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Hot Water Pressure Washers vs. Cold Water Pressure Washers

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What advantage does a hot water pressure washer have versus a cold water pressure washer? Well it ultimately comes down to time savings. A hot water pressure washer will out perform a cold water pressure washer about 3 to 1. The hot water will help cut through many different dirts and debris that the cold water will not. Hot water will melt and breakdown oils, grease and organics that cold water will just flush over. A couple good analogies that I use to explain these differences to the everyday person are the following:

Washing off dirty dishes, pots and pans- When you hand wash your dishes, pot and pans in your kitchen sink, you almost always use hot water to help breakdown and melt off the baked on food particles and oil/grease residue. By just using cold water, the food particles will just stay put and the oil and grease will just spread out over the dish. If cold water is your only option, you do more scrubbing to remove the debris or you incorporate some type of detergent to help in the breakdown of the unwanted particles and especially the oil and grease. Hot water makes much more sense to aid in the cleaning process cutting your time and effort.

Washing your hands- The same thing applies to hand washing. The cold water just doesn't get the job done, especially if you have grease or oil residue on your hands. So, when cold water is the only option, it's time to break out the costly heavy duty hand cleaner and a couple of squirts in the hands along with extra scrubbing and even the cold water still doesn't really rinse everything off that well. The hot water really makes much more sense, again cutting and melting away the dirt and debris. Using the hot water will minimize and in most cases even elimate using the heavy duty hand soap.

Hot water pressure washing also has the ability to santize the item that you are cleaning. In some cleaning processes especially the food industry, santizing is a requirement and hot water pressure washing is the solution to get it done quickly and efficiently.

A guide that we have always used in comparing the power and cleaning ability of a hot water pressure washer to a cold water pressure washer is the following:

A hot water pressure washer operating at 2 gallons per minute(GPM) and 1200 pounds per square inch(PSI) will out perform a cold water pressure washer operating at 4GPM and 3500PSI. The hot water unit will do a better job at deep cleaning the surfaces and in roughly the same amount of time frame.

When looking to purchase or renting a power washer or pressure washer consider spending the extra money up front for a hot water unit versus a cold water unit, the type of cleaning you are doing and the amount of time you will spend cleaning. A hot water pressure washer can really be a better investment than a cold water pressure washer. For more information please contact our sales staff at Aquatech-USA.com or toll free at 1-800-564-6879.

 

     

VETERAN'S DAY

We want to thank all of our Veterans for their service and dedication. We are grateful for your sacrifices and devotion to protecting our FREEDOMS to be AMERICANS! We especially want to thank our past and present employees who served, Jim Mastrian, John Kimble and Howard Morpeth. Remember to thank our Vets not just on Veteran's Day but continually and often! It's the least we can do!

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KEEP IT LOCAL, SUPPORT SMALL FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES

Be careful buying from a box store, a mail order catalog or from an online company can come back to haunt you.
Please remember to support local small businesses. You might pay more for a locally purchased item from a small family owned business but that extra money that you pay up front is a good investment for the future. It helps you build a relationship with a service center who can offer parts, maintenance supplies, warranty and accessories that will suit your needs.
A good local merchant will have valued experience in selling you the right piece of equipment, the first time and will offer to demonstrate the equipment before you part with your hard earned cash. They will pre-assemble and test run the equipment and then train their customers on how to properly operate and maintain the equipment. A respectable service center should also offer local pick up/delivery, on site service repair, loaner equipment programs and maintenance contracts. You won't get that from an online internet, catalog or box store purchase.
Another benefit is that you keep your dollars within your local community, which in turn, helps keep neighbors employed, keeps businesses in storefronts, which helps keep taxes lower and that saves you money in the long run.
The bottom line is that the old adage is true, you get what you pay for.

Happy Independence Day

Remember what our independence is all about on July 4th. A lot of people have fought many a battle for our freedom in this country! Don't let anyone take it away from us!

Have a safe and wonderful holiday weekend!

Not Going to take it anymore!

Do NOT buy any parts or items manufactured by Black & Decker or Dewalt! They are rip off artist. I purchased pumps from them as a Authorized Repair Center and despite the pumps being on my shelf for a few years they were new in the box. The... last two that I had in stock BOTH leaked right out of the box. I called to get a credit or some type of satisfaction and they said the item only has a 30 days warranty from when purchased. Now I'm out over $200 and that's that. So I'm letting everyone I know that I done supporting a company or product that doesn't support me! We just shouldn't have to stand for this type of stuff anymore!!!!!

Rental Vs. Purchase

Sometimes it makes more sense to rent a pressure washer versus purchasing a pressure washer. If you are just using the pressure washer once or twice a year, consider renting the pressure washer. Pressure Washers tend to be a high maintenance equipment due to the fact that they use water and fuel to operate. Equipment that is put into storage for long periods of time can get damaged by the water and fuel left in the equipment. By renting the pressure washer, you can rest assure that the pressure washer has been taken care of properly and is ready to use. For more infomation on renting pressure washers visit our website at www.Aquatech-USA.com 

President's Day

Remember to buy American made products built by American owned companies! Especially, on President's Day. George and Abe would want it no other way! Mention this Blog through the end of February 2012 and receive an extra 10% off any pressure washer, parts, or detergent purchases! Visit our Website at www.Aquatech-USA.com or "Like" us on Facebook @ www.Aquatech-USA.com

Winterizing Your Pressure Washer

If you store your pressure washer in an area below 32 degrees F, make sure you winterize your machine. Otherwise, the damage of a freeze up can be very costly. Please contact our service department for instructions on winterizing your pressure washer or store your pressure washer in a heated area that will not go below 32 degrees F. Remember an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. www.Aquatech-USA.com

Veterans Day

We want to thank all of our Veterans for their service and dedication. We are grateful for your sacrifices and devotion to protecting our FREEDOMS to be AMERICANS! We especially want to thank two of our employees, Jim Mastrian and John Kimble. Remember to thank our Vets not just on Veteran's Day but continually and often! It's the least we can do!

