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A Gas Pressure Washer – When Electric Doesn’t Cut It by Ian Pearce When you are ready to get serious, a gas pressure washer is the ticket for you. Sure, there are powerful electric power washers, but the gas powered units are just out of control. Imagine blasting away dirt and grime right down to the metal. Yep, with a gas powered washer, you can get more than 3,000 PSI of water pressure, enough to strip paint from most surfaces, and enough to carve your initials in the wood deck (not recommended, just saying). These units find their homes often in industrial environments where large jobs are a daily occurrence and there is plenty of work to be done and not enough time to do it. Gas fired washers are versatile because you are not tethered to the electrical supply. This means you can be out in the woods or wherever you need to be without looking for an outlet. Gas pressure washers come in hot and cold water varieties. The hot water units are typically used in really tough environments where greasy stains are common. Food processing plants and municipal vehicle repair stations are typical candidates for powerful hot water power washers. When you need to clean up tough stains and do it in a hurry, a hot water unit can’t be beat. Hot water dissolves dirt and grime much more effectively than cold water does. There are many applications that don’t need hot water, however. An example would be power washing seating in a stadium. The seats get dirty from all the traffic and usage. Power washing the seats with cold water and soap is easy and effective. Imagine heating up enough water to clean an entire stadium of seats. The fuel costs would be enormous. Other uses for cold water power washers are cleaning fencing, sidewalks, etc., anything that involves removing dirt and debris in hard to reach areas. Whatever kind of gas pressure washer you choose, hot or cold water, make sure you have a unit with an appropriate PSI rating and the right attachments. Different attachments are for different jobs. A simple call or visit to a manufacturer’s website can save you a lot of grief. There are attachments like water brooms with multiple nozzles for flooring, power rotating water driven brushes for siding and flooring, spray kits with multiple nozzles for wide or narrow spray areas. There are tons of attachments available for gas pressure washers and getting the right one will save you hours of work. |
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Cold or Hot Water Pressure Washer
– How to Choose? by Ian Pearce What is the difference between a hot and cold water gas pressure washer and which one will do the job better for me? The simple fact is that hot water is just better at cleaning, period. For the same cleaning job, a hot soapy bucket of water and a sponge will do a much better job than a cold bucket of suds. The same applies to a pressure washer. Hot water will clean better and faster, all other things being equal. You might be wondering why anyone would choose a cold water unit at all? Well, consider the following application: a person cleaning the dirt off a wood fence. Now, for this application, your garden hose almost does the job, not without a little scrubbing, but almost. A power washer would make short work of this job. Using a cold water unit means you don't have the added expense of getting a unit with a water heater on it. This also means no added cost to heat the water. Another benefit is you'll be carrying around a much smaller water pressure water. What kinds of jobs justify the added expense and weight of a hot water washer? Well, one application is the cleaning of greasy manufacturing equipment. As an example, consider a food processing plant that processes fatty foods. If you use a cold water unit for cleaning, the grease will harden into waxy clumps and will not easily be dislodged. This will make for a long and tedious cleaning process. By contrast, if you have a hot water pressure washer, then the grease and oils will melt away and the cleaning process will be quick and easy. Pretty much any job that involves grease or fat or oils will require a unit that can heat the water before spraying. You may also consider a unit that emits high pressure steam. High pressure steam can clean most anything, even in many cases without any help from any type of detergent or cleaning agent. There are many pressure washers out there that can output steam or hot water. Make sure you read the specifications of the gas pressure washer unit and make the best choice for the job at hand. |
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