Pressure Cleaners – Hot Water Cleaners vs Cold Water Cleaners
Hot water pressure cleaners are also often referred to as hot & cold pressure cleaners or steam cleaners and sometimes even diesel fired pressure cleaners
Cold water pressure cleaners are pieces of equipment that deliver cold water at a particular waterflow rate, depending on the pump size, under pressure to clean a surface of any type. Typically, the larger the delivery flowrate of the pump, the bigger, better and more productive the pressure cleaners are, but when you start talking about hot water pressure cleaners, this rule does not apply.
The hot water pressure cleaner reigns supreme in the stakes between cold water pressure cleaners and hot water pressure cleaners purely because the cleaning result and the time factor changes completely when using hot water. One cannot compare pressure cleaners which are the same technical specification because of the huge difference in cleaning performance when using hot water machines as compared to cold water machines.
Hot water pressure cleaners have come along way since the days of having to heat the water yourself first, then using that heated water to supply the pressure cleaner which would do the cleaning.
The principle of a hot water pressure cleaner these days is that water is pumped and pressurized through a pressure pump then heated before being discharged out of the nozzle as hot water under pressure.
Heat does most of the cleaning as against purely the cleaning power or motion caused by purely the water sprayed under pressure. The heat in partnership with the pressured water jointly provides a very formidable team for larger cleaning applications.
A fairly common question posed by customers looking to purchase a pressure cleaner for a specific job is, "Does hot water make that much of a difference over cold?" One cannot truly appreciate the differences in cleaning results and the speed at which it can be done unless you have used a hot water machine.
While this applies to the majority a cleaning applications, it cannot be said that it occurs for all. But, in most cases, hot water machine does present a much greater cleaning result as compared to a cold water machine regardless of the task or the water flowrate or operating pressure.
Do you generally clean your dishes in cold water, or do you set your dishwater to use cold water? Well the same could be said in principle when applied to pressure cleaning in general.
So for large industrial applications that require removing heavy dirt, grease or other materials, hot water pressure cleaners are the clear choice to use.
