If you won’t be using your pressure washer again for at least a month, take a few steps to protect the pump and engine.
Protect the fuel system.
To prevent deposits from forming in the fuel system, add a fuel stabilizer to the fuel tank and run the engine for 2 minutes to circulate the stabilizer through the carburetor. If you don’t add a stabilizer, drain any remaining fuel into an approved container and then run the engine until it stops.
Protect from freezing.
Prevention is the best solution, never store your pressure washer in an area where the machine, wand or hoses can freeze. Freezing can cause permanent damage to your pressure washer. If you can’t store your pressure washer indoors in a dry, frost-free place and follow the instruction in the owner’s manual for protecting the pump from freeze damage.
Almost all successful companies in the mobile car wash business invest wisely on pressure washers. These are one of the most powerful and most effective cleaning machines available on the market today for auto detailing. Normally, when someone buys a pressure washing machine, the focus is mainly on the cleaning efficiency and output power of the machine. The higher the output power, the better the machine is.
However, the same philosophy does not work for mobile car wash companies. Focusing on output power alone can cause many problems during the actual use of these machines. For a start, a high output power is not at all necessary for auto detailing. On the contrary, the output pressure level of pressure washing equipment should not exceed 1500 psi. A higher-pressure level can cause many problems, including damage to the exterior parts of the vehicle and peeling-off the body paint. These are very costly mistakes.
The following are some tips to choose pressure washers for mobile car wash tasks. These tips focus mainly on the mobility of the machine, flow rate, and output pressure level.
Mobility
Pressure washers are not often lightweight cleaning machines that you can pick up and move easily. That means you must choose specially made portable machines if you want to transport these machines relatively easily. There are two kinds of mobile pressure washers: wheel attached machines and truck-mountable machines. These machines are exactly what their names imply. Machines belonging to the first group have specially made wheels that enable the users to push these machines along on flat surfaces. Machines in the second group have special provisions that allow the users to mount them onto trucks or trailers.
Which of these machines are ideal for a mobile car wash business? There are no hard and fast answers for this question. It solely depends on the operator and the type of business being run. Mobile pressure washers from reputable suppliers often have machines capable of both. By removing the wheels, the machine can be mounted onto a truck or trailer.
Flow Rate
Flow rate is important for a mobile car detailing business when drainage or water consumption is an issue. A car pressure washer that uses excessive amounts of water can flood an area and create fines. This is certainly unacceptable for mobile auto detailers who travel to their clients’ homes and workplaces. For this reason, reputable suppliers offer pressure cleaners with low flow rates of 0.5 GPM.
The ideal machine for auto detailing should be equipped with low flow technology. Such machines have the capability of controlling the quantity of output without affecting its cleaning efficiency.
Output Power
As already mentioned, an ideal car pressure washer should have an output pressure level no higher than 1500 psi. Machines with higher-pressure levels could cause damage to the soft surfaces of automobiles. Machines with high-pressure levels may look attractive and the distributors may give irresistible offers, but the bottom line is that such machines are not suitable for a mobile car wash business.
Output power also reflects the maximum temperature of the machine. Pressure washers for car detailing should offer wet steam output to melt away grease, grime, dirt, bug residues, bird splatters, tree sap, and more. Top machines offer high steam temperatures up to 250°F, moderate pressure levels at or below 1500 psi for safe cleaning, and relatively low flow rates for maximum cleaning power without the messy cleanup.
A heavy-duty chassis on a single axle trailer with a leaf-spring suspension rated at 3,500 lbs.
A 200-gallon water tank features a float valve and wide access port
15-inch white spoke wheel assembly
39-inch tongue length with unique swing-away hinge, means less storage space is needed
We offer mobile car wash customers the highest possible cleaning power options.
Whether you use it to clean your own machines or for contract cleaning, this system could be what you need. According to the hotsy corporate website, the Hotsy Trail Blazer provides you with the ability to clean anything anywhere.
1. A parts washer is a piece of equipment used to remove contaminants or debris such as dirt, grime, carbon, cosmoline, oil, grease, metal chips, machining fluids, mold release agents, ink, paint, and rust from parts prior to rebuilding, painting, plating, welding, labeling, canning, etc.They may be manually operated or “automatic”.
2. Parts washer are used in automotive transmission and engine repair shops, aircraft maintenance facilities, and many other businesses that rely on the use of heavy equipment.
3. There are two kinds of Parts washers: Solvent-based washers and Aqueous-based Washer.
4. Since the early 70s, many methods of parts cleaning have been developed with improved levels of safety and lessened environmental impact. The Aqueous-based Systems took prominence and are now the standard.
5.Aqueous-based parts washers are much like large dish washers. It uses water and detergent combined with heat and mechanical energy to provide the cleaning action.3
6. Microbes are used in some cleaner formulas to digest petroleum contaminants. Microbe and nutrient packages are added to the cleaner and circulated throughout the bath. The microbes break down the petroleum hydrocarbons and reproduce themselves in the nutrient-rich environment.
