I just measured for a company that wants me to clean 3 massive apartment buildings common areas, mostly hallways. The apartments are for residents 55+, and they are all new, built within last 3 years. I have done massive jobs like this with my TM before, and it was a real hassle. Too long of hose runs, bad parking setup, pulling through windows of apartments, and have to CONSTANTLY move hoses for old folks using walkers and wheelchairs. I am a one man show. I decided that I am just going to set them up on an encap schedule, since they want it cleaned every 6 months or so. I will just HWE the entrance areas where there is a lot of dirt and traffic.
Now, i have used a cimex once before, only for about 5 hours. I rented it for a job, and was just sort of getting the hang of it. I realized though, it uses more water than i anticipated, and I ended up having to walk like half a mile to my van every 45 minutes to refill the thing. This defeated the entire purpose of doing VLM. (saving lots of time)
So I am thinking that since I work alone, I need to get some sort of wagon with a water supply that I take with me. What do ya'll use? Im thinking like some sort of 20 gallon or so tank that has a pumping mechanism of some sort on it. Any help appreciated.
Also, if they vacuum it regularly, do I really need to pre-vac? I know that that would be best practice, but I don't really want to waste time with it if it's not going to help much.
Now, i have used a cimex once before, only for about 5 hours. I rented it for a job, and was just sort of getting the hang of it. I realized though, it uses more water than i anticipated, and I ended up having to walk like half a mile to my van every 45 minutes to refill the thing. This defeated the entire purpose of doing VLM. (saving lots of time)
So I am thinking that since I work alone, I need to get some sort of wagon with a water supply that I take with me. What do ya'll use? Im thinking like some sort of 20 gallon or so tank that has a pumping mechanism of some sort on it. Any help appreciated.
Also, if they vacuum it regularly, do I really need to pre-vac? I know that that would be best practice, but I don't really want to waste time with it if it's not going to help much.