Release Date: 2020-08-19 08:37:10
What is a high-pressure washer?
Generally, when we hear about high-pressure washers, we may think they are far from our daily lives. In fact, they are quite common in our lives. For example, small high-pressure washers used in car washes, and commercial cleaning machines used by janitors in large commercial areas for cleaning floor surfaces. A high-pressure washer is also known as a high-pressure water jet cleaner, commonly referred to as a high-pressure water gun. It is a machine that uses a power unit to drive a high-pressure plunger pump to generate high-pressure water for cleaning the surface of objects. It can remove dirt by stripping and flushing it away, achieving the purpose of cleaning the surface of objects. Unless it is very stubborn oil stains, a little detergent is needed. Otherwise, the impact force of the jet is sufficient to carry away general dirt. As is well known, high-pressure washers are now popular in many fields. Because it is one of the most scientific, economical, and environmentally friendly cleaning methods in the world.
A high-pressure washer usually looks like this, represented by BoTelin's "BT Industrial Cold Water Washer" as shown in the figure below:
Industrial Cold Water Washer
Classification of High-Pressure Washers
According to[Outlet Temperature]Come to the division, there are high-pressure washers divided intocold waterhigh-pressure washerhot waterHigh-pressure washers are divided into two categories. The main difference between them is that hot water washers include a heating device, usually utilizing a combustion chamber to heat the water. Using hot water washing can quickly clean large amounts of dirt and oil stains that are difficult to remove with cold water, significantly improving cleaning efficiency. However, due to the relatively high price and operating costs of hot water washers, most users still choose ordinary cold water high-pressure washers. Therefore, the washer series products from Botolini Company are mostly cold water type. Of course, to improve cleaning efficiency and effectiveness, many professional customers still choose hot water washers.
According to[Drive Engine]classified intoMotorDrive high-pressure washerGasoline engineDrive high-pressure washerDiesel engineHigh-pressure washers are divided into three categories. As the name suggests, all three types of washers are equipped with high-pressure pumps, differing in the type of power source used to drive the pump: motor-connected, gasoline engine-connected, or diesel engine-connected. The advantages of gasoline and diesel-driven high-pressure washers lie in their ability to operate in remote areas without a power supply. Botolini's product line is comprehensive, covering all three types of high-pressure washers.
According to[Application]Categorized by usage, there aredomestic, commercialandindustrial useare divided into three categories. First, household high-pressure washers, which generally have lower pressure, flow rate, and lifespan, but emphasize portability, mobility, and ease of operation. Second, commercial high-pressure washers, which have higher parameter requirements and are used frequently with long operating times, so they generally have longer lifespans. Third, industrial high-pressure washers, which, in addition to general requirements, often have some special requirements, water cutting is a good example. The figure below shows the Botolini Eagle Commercial Cold Water Washer.
Where can high-pressure washers be used?
High-pressure washers are mainly suitable for the following applications:
1、Cleaning and maintenance of various motor vehicles, engineering vehicles, construction machinery, and agricultural machinery equipment, such as washing cars, bulldozers, concrete mixers, tractors, etc. It is the ideal cleaning tool for individuals and small vehicle maintenance units to clean cars and motorcycles.
2、Cleaning building formwork scaffolding, building exteriors, floors, baths, and swimming pools. It is particularly effective for windows, floors, toilets, oil stains, and corners that are difficult to reach manually.
3、Disinfection and cleaning in food processing plants and machinery, livestock farms, and hotel and restaurant kitchens. These areas often use this equipment, and the results are very significant.
4Algae, mussels, and scale on ship decks and hulls; tire fragments on airport runways; pipelines, oil tanks, and other containers on oil rig equipment; construction machinery and their components, such as chains, agitator shafts or agitator tanks.
Ultra-high-pressure washer
5Ultra-high-pressure washers with pressure exceeding 500Bar can be used for concrete scarifying. Higher pressure ultra-high-pressure washers can even cut and remove concrete of various grades. The image above shows the BFT series ultra-high-pressure washer from Botolini, which can reach a maximum pressure of 1500Bar.
There are many other applications where these machines can be used, but we cannot list them all here. Today's introduction ends here. In the next article, we will share how to choose the right high-pressure washer. If you have any questions during purchase or use, feel free to leave a message for us.
