Cleaning - Hot water pressure washer

[buickanddeere]

My hot water washer consists of a three piston ceramic pump supplied with hot water from the building's water heater. No fuss, no muss. Cold water washing is a waste of time and effort.

 

[The Fred]

I bought an Easy-Kleen 4035 commercial unit with Kohler engine and Intertek (their best) pump.

I love the machine and have used it very little, in fact I am only on my second (10 gal) tank of diesel fuel for the burner end.

The alternator would not charge the battery because of a bad connection, I fixed myself.

I've changed the engine oil and pump oil and the machine just started puking oil out the bottom of the pump.

I love it folks the pump has a 90 day warranty, and this is a $3,600 dollar machine.

Not sure I'd buy another one but the machine does work excellent.

Fred

Commercial Hot Water Gas & Diesel | Easy Kleen

 

[Code54]

I bought an Easy-Kleen 4035 commercial unit with Kohler engine and Intertek (their best) pump.

I love the machine and have used it very little, in fact I am only on my second (10 gal) tank of diesel fuel for the burner end.

The alternator would not charge the battery because of a bad connection, I fixed myself.

I've changed the engine oil and pump oil and the machine just started puking oil out the bottom of the pump.

I love it folks the pump has a 90 day warranty, and this is a $3,600 dollar machine.

Not sure I'd buy another one but the machine does work excellent.

Fred

Commercial Hot Water Gas & Diesel | Easy Kleen

Ouch - that hurts, sorry to hear that!!

I have looked a few electric models and given that some thought. Also looked at a "hot Box" add on heater. Not a bad idea and sort of like the idea in some ways. I like if the washer craps I could always just hook up a different one and be up and running in minutes. I also liked the idea it could run with an elec. or gas unit depending on what i am doing. The draw back is it gives me two items to store but it does not look too bad. The Northstar one I seen will run up to 4000psi and think it was 4 GPM so I can always get a better pressure washer when mine dies which is perk. Lots to look at and decide! LOL

 

[Coyote machine]

I bought an Easy-Kleen 4035 commercial unit with Kohler engine and Intertek (their best) pump.

I love the machine and have used it very little, in fact I am only on my second (10 gal) tank of diesel fuel for the burner end.

The alternator would not charge the battery because of a bad connection, I fixed myself.

I've changed the engine oil and pump oil and the machine just started puking oil out the bottom of the pump.

I love it folks the pump has a 90 day warranty, and this is a $3,600 dollar machine.

Not sure I'd buy another one but the machine does work excellent.

Fred

Commercial Hot Water Gas & Diesel | Easy Kleen

It needs a turbo jet engine!:laughing:

 

[1MOA]

I own a company that does heavy industrial cleaning. we use NOTHING but hot water machines. To be honest one thing that has not been addressed is down streaming a chem Be it soap, degreaser ect through the machine and cleaning that way. You honestly need very little pressure at all to wash some of the most nasty things out there.

 

[Code54]

What exactly is down steaming? never heard that term?
I been checking my water flow and it looks like it is going to be my limiting factor - only about 3.3 GPM at the outside spigots so that limits me on what machine I get. Really wanted one with a higher output but we live so far from the main line we have low flow so I am sort of stuck (way to big and expensive of a job to get more water to the house).
This is getting me to lean towards adding a hot box and keeping my smaller pressure washer. Figure I can use it for now and if we ever get better water pressure and flow I can always upgrade the pressure washer.
Any of you ever use a hot box (add on hot water system for a pressure washer) and if so how did you like it?
Thanks

 

[Green Power]

We have had a hotsy on the farm for quite a while, good units IMO.

 

[1MOA]

What exactly is down steaming? never heard that term?
I been checking my water flow and it looks like it is going to be my limiting factor - only about 3.3 GPM at the outside spigots so that limits me on what machine I get. Really wanted one with a higher output but we live so far from the main line we have low flow so I am sort of stuck (way to big and expensive of a job to get more water to the house).
This is getting me to lean towards adding a hot box and keeping my smaller pressure washer. Figure I can use it for now and if we ever get better water pressure and flow I can always upgrade the pressure washer.
Any of you ever use a hot box (add on hot water system for a pressure washer) and if so how did you like it?
Thanks

Down streaming is using a chemical injector past the pump on the pressure hose side (downstream of the pump). it works off vacuum. if you take the tip out of your gun the lower pressure and higher volume will trigger the down-streamer to kick on and suck whatever it is hooked up to to be injected into the stream of water headed tot he gun. on a hot machine that means a relatively mild degrease that is now heated to 200 degrees and directly applied will work FAR more effectively and quicker. For a 3.3 GPM machine you would need this unit...http://www.pressurewashersdirect.com/General-Pump-100145/p3531.html
They are also available at northern tool online and other places. Simply mix your degreaser and degrease the tractor take the bucket of degreaser and then put a bucket of soapy water there and repeat and it will come spotless.

 

[Code54]

Thank you!
Today I ordered a add on "hot Box", it will do 4.0 gpm at 250 degrees, just hook my pressure washer up and go. I am looking forward to trying the down steaming as it sounds perfect for my use. I appreciate all the input from everyone and look forward to learning more about pressure washing and cleaning.

 

[lutt]

Thank you! Today I ordered a add on "hot Box", it will do 4.0 gpm at 250 degrees, just hook my pressure washer up and go. I am looking forward to trying the down steaming as it sounds perfect for my use. I appreciate all the input from everyone and look forward to learning more about pressure washing and cleaning.

Good deal, I think you will enjoy it. LUTT