Cleaning the Pits

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Cleaning the Pits

Unread postby Coach J » Sun Aug 07, 2011 7:36 pm

Has anyone ever washed the pits before? I am looking to clean ours, they are very dusty and dirty. I am thinking of just taking a stiff broom and a bucket of soapy water, but am not sure if this is the best way. Any thoughts or suggestions?
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Re: Cleaning the Pits

Unread postby vaultmd » Mon Aug 08, 2011 2:43 am

Leaf blower and something to beat the surface.
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Re: Cleaning the Pits

Unread postby VaultMarq26 » Mon Aug 08, 2011 2:30 pm

Call the manufacturer. They could tell you what they recommend, or don't recommend to use to clean it. When the foam inside gets really wet we all know how hard it can be to get it dry.
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Re: Cleaning the Pits

Unread postby VaultPurple » Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:22 pm

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Re: Cleaning the Pits

Unread postby Coach J » Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:20 pm

Nice. This is why I come to guys for advice, I never would have thought of that. :D
Now where can I get a stick big enough?
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Re: Cleaning the Pits

Unread postby VaultPurple » Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:50 pm

haha...

In all seriousness now. A lot of pits are designed so you can take the foam out of the cover. If you take the foam out then you can just spray down the plastic covering with a water hose or something. One pit I was jumping at had a bad problem with fire ants building nest inside of them so we had to take them apart to get the ants out.
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