How Do People Wash Cars At Home With Water Restrictions?

[grepin]

Hi all.

I have a council letter saying I can wash my car with a pressure cleaner from a bucket.

I know you can get cleaners that can do this but I am wondering what ingenious devices people have come up with?

I was thinking a backpack arrangement either electric or petrol driven maybe.

[SCRIBR]

How did you get this letter!!?!?!?!?!?!!!!

[mbjunior99]

I got no letter

[seventytwo]

Water restrictions when did this happen.

I just wash it on the road and just let the water run, the nozzle has gone missing and I could not be bothered walking back to the tap to turn it off.

[FastR1Red]

Just get a 40ltr drum and use the pressure washer with that. Most pressure washers can suck from a bucket, drum etc.

Been doing it like that for the past few years.

[grepin]

How did you get this letter!!?!?!?!?!?!!!!

Just spent 10 min writing a speal on how but it didnt appear.

Basically a half dozen e-mails to council explaining how my pressure cleaner uses far less water than throwing it at the car and if I used it from a bucket I would still be in regulations.

They didnt understand so I e-mailed the local minister resulting in a letter saying it was OK.

I then discovered that my GMC cleaner wont suck from a bucket. Its only a small cheap thing given to me. I was thinking one of those old time fireman backpacks would be good.

[grepin]

Something like this maybe.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Portable-Ca...sspagenameZWD2V

[tab]

We're even beyong the handwash stage up here now

So Laserwash and a bit of quick detailer does the job for me

[SV300]

4000L rain water tank+pump, I use the hose or bucket and watering can depending how bad it is.

I still try to use as little as I can, but I wash my cars once each week normally.

James

Edited 01/09/07 05:14 AM by SV300

[575wrc]

I wish I could have enough courage to use Waterless car wash but the thought of rubbing all that dirt into my paintwork just terrifies me!