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 Post subject: Bike washing with no water!!??
PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:43 pm 
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It looks like we might me moving flats in a few months and its just crossed my mind that I dont think the new place has an outside tap anywhere! So I thought is there any other way of washing the bike, maybe a washer that you could fill up with water somehow?

Any ideas?


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 Post subject: Re: bike washing with no water!!??
PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:46 pm 
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Hose out the kitchen window?


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 Post subject: Re: bike washing with no water!!??
PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:47 pm 
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2nd floor, dont reckon would be that possible


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 Post subject: Re: bike washing with no water!!??
PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:48 pm 
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Was thinking I could maybe get a big rain water butt and have some kind of feed from that maybe.


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 Post subject: Re: bike washing with no water!!??
PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:49 pm 
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Portable jetwash by some run of car light socket.

Just had a thought garden thing :roll: what would spray plants with.
You pump to get pressure.


Look for name
Hand Pump Pressure Washer
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 Post subject: Re: bike washing with no water!!??
PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:56 pm 
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jim25 wrote:
2nd floor, dont reckon would be that possible


Why not? its only the second floor and most hoses are more than double that?


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 Post subject: Re: bike washing with no water!!??
PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:06 pm 
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My mates got one of these, its a decent piece of kit

http://www.nomad-direct.co.uk/index.php ... /i_10.html


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 Post subject: Bike washing with no water!!??
PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:33 pm 
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Yea ninja has one of those portable jet wash mashies.. Pretty food and works of the cig lighter.. Pay the £££ for them but they are good if you have no access to an outside tap.. Will need to fill it up though so maybe by a Gerry can to fill it up... Or a kettle but think of how fit your become washing the bike :-) :-)

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 Post subject: Re: bike washing with no water!!??
PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 8:37 pm 
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I use a small handheld hozelock sprayer (like the one above) to blast the worst off and then use bucket and sponge and a alloy wheel cleaning brush to get the rest of it


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 Post subject: Re: bike washing with no water!!??
PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:10 pm 
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I sometimes use a watering can and a paint brush,does a good job. :)


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 Post subject: Re: bike washing with no water!!??
PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:23 pm 
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I to live in a flat..i take it to a jet wash then do the rest in the bedroom on a dust sheet..but then i am single,and thats probably why!!!!!!...Z


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 Post subject: Re: bike washing with no water!!??
PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:28 pm 
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Well thats promising then, might look into a portable pressure washer

Thanks everyone


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 Post subject: Re: bike washing with no water!!??
PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:09 pm 
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I use a bucket of hot water and sponge and finish with exactly the yellow one above.
I paid £30 but I'd buy the second in the list for £20
http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid ... .osb&cad=b

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 Post subject: Re: bike washing with no water!!??
PostPosted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:14 pm 
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I use local Jetwash....but a lot of components like Bottom Brackets say don't do that !

Andy


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 Post subject: Re: bike washing with no water!!??
PostPosted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:10 pm 
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andydd wrote:
I use local Jetwash....but a lot of components like Bottom Brackets say don't do that !

Andy


depends on how good a shot you are! you can flush the grease out with a hose / power wash if you're not careful

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