Washing outside of home

[Mary]

I am wondering if one could wash the outside of the home (a double wide with what I think is vinyl siding) with a bucket, Simple Green, a deck brush, and a garden hose.

I think I read somewhere in these forums that a woman in Kentucky does this every year, but I can't find the posting.

Does anyone have any advice on this? My son is willing to help me, and we'd take it pretty slow..... I am a bit afraid of power washing and wrecking something, and I can't really afford to hire a power washer person.

[Mac]

No problem, but do refrain from shooting water inside the wall from underneath (pointing the hose upward). That ought to work just fine. If you had moss growing on it, a mild bleach spray a day before washing will kill it.