Lisa, You have commented several times about the advantages of a properly poured wash floor over a pit. Could you elaborate for us? Is it a matter of size, slope, drainage etc? Thanks
Slight incline - ANY incline - to help water flow through and away from the rug. Nice drain or trench at the end helps you also. When you have a temporary pit with no incline, you can put a sump pump and try to flush in and out fresh water - but nothing beats the ease and use of a big floor for this. Even our old driveway when we started washing rugs when I was a kid was better than some of the temporary pit set ups I see today. Some pit owners build a floor underneath to give them an incline. That helps too. I also like raised perimeters so you can close the drain and soak in case you need to. But that's just my own opinion. All the big plants I've ever been to have had large slightly inclined wash floors. Lisa
Thanks Lisa. I built my pit with a slope both directions so the water flows to a corner. In the corner I have a 12 x 24 x 6 inch deep pouch where my sump pump sits inside a perforated stainless filter box. The sump pump has a float switch within that range that makes it automatic. As a result, my water flow is good. My limitation is my pit needs to be bigger but from what you are saying, if you are not in a permanent location, a pit can be built to at least come close to a poured floor.
