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Challenge Customer needs to be able to clean commercial HVAC units on top of buildings with 1200psi at 160° while meeting the necessary challenges of logistics of equipment, personnel, and speed of delivery to meet contract deadlines. Equipment must last for five years with reasonable maintenance to allow for contract ROI. Water must be reclaimed from roof and disposed of in customers recovery systems. There is no off the shelf system to meet customers required needs so a prototype is needed to prove concept. Process Identify needs specific to application and eliminate as many problem areas as possible to allow...

The Challenge Palm Island is a real estate management company that maintains military housing in Hawaii.  They were in need of cleaning equipment to maintain the housing.  The areas are confined so using a trailer mounted pressure washing system was not practical.  Palm Island was in the market for 9 truck mounted pressure washing systems.  The system had to be able to accommodate 2 people working at the same time.  They needed to be able to wash siding and sidewalks.  When Harvey went looking for industrial machines, he could not find a company to build the system that he was...

Yes, you can clear a sewer line with a pressure washer. Lets take a look at the equipment you need. First, we need a pressure washer.  Something with four to eight gallons per minute at 2500 – 3500 psi will do great.  If you are working with a drain clogged food waste, grease or animal fat, the hot water will really help get the drain clear. Next we need a sewer line.  We mount the sewer line on a cart with a reel so we can access the clean outs easily.  Sewer line is usually ¼ inch and is more...

Direct Drive Pumps • Direct drive pumps are directly connected to the power platform (motor or engine) and consequently turn the same speed. This is referred to as revolutions per minute (rpm’s) • The power platform transfers heat directly to the pump through the shaft. • Because direct drive pumps turn more rpms they increase the friction which in turn causes faster wear of the components. • Direct drive pumps are usually recommended in applications where usage is less than 20hrs per week. Belt Drive Pumps • Belt drive pumps typically turn at much slower rpms and have a longer...

My Pressure Washer Just Quit  We get a lot of folks that bring their big box store pressure washer into our showroom and tell us how they just got this washer and how it was working fine but it just quit.  The problem is almost always the same. They have gone to the big box store or discount tool store and purchased a $399 to $599 special. They take their new toy home and clean the little area their wife was concerned about and one of two things inevitably happens. They or their spouse sees just how dirty everything else...