I have a fairly new electric lawnmower that works great, however the last time I used it it ended up going through a big patch of poison ivy (which I ended up covered in). I don’t really want to use it again if I’m just going to end up itching for 3 weeks again. I know the oils from poison ivy can hang around for years on anything it touches, so is it ok if I hit it with the pressure washer to clean it off? I don’t want to destroy the mower. If I just duct tape the battery compartment closed will that be ok?

  • Surp@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Did the handles go through the poison ivy? Just wash around anything you have to touch with soap and call it a day…

    • Talk_UwU_to_Me@lemmy.worldOP
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      5 months ago

      I have to clean out the underside when I’m done mowing, I have to open and close the battery compartment, and I have to fold the thing up to put it away once I’m finished with it. There’s not really a part of the mower I don’t end up touching at some point or another.

  • ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Pull the battery and clean it separate from the mower. Anywhere near the shaft or battery compartment wash without high pressure, the rest, blast away.

  • Vanth@reddthat.comEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Is there not an owner’s manual? I would go by that over internet strangers who don’t know the specific lawnmower model you have.