Your Environmentally Safe Car Wash Options
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by: rickashman
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Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 Time: 3:08 PM
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But a car wash sucks up a lot of water. If you want to be environmentally friendly while keeping your car clean, it can be hard. And unless youre Rain Man and can count every gallon of water as it shoots out of the hose, you probably do not know what kind of car wash is most environmentally friendly. The answer? All or none. To find out more about the good and bad effects different car wash types have on the environment, read on.
Driveway Car Wash at Home: When you wash your car at home, you have total control over what products you use and how much water you need. Some soaps and products used in washing cars can really harm the earth. With a home car wash, however, you can control what you use, and use soaps and cleaners that dont do as much harm to the environment. As a bonus, a home car wash gives you a bit of exercise, the warm sun on your back, and who knows? Maybe a fun summer water fight with your kids in the front yard. However, washing your car at home is also the option that uses up the most water. On average, a person washing his or her car at home uses at least 50 gallons of water. That said, its important to keep in mind that, if youd like to limit the amount of water you use, you can... you have total control.
Self-Serve Car Wash: The good thing about a self serve car wash is that is uses quite a bit less water than washing your car at home. At a self-service car wash, washing a normal sized car uses up about twelve to fourteen gallons of water (if its not too dirty). Plus, if youre using a self-serve wash with your own products, you can choose what to use. You lose the ease of a full-service car wash and the convenience of washing up at home, however.
Full Service Car Wash: A full service car wash has a lot of pros. The obvious thing is that its ridiculously easy... and gets your car ridiculously clean. It also uses less water than washing at home, with about 11 gallons of water being used for compact cars, and 20 for trucks and SUVs. On the other hand, some professional car washes can harm the environment in other ways. More than a few of them use products that drain hazardous chemicals into the oceans and ground water. Others, however, are more environmentally friendly... you just have to choose wisely.
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