Complete Industrial Cleaning Solutions: Pressure Washing and Automatic Detergent Delivery for Wash Bays
An effective industrial wash bay is more than a pressure washer and a hose.
Facilities cleaning trucks, heavy equipment, machinery, components, or other high-use surfaces need a cleaning system designed around the work being performed. Water flow, pressure, heat, detergent application, equipment placement, controls, and the frequency of cleaning can all impact how efficiently that wash area operates.
That is why River City Pressure Cleaning Equipment works with customers to build complete cleaning solutions for wash racks, wash bays, fleet facilities, manufacturing operations, maintenance shops, and other onsite cleaning areas.
One combination available from RCPCE pairs the RCPCE HEG High Volume Wash Series stationary hot water pressure washer with our PS-1 or PS-2 automatic detergent proportioning and delivery systems.
Instead of treating the pressure washer and detergent application as two separate pieces of equipment, they can become part of one cleaning process designed specifically for your facility.
Start With the Right Stationary Hot Water Pressure Washer
For facilities with a dedicated cleaning area, a stationary pressure washer can provide a centralized solution without requiring employees to move equipment around the facility every time something needs to be cleaned.
The RCPCE HEG High Volume Wash Series is designed for demanding stationary commercial and industrial cleaning applications.
Depending on the model and configuration, the HEG Series offers options including:
Up to 9.9 GPM
Up to 3,000 PSI
Up to 200°F maximum outlet temperature
Natural gas or LP gas heating
Electric motor configurations
Remote station control options
Dual-gun operation on select configurations
High flow can be especially important in industrial cleaning because pressure is only part of the equation. GPM provides the water volume needed to move dirt, mud, grease, debris, and detergent from the surface.
Add hot water, and the system becomes particularly useful for applications involving oils, grease, traffic film, equipment buildup, and other contaminants that can be difficult to remove efficiently with cold water alone.
But the Pressure Washer Is Only Part of the Cleaning Process
A powerful hot water pressure washer can handle the cleaning, but there is another important part of many industrial applications:
How are you getting detergent onto the surface?
Employees using individual pump-up sprayers or manually mixing chemicals may work for occasional cleaning. As the frequency and scale of the operation increase, however, detergent handling can become another step in the process.
RCPCE's automatic bulk detergent proportioning and delivery solutions are designed to address that part of the wash system.
There are two primary configurations depending on how your facility wants to purchase and use detergent.
PS-2: Automatic Detergent Proportioning for Concentrates
The RCPCE PS-2 is designed for facilities using concentrated detergents.
Rather than purchasing a product that already contains the water required to dilute it, the PS-2 uses your facility's water and RCPCE concentrated detergent to create the appropriate ready-to-use product.
The system automatically proportions and delivers the detergent according to the application's specifications.
There is an important economic advantage to this approach:
You're buying concentrate, not someone else's water.
For facilities consuming larger quantities of detergent, concentrated products can provide a more economical way to purchase and manage cleaning chemicals.
The PS-2 handles the proportioning process so the concentrate can be converted into a ready-to-use solution at the facility.
This can be particularly valuable for operations where cleaning isn't an occasional task. It's part of everyday business.
PS-1: Detergent Delivery Without Mixing Concentrates
Not every operation wants to manage concentrated detergent.
That's where the RCPCE PS-1 comes in.
The PS-1 is designed to deliver RCPCE ready-to-use detergent directly to the cleaning operation.
There is no concentrate proportioning for employees to worry about. The detergent is already prepared for use and the delivery system provides an alternative to repeatedly filling and using individual pump-up sprayers.
For operations that prioritize simplicity, the PS-1 provides a straightforward detergent delivery solution without requiring the facility to mix concentrates.
PS-1 vs. PS-2: Which Detergent System Makes Sense?
The decision largely comes down to how your facility wants to handle detergent.
PS-2 | Concentrate
Best suited for operations that want to use concentrated detergent and their own water to automatically create the appropriate ready-to-use solution.
PS-1 | Ready-To-Use
Best suited for operations that want detergent delivered without the additional responsibility of mixing concentrates.
Neither solution should be selected in isolation.
The better question is:
What does the entire cleaning operation need to accomplish?
Build the Wash Bay Around the Operation
This is where working with an experienced equipment supplier becomes important.
Buying individual components online is easy.
Designing a cleaning system that works together is different.
Before setting up an industrial wash area, there are several questions worth considering:
What are you cleaning?
Fleet vehicles have different cleaning requirements than manufacturing equipment, heavy machinery, shop floors, or municipal equipment.
How often are you cleaning?
A system used occasionally has very different demands than equipment operating throughout the workday.
Do you need hot water?
Applications involving oils, grease and certain types of heavy buildup can benefit significantly from hot water cleaning.
How much water flow do you need?
Higher GPM can help increase cleaning and rinsing productivity on larger equipment and heavily contaminated surfaces.
How will detergent be handled?
Determine whether concentrated or ready-to-use detergent makes more sense for your facility and workflow.
Where should the equipment be located?
Stationary systems can be positioned away from the actual cleaning point, with controls and other components arranged around the facility's workflow.
These decisions should work together.
One Complete Cleaning System
Think beyond the individual pressure washer.
A properly designed industrial cleaning operation can bring together:
Hot water + pressure + water flow + detergent + proportioning + delivery + controls + facility layout
That is the real opportunity with an integrated system.
Instead of asking employees to piece together the cleaning process every time equipment needs to be washed, the goal is to create an established cleaning area with the tools they need already in place.
That can make the system easier to use and better suited for repeated cleaning operations.
Where Can These Systems Be Used?
RCPCE can help design cleaning systems for a wide variety of commercial, municipal, and industrial facilities, including:
Fleet and transportation facilities.
Truck and equipment wash racks
Industrial wash bays.
Manufacturing facilities.
Mechanic and maintenance shops.
Heavy equipment operations.
Municipal and public works facilities.
Warehouses and distribution operations.
Agricultural facilities.
Other dedicated onsite cleaning areas.
The exact equipment and configuration should depend on the facility, cleaning application, available utilities, detergent requirements, and expected workload.
Don't Just Buy a Pressure Washer. Build the Right Cleaning System.
For more than 30 years, River City Pressure Cleaning Equipment has helped businesses find and build professional cleaning solutions for demanding applications.
If you're planning a new wash rack, upgrading an existing wash bay, or trying to improve the way your facility handles equipment cleaning, RCPCE can help evaluate the entire process.
From the pressure washing equipment to detergent proportioning and delivery, controls, accessories, and overall system setup, we can help build a solution around how your operation actually cleans.
Need help designing your wash bay or wash rack?
Contact River City Pressure Cleaning Equipment to discuss your facility, cleaning requirements, and equipment options.
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