rockjock3]

Probably enough to put some holes in some of your gear. I would think that would be good for washing your car though. I would just use a hose with maybe a spray nozzle and/or a soak tank/tub for your scuba gear. In the end it is up to you. It only takes me about 10 minutes to completely clean all my gear except for pieces I let soak for a bit. I couldn't see a pressure washer really saving me any time on that.

 

[scarefaceDM]

Your kidding right?

Ever run a pressure washer on your hand or a body part?
Ever pressure wash a deck or even your car?

You will do more dammage to your scuba gear than you want to.

Just rinse in a tub of fresh water. or run it under a shower. Use the garden hose and set it to spray or shower or whatever gentil setting you got.

Leave the pressure washer in the garage.

 

[Hoosier]

Ever run a pressure washer on your hand or a body part?

NO.....

Ever pressure wash a deck or even your car?

Yes. 1400psi is much stronger than a pressure washer at the coin car washing place? Please educate me on this.....

 

[Gary D.]

NO!

Gary D.

 

[dave4868]

Hoosier, I'd worry about a high pressure rinse peeling back a seam or seal or otherwise doing some damage.

I rinse my gear in only 10 gallons of water placed in the 30-gal plastic bin that I use for transport.

Smooth, hard-surfaced items with the least salt get done first, including camera, regs, etc.

Then I give each fabric-covered or neoprene item about 5 minutes to soak and then agitate them a little and the salt is gone. (Taste test.....)

Total time to get all the items in and out is about 20 minutes.

I usually do this soak right at the shore dive site after the last dive, but it works almost as well even if I wait a day.

If there's a delay, I'll keep the lid on the plastic bin to keep the gear from drying and forming salt crystals.

Dave C

 

[Garrobo]

I wouldn't think that that sort of cleaning would be necessry unless you have been diving in a municipal sludge pond, in which case I think I'd just throw everything away and start over.

 

[Nemrod]

Most likely it will destroy your gear. My washer, like most, is strong enough to punch holes in plastic and would cut the skin and cause a terrible wound. I am not sure why anyone would even consider a pressure washer for this purpose or what one might be trying to accomplish by doing so other than spending a lot of effort and time ruining their scuba gear.

N

 

[1_T_Submariner]

1400 Psi is enough to rip skin off and destroy your gear.

As an added benefit a lot of pressure washers purposely pulse the output to increase the cleaning effect. A pressure washer when properly abused will ruin the side wall of a tire. Go a place where they install tires (wally world for example) and they will have a tire damage chart showing what pressure washers do to sidewalls.

The commercial pressure washers are 2500 Psi or greater.

Don't worry about the water. You are not going to use enough to make that much of a difference anyway. Keep in mind all water is recycled.

 

[JRScuba]

Soak in warm water for about an hour. Then drip dry. I put a little shampoo in
to get it a little cleaner and has a better odor to it.

A friend of mine got a 1400 psi as a present from his dad.

His dad probably did not like him. He pressure washed his car and took
the paint off the hood.

It all comes down to common sense and ( as you did) get opinions
on things you know nothing about.

P.S. the guy spent major dollars to get his car repainted.
Could of bought top of the line scuba gear for what it cost.