7. Cleaning labor can be significantly reduced with using an automatic front-loading, parts washer because you can just set the wash cycle on a timer and left until done.
8. All Hotsy parts wahers are OSHA compliant. (OSHA is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
9. Hotsy detergents are designed especially to clean the toughest parts AND protect your parts washer from rust.
10. At Az Cleaning Equipment we service many major industrial brands of parts washers.
In her article, featured in Professional Car wash & Detailing Magazine, “What Can Green Do For You?” Kate Carr explains:
“There is a green solution for every operation; from small efforts like recycling programs or reducing paper waste, to bigger ideas like wind turbines and LEED certification. The trick is finding the match for your carwash and deciding how to present it to your customers. Not every market has a niche for green consumers, and choosing to broadcast your green business practices is at your discretion.
At a minimum, every operator should consider the cost savings and efficiencies that result from eco-friendly choices. After all, when you can’t raise the cost of a carwash or squeeze another car down the tunnel, that’s all you have left.”(Read Article Here)
We recently installed a Hotsy car wash system for our friends at Enterprise Rent_A_CarⓇ at the Mesa Gateway Airport. We are really proud about this project since we know that the investment and planning will really pay off.
How indispensable is to have a solid piece of equipment that will help you improve your business.
To have a car wash system on site, speeds up the process of maintaining your vehicles. At the same time, it gives you the possibility of monitoring and moderating the amount of waste water that your franchise generates.
These costumers were surely satisfied with the installation. They are already saving!
Remember, WE OFFER FINANCING!
Along with the basic set up, we can hook you up with other environmentally-conscious articles such as our best-seller, The Vacu-Boom.
This, portable dam and vacuum system, Collects the spent wash water then pumps water to a tank or to a recycle filter system. Don’t forget to ask about our other filtration and purification systems.
We also offer Hotsy Transportation Detergents that are specially formulated for use on cars, trucks, and heavy equipment of all types. Industrial-strength, Hotsy transportation and vehicle detergents are concentrated, biodegradable, and are formulated to use with either a hot or cold-water pressure washer.*
The year is almost over and we need to begin to think about what we are going to improve in our lives. Many say New Year’s resolutions are overrated. But, the way I see it, is if we don’t set our mind to do something at this point, then when will we do it? After all, we need to generate cash for the next holiday season- and everything in between now and then.
Once you get something done during the first season, you become motivated throughout the whole year.
so, I was also thinking: why not let that be a project that you enjoy, that you feel proud about? Something that takes energy and requires interaction.
Wouldn’t that be nice?
How about a trip to our store with your teenage son -or even daughter- and you and I talk about pressure washers and which one is best for your roof.
Here is an article that a good friend sent me. I hope it’s useful to you.
We put the best tools at your service.
Washing Your Roof With A Pressure Washer
by Scott Rodgers
A disorderly state of your roof not only hampers the normal
functioning of roofing setup but also hurts the serenity of
the entire home. When it is about beautifying your home, the
roofs deserve a quintessential attention.
When it comes to ensuring a serene look to your home, the
roofs often are neglected. Considering the fact that roofs
are exposed to dust, air and water on a constant basis,
their sanitation is not prioritized by the homeowners.
However, it is quite accepted that roofs are an integral
part of your home architecture.
You can take one of the two ways to wash your roof entirely.
Either you can clean off the roof surface with a broom and a
bucket of water or you can pressure wash the roof. Pressure
washing the roof saves you a lot of time whereas the manual
wash does the job with no financial involvement. A washer
apparatus has to be bought from a hardware store to pressure
wash the roof. If you’re constrained by money then you can
rent the concerned equipment. Derive any possible
recommendation from the salesperson regarding the pressure
of the machine. Generally, a pressure of about 1500-2000
pounds per square is required for the operation.
Take a regular-sized hose pipe and connect its tail to a
source of water supply. Screw the other end to the pressure
washer you just brought in. Render normal supply to the
apparatus by turning on the water control valve of the
concerned source.
Insert the plug of the equipment into the associated socket
and trigger the operation of the apparatus. Switch on the
washer and wait for the water to gush out of the mouth of
the pipe.
Pull the trigger of the washer and direct the flow of water
to the roof. Remember that water gushes out of the washer
mouth with great pressure and hence, handle the mouth
strongly beforehand.
Make sure that the location on which you are standing on the
roof is not too steep or saturated. If the roof appears a
bit too steep then carry out the operation from the ladder.
Make sure that the ladder is grounded firmly and doesn’t
shake or wobble. Another person could be called in to assist
you with the assignment. Cover all the areas of the roof and
render a clean look to your roof.
Ultimately, a cleaner roof of the home adds to the
beautification of the entire home.
Scott Rodgers is a fine expert who has been authoring on
roofing works for a long time now. His unique guidance has
given motivation to a number of workers, ranging from
Telford Roofers
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