Water gun for cleaning

goblinsly · 01-18-15, 10:00 AM

Hi there,

I saw that ppl use compressed air in soda bottles to remove dust from their computer componentes. That got me thinking, would it be possible to do a water cleaning tool this way ?

I clean my bicycle on our courtyard from time to time and there is no electricity nor waterpipe handy. So i got an idea, first clean the bike with sponge and soap, and then use watergun to remove that soap. I wouldnt need much water nor power to do that. My idea is:

Get a 20 liter ( 5 galon ) plastic container that can handle about 8 bars ( 115 PSI ), make 2 holes in it, 1 for filling it with pressure and 1 for connecting a tiny hose to it. I would connect cordless battery air compressor which can suply 8 bars to it. Now you put some water into that container and supply 8 bars of pressure then turn the air compressor off. Now i can use that water hose to remove soap from the bike and when the pressure runs out i suply more pressure to it. I could even make a 8 bar valve that would keep the container at constant pressure of 8 bars and leave the air compressor running.

Again, when i say use water hose i am talking about really small one, basicly the water coming out would be the same amount as coming out of the water gun. I wont remove dirt with it, i will remove soap. Still i think it would be better then taking a bottle of water and spilling it over the bike.

So what do you think, would it work ? Those homemade water guns i saw on youtube were mean ..

01-18-15, 10:00 AM	#1
goblinsly Lurking Renovator Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Slovenia Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Water gun for cleaning Hi there, I saw that ppl use compressed air in soda bottles to remove dust from their computer componentes. That got me thinking, would it be possible to do a water cleaning tool this way ? I clean my bicycle on our courtyard from time to time and there is no electricity nor waterpipe handy. So i got an idea, first clean the bike with sponge and soap, and then use watergun to remove that soap. I wouldnt need much water nor power to do that. My idea is: Get a 20 liter ( 5 galon ) plastic container that can handle about 8 bars ( 115 PSI ), make 2 holes in it, 1 for filling it with pressure and 1 for connecting a tiny hose to it. I would connect cordless battery air compressor which can suply 8 bars to it. Now you put some water into that container and supply 8 bars of pressure then turn the air compressor off. Now i can use that water hose to remove soap from the bike and when the pressure runs out i suply more pressure to it. I could even make a 8 bar valve that would keep the container at constant pressure of 8 bars and leave the air compressor running. Again, when i say use water hose i am talking about really small one, basicly the water coming out would be the same amount as coming out of the water gun. I wont remove dirt with it, i will remove soap. Still i think it would be better then taking a bottle of water and spilling it over the bike. So what do you think, would it work ? Those homemade water guns i saw on youtube were mean ..