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How do you choose a high pressure cleaner?

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Written by René Mondt | Last update: 23-6-2021

Many greenhouses use high pressure cleaners to clean floors, glass, gutters, machines and more. A high pressure cleaner makes it convenient to clean stubborn dirt fast. Much more efficient than when you would do this by hand. There are different types of high pressure cleaners with different advantages and features. So how do you choose the best suitable high pressure cleaner? Our product specialist will explain it in this topic.


High pressure cleaner choice

In order to make it easier to choose the right high-pressure cleaner, you need to take the following points into account:
  • Pressure of a high pressure cleaner
  • Water usage of a high pressure cleaner
  • Hot water or cold water
  • Cleaning liquid
  • Nozzles and attachments
  • Hose reel


Pressure of a high pressure cleaner

The pressure of the high pressure cleaner is indicated in bar. The higher the pressure, the more powerful the water beam, the better the cleaning results. Most of the high pressure