Jet spray/hose? Muddy path. 8 October 2021 at 3:57PM in Greenfingered MoneySaving 4 replies 101 views

CleanItUp88

Hi.

Not only is my old hose more than a bit battered it also doesn´t fit on the taps in a new house.

Has anyone got any recommendations for a hose that I can attach to different kinds of taps?

A requirement would be that is has to be really long (or is there one where you can actually attach mid section to make it longer or shorter)? - no outside tap either and the 2 I would use are different types - strange shaped bathrooms ones and also a single mixer type that is more square-ish.

Also, I had to "jet wash" some old paving that is absolutely filthy (I´ve recently moved to a property that was not looked after for at least 3 years). It´s mostly mud and I have spent ages taking most of that off, including all the weeds. Now I have to clean it, but did read that jet washing can damage the stone. So I´m kind of wondering if a hose might be better, or is there some kind of power wash that has different pressure settings?

I have tried the water and brush thing on a section of the path I need to clean and it took ages and ages and still looks dirty (though not compared to the rest of the path).

Well, thanks for any advice . . . .

sheramber

Visit a garden centre, a DIY shop or online.

You will find hoses of all lengths  available. You will also find parts to join lengths of hose together.

You will also find a selection of fittings  for taps. You will need to know the size of your tap to see if there is an attachment that will fit. I doubt you will get one for a square tap.

I visited my local garden centre where an assistant was able to advise me on what I needed.

twopenny

Joining 2shorter hoses together is more useful than one long hose i found.
A long one is harder to store or wind up.
I had my old slabs that were neglected for 20yrs recently relaid and the man said use a stiff brush regularly. He got better results than i do but they looked amazing.
I've noticed the dirt, dust is in the rain which is annoying.
Got to admit I got on my hands and knees with bleach, scrubbed with a very stiff brush and rinsed with water and a yard broom when i first moved in. The slabs were concrete ones and it did then no harm.
What sort of stone are yours?

Langtang

Might this be a good reason to use one of those expandable hoses. Something you could attach to the existing hose that wouldn't take up too much room when empty of water?

Nobbie1967

Any stone used for paving should be fine with jet washing. The problem is usually with the mortar used in the joints if it is in a poor condition which can be loosened or broken up.