Where to get water?

[SMGPowerwashing 14]

I have searched, but perhaps I have overlooked a thread concerning this matter.

Where do you guys get your water from (house well, fire hydrant). I was told I could get a meter from the township allowing me to use the water from a fire hydrant, and just pay the township accordingly. Before I went this route I was curious on other avenues that could be the most cost effective.

Thanks for all your help ahead of time!

[dbgpowerwash 14]

what kind of work do you plan on doing? just get your water on site

[SMGPowerwashing 14]

what kind of work do you plan on doing? just get your water on site

Both residential and commercial, I was hoping to use on site water hook up, but would like to have a few hundred gallons ready in the tank.

[4000psi 16]

you shouldn't need to. If you start filling when you get to the job, by the time you start spraying you will have plenty of water to work with. There was only one job that I did that didn't have a hook up. I just got water from a buddy nearby and gave him 20 bucks. you shouldn't have a problem unless your using like 20gpm.

Dane

[hoosierwindowtek 14]

I don't do commercial work, but I think homeowners know the water is part of the cost so I've never had a problem using their water.

[Josh_Cronin 15]

I have run into this problem too. I can buy water from our city. I just go there and fill up. all i can carry for $10 haha not bad. To meter and backflow protect a hydrant is $400 and $2.75 every 750 gallons. but that is only 1 meter on 1 hydrant and ONLY in the warm months. Another more expensive option but an option non the less is cement companies. I can get water there for $ .10 a gallon they do fill with a 2" hose so it is quick. Crazy expensive in the relm of things! but I have a job that i need about 2500-3000 gallons. (fleet) and I cant use ther water.

[dbgpowerwash 14]

WOW .10 a gallon, i fill up at different cement companies all the time for free i just ask and no one seems to care, sometimes i even get work when they see me coming through a lot

[PressurePros 249]

$.10 per gallon? Wow is right!

Cost to average homeowner if I use their water = $5 per 1000 gallons. I might use that on a big house.

Cost if I have to bring water with no hookup on site = add $150. When you explain it that way, you can sort of predict how the customer will lean.