Built in the USA-Pressure Washers and beyond

These days it seems harder to find pressure washers that are built in the USA. Could it be that Americans have settled to buy equipment based on price? Pressure washers built outside the USA tend to have a limited parts availability, materials of inferior quality, and even no product support. Americans seem to continue to buy cheap pressure washers and once they fail you throw the product away and buy a new one. What I consider as a "throw away mentality".

But let's think about what purchasing a USA built pressure washer can do for our failing economy. If the company is building the pressure washer in the USA, it  would employ Americans and keep the spendable income in the USA. If the materials being used are sourced in the USA, more employment and better parts availability. If the pressure washer is built to last by using components that can be rebuilt, employment for service support dealers throughout the USA.

Please consider these points when buying not just a pressure washer but any products. The price of a USA built pressure washer might be 2 to 3 times more in some cases but price is not everything. Think of it as an investment into the future of the America economy and future generations.    

Running Bleach through your pressure washer

During the late Spring and early Summer, most people want to pressure wash their decks to remove mold or mildew. One of the best ways to remove the mold and mildew is to apply a diluted bleach solution to the deck and then pressure wash it off. I suggest that you use a pump up sprayer(similar to the one pictured) to apply the bleach solution versus running the bleach solution through your pressure washer. The bleach can do damage to the components in the pump, gun, injector and nozzle. When done using the pump up sprayer make sure you rinse through the sprayer with fresh clean water before storing away.

Pressure Washers: Pressure Washers Bypass

Pressure Washers: Pressure Washers Bypass: "When operating your pressure washer make sure that you do not leave the pressure washer in bypass for more than a few minutes. Power washers..."

Pressure Washers Bypass

When operating your pressure washer make sure that you do not leave the pressure washer in bypass for more than a few minutes. Power washers that have a trigger gun control on them most likely have an unloader or bypass valve. The unloader or bypass valve allows the pump to continue running after the trigger gun is released by recirculating or bypassing the water back through the pump via the unloader/bypass valve. When the water is recirculating through the pump, the water will build up friction heat and can reach temperatures beyond 180 degrees F within a few minutes and start to do major damage to the pressure pump, seals, check valves, unloader/bypass valve, ceramic pistons.

A couple ways to help prevent leaving a pressure washer in bypass is either open the trigger gun after 2 minutes of bypass time(this will allow fresh cooler water to displace the water that was in bypass) or shutdown the power washer after 2 minutes. 

If you are purchasing a new pressure washer, there are a few options to consider that will help keep the machine from running in bypass for long periods of time.

Thermal Relief Valve-This affordable valve can be plumbed into the bypass line and when the water reaches a set temperature (around 140 degrees F), the valve will open and spill out the bypass water and replace it with fresh cooler water. Once the valve cools off, the thermal relief valve will reset itself.

Time Delay Shutdown-Mostly used on electrically powered pressure washers. When the trigger gun is released, a timer relay is activated to shutdown the electric motor after a set period on time. To restart the power washer, the operater must turn the pressure washer back on at the control panel or remote panel.

Automatic Start/Stop-Mostly used on electrically powered pressure washers. When the trigger gun is released, a pressure switch, vacuum switch or flow switch is activated to shutdown the electric motor immediately. To restart the power washer, the operater open the trigger gun, the switch is deactivated and the electric motor starts.

Clutch Driven System-Can be used on an electric or gas engine powered pressure washer. Used only on a belt driven power washer. When the pressure washer is turned on only the motor or engine turns, until the trigger gun is opened then a micro switch will engage the pump clutch. The pump will only turn when clutch is engaged, this keep the pressure washer from going into bypass.

Pressure Washer Startup

It's Spring and this is the time of the year that a lot of people take their pressure washers out of winter storage to clean up around the house. One of the major problems that occurs upon startup of a pressure washer especially a hot water pressure washer that has been stored away for a period of time is debris gets clogged in the trigger gun, high pressure hose, or pressure nozzle. To avoid this problem, before you run any water through the machine disconnect the pressure hose, trigger gun/wand assembly and pressure nozzle. Then run the water through the pressure washer and start the pressure washer's engine or electric motor. Usually, the water will come out of the pressure washer looking very dark or black. Run the pressure washer for about 1 to 2 minutes until the water clears up. Shut off the pressure washer and water spigot, reconnect the pressure hose and trigger gun keeping the pressure nozzle off. Turn on the water and run the machine again. Release the trigger gun on and off a few times, make sure the water is coming out of the trigger gun clear and then install your pressure nozzle.

This will help keep your pressure washer be it a hot water or cold water pressure washer from clogging up the trigger gun, high pressure hose or pressure nozzle. You can contact me at info@aquatech-usa.com if you have any questions about your pressure washer or power washer.  

Pressure Washers

I have over 22 years of repairing, servicing, operating and selling pressure washers. I started this blog to help bring advise and my know how to the end users of pressure washer products. I hope I can help those of you who use pressure washers with my expertise and professionalism. If you find this information valuable, please visit my company's website at http://www.aquatech-usa.com/ and see the high quality heavy duty pressure washers that I sell and service with great customer support and knowledgable workforce in the pressure washer and power washing industry.