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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: drive surgeon on August 21, 2009, 05:36:41 pm

Title: been pressure washing for 6 years now without hot water
Post by: drive surgeon on August 21, 2009, 05:36:41 pm

hot water machines seem an expensive luxury. i have got by without them for 6 years even doing graffiti,  i dont have the kind of money to be buying a 9 grand hot washer like somepeople  :o  im a sole trader working on my own. :-[ :-X

its only chewy and some oil stains or paint that you need hot water/steam.

is it worth the major expense?

Title: Re: been pressure washing for 6 years now without hot water
Post by: Aquakleen Restoration Services on August 21, 2009, 06:01:06 pm

I dont believe so. I have a cold water system but many years ago used to use a Karcher hot water machine. I can honestly say the difference I have found is minimal.

Title: Re: been pressure washing for 6 years now without hot water
Post by: drive surgeon on August 22, 2009, 08:37:59 am

anyone else believe the diffence is minimimal?

Title: Re: been pressure washing for 6 years now without hot water
Post by: Nathanael Jones on August 22, 2009, 04:47:31 pm

It'd be nice for the winter though,.. surely a hot water machine would keep the operator a few degrees further from freezing.

Title: Re: been pressure washing for 6 years now without hot water
Post by: Andy Foster on August 27, 2009, 11:51:12 pm

It depends on the jobs you are doing.

You can buy a hot box for about £800, so no need for £9k machine!

For gum and graffiti, hot is best for general cleaning they are not necessary.

Title: Re: been pressure washing for 6 years now without hot water
Post by: drive surgeon on August 28, 2009, 10:24:36 am

dont you need a generator aswell for a hot box?

Title: Re: been pressure washing for 6 years now without hot water
Post by: Andy Foster on August 28, 2009, 11:04:41 am

either that or get it wired into your van electrics... a small camping genny would do the job though (£100 tops), doesn't have to cost a fortune or take up a lot of space.

Title: Re: been pressure washing for 6 years now without hot water
Post by: drive surgeon on August 28, 2009, 01:16:00 pm

what hot box have you got?

 i must admit i have removed all of my graffiti with cold water so far no problem. ???

Title: Re: been pressure washing for 6 years now without hot water
Post by: Andy Foster on August 28, 2009, 02:01:37 pm

not sure of the make, had it so long that there are no markings left on it.

Graffiti will of course come off with just cold water and a chemical, but steam will normaly get it all off without a chemical and then only need to remove the ghosting if necessary.

Really quick too!

Title: Re: been pressure washing for 6 years now without hot water
Post by: drive surgeon on August 28, 2009, 03:09:52 pm

cheers andy will look into a hot box then but its all money  :'(  need to buy a new machine too for back up.  :o