Pressure Washers with Longevity and Power

If you rely on a pressure washer to make a living you will want a commercial pressure washer. Why? Because they are designed to help you make profit by not breaking down during heavy use. A residential pressure washer is designed for weekend use.

What defines a commercial pressure washer?

A commercial pressure washer is designed with daily use in mind. They have better engines, better pumps and better components everywhere. They avoid plastic. They come with high-grade hoses, stainless lances and brass connections.

Cleaning power is not a factor in whether a pressure washer is residential or commercial. There are residential machines with 3,500 PSI and 3 GPM. And there are commercial ones with less cleaning power (2,000 PSI and 2 GPM) that cost 3x more because they have better components.

Let’s take a look at the options you have with commercial pressure washers.

Petrol or Electric Powered?

• Electric. If you will always be pressure washing near an electric outlet (like at a warehouse or factory) get electric. It requires less maintenance, is quieter and you can safely use it indoors. You also won’t have to worry about refuelling. The downside is that it will have a higher acquisition cost for the cleaning power.
• Petrol. If you want the most portability get gas. So if you’re a mobile contract cleaner then gas will be more practical because you won’t have to go inside the customers house/establishment looking for electrical outlets. Gas also offers more power for less cost.

Hot Water or Cold Water?

Hot water definitely cleans faster because it “excites” the dirt and grime particles to get off the surface. Soap “pulls” the dirt and grime off the surface. The combination of exciting the dirt particles and pulling the dirt particles allows for the fastest most thorough clean.However, sometimes dealing with the burner and burner fuel is a hassle. The hot water generating aspect of a pressure washer will also cost £1000 more (compared to the same cold water machine) because of the schedule 80 heating coil and other components.

9 Commercial Power Washers Uses

The life of an industrial power washing contractor:

• Clean large areas fast
• Work all-day everyday

Here are 9 images to show the results you can achieve with an industrial power washer:

1.) Sport courts

For safety reasons hard sporting courts – especially tennis and basketball – are cleaned with a surface cleaner powered by a bulky industrial power washer. The job requires a large area surface cleaner to complete in a timely manner.

2.) Buildings

Building exteriors are probably the most common scope of work for a commercial pressure cleaner. The jobs will require workers to hire an elevated work platform to reach the upper areas. Contractors need to be certified for operation of an EWP.

3.) Industrial facilities

Although smoke stacks are not a regular occurrence, general industrial facility cleaning is. I’ve personally cleaned out rendering plant receiving bins. It took several days to get the smell of rotting meat off me (but I got to use a 4,000 PSI, 5 GPM electric beast of a pressure washer).

4.) Parking garages

Very common job mobile power washers will see. Parking garages offer steady pay and little time wasted commuting from job to job.

5.) Ships

Had to include this one. Shipping vessels will be cleaned with onboard equipment by ship workers. I wonder if they have high pressure hookups throughout the ship?

6.) Malls

Mall parking lots, walking areas and other areas around the facility offer steady work for pressure washing businesses who can handle the capacity.

7.) Restaurant equipment

Restaurant kitchen exhaust hoods are nasty business. They can be tough to clean and end up getting really dirty. Once they get past a certain point the restaurant will call in a commercial pressure washing expert to clean the nasty grease and grime away.

8.) Building surrounds

Check out how dirty that office building entrance is in the image. Crazy negligence. Dirty areas like that are dangerous and can get very slippery when wet. At last, the building manager called in a commercial power washer to clean the area and you can see it looks much better already.

9.) City sidewalks

Heavily trafficked city sidewalks are a popular use of big power washers – especially hot water versions. Workers barricade the area off and get to work on a regular basis cleaning these areas to make them more safe during wet weather (grime is slippery).

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