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Equipment Description
These
units employ pumps to move water and detergents through a heat coil and
to a pressurizing nozzle. Device holds tanks for all system needs: water,
fuel, and detergents and controls for the pump, burner and detergent flow.
Water may go through an unloader valve if the machine has a trigger gun
unit. Open wand systems do not use trigger gun. Since the water is under
pressure, heat coils stand pressures exceeding 3000 PSI. The burner used
to heat the coil and water can be fuel oil, L.P. gas or natural gas systems.
The systems are tailored to operation needs. The nozzle which pressurizes
the water can form a spray pattern of 0, 15 or 40 degrees for the best cleaning
power.
Benefits of Use
High pressure hot water/detergent applications are rapidly replacing the hand washing/scrubbing of aircraft, support vehicles, and support equipment with rags and solvents. Units are more efficient than low water pressure applications in that water usage can be reduced up to 90%, and solvent usage can be reduced by to 75%. Thus, man-hours are reduced significantly, as are personnel exposures to solvents.
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