Cleaning a Conservatory ...

Hi all

I've got a "P" - form conservatory that goes right across the back of the house, and sticks out 3m along the straight bit, and a lot more at the 'bulge'. It's too wide at any point to be able to lean right across, even on top of a ladder, to give it a 'bucket & sponge' clean. It is a couple of years old now, and starting to get algae-covered, and SWMBO has decided that this summer, yours truly is going to get this clean ...

So I figured that I could use my pressure washer with one of the extra long extendable wands that you can get for guttering cleaning. I've just discovered that the pressure washer has a little pull-out tube with a strainer on the end, to go into a detergent container (Doh! that'll teach me to RTFM and know the capabilities of my kit ...)

So, anyone got any experience of getting this algae off ? Any recommendations for a suitable detergent or whatever ? Is there a proper stuff that anyone knows of ? I guess it has to be something low-foam if you don't want the garden covered (I could always rig some lights and play loud music if that happened :-) )

The conservatory is made from white uPVC, glass in all the windows, and multi-wall polycarbonate (smooth inside and out, but 'crinkly' between the smooth layers) for the roof panels.

Cheers Arfa

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Arfa Daily
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When I cleaned mine last, I just used the pressure washer, didn't seem to require any chemicals!

Toby...

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Toby

I use a B&D GPC900 Power Scrubber on my conservatory, among other things that need scrubbing. Googling should bring up a few suppliers.

It's Cordless and extendable and for B&D, does a fair job. I'm disabled but find it fairly easy to handle.

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Old Git

Pressure washers often dilute chemicals heavily. Commercial machine may only allow a max 5% solution, DIY machine maybe double that, so its not strong enough to develop much foam.

Just the water will shift algae, no need for chemicals.

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The Medway Handyman

Good call Mr Git - I've just ordered one...

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Schrodinger's cat

Thanks all. Plain water it is then ! I will do the windows with my magic e-cloths.

Arfa

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Arfa Daily

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