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What You Want To Know About Steam Clean Pressure Washers

Pressure steam cleaners are machines that clean surfaces using steam or hot water. The steam and the pressure behind the machine provide a very efficient way of removing dust mites, allergens, mold, fungus, and bacteria. This is the preferred way of cleaning in such places as hospitals, restaurants, pharmacies, and hotels. In the traditional sense, steam cleaner pressure washers are composed of a boiler, a collecting tank, a hose and brushes. Hot water is sprayed under pressure on the surface being cleaned.


The amount of pressure that you need or the flow rates are what will likely direct you to the machine that you will eventually purchase. The flow rate is the amount of water that you will be able to use to remove the debris. The pressure expresses how hard the water will approach the surface of what is being cleaned. When you are cleaning flat surfaces it is more important to have a high rate of flow as that will make it much easier to loosen, remove, and wash away the debris. When you are cleaning surfaces that are not flat or that might be vertical, pressure would be more likely what you would be interested in.

These units have advanced quite nicely and are more affordable than you may think. There are various styles and accessories that are available for power steam cleaners. Steam cleaner pressure washers are available in gas powered or electric powered capabilities. Obviously the gas powered versions are more portable and less constricting which is convenient for outdoor work. They are also more likely to offer a longer life expectancy with less repairs needed.

The electric powered steam pressure washers are not vulnerable to wet conditions and while they can be used outdoors they also can be used indoors as well. The gas powered steam cleaner pressure washers can not be used indoors as they omit carbon monoxide. Another benefit of the electric version is that it makes much less noise.

Commercial pressure washers and industrial steam cleaner pressure washer’s offer much more industrial equipment than pressure washers designed for use in the home. Many commercial users use poor judgment when buying home pressure washer machines because they are much cheaper. The problem is that they will never last as they are unable to endure the industrial workloads.

Steam cleaner pressure washers depend upon heating coils that reach temperatures past 300° F, and are much better than either cold or hot water pressure washers in regards to removing grease, dirt, concrete stains, food, chewing gum, unsightly graffiti, and numerous other types of debris. Stainless steel or heavy carbon heating coils are most reliable and also assist with creating the correct environment and ultra high temperatures that are needed.

Another perk of steam cleaner pressure washers is that they do not rely on chemicals like cold water pressure washers do. The high steam pressure that is omitted is excellent to clean better than hot water and cold water pressure washers. The method of powering a pressure washer is every bit as important as the heating method.