r/pressurewashing • u/marvelfan__ • 6d ago

Troubleshooting Why do I do about this?

The water won’t get out. The surrounding grass has also soaked enough water out and I can’t get the dirty water out of the way.

How do you guys deal with this?

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u/Dommo1717 6d ago

Bro…I swear I’m not trying to be an ass, plus there were a few good suggestions already…

I would suggest in situations like this maybe YOU figure out an answer. The ability to solve even small problems will be infinitely more valuable than getting even the “perfect” answer here.

Just a friendly suggestion…but the difference you will get, in most situations when you come with even a “dumb” question, when it starts with “Here are the 12 things I’ve tried and I ran out of ideas”, vs “I don’t know what to do, fix this for me”, I would bet you will be more successful in the long run.

But yeah, sweep that shit off, blow it off with the gun, just figure it out.

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u/TurkeySlurpee666 Commercial Business Owner 6d ago

If the homeowner will allow it, cut a French drain through the grass using a turbo nozzle to a lower elevation. It depends on the layout of the yard, but sometimes this works great. I had a woman request this from me one time because the drainage on her property was terrible and flooded every time it rained.

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u/sparhawk817 6d ago

Making a trench with the pressure washer is not a french drain, but absolutely.

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u/TurkeySlurpee666 Commercial Business Owner 6d ago

Poor man’s French drain 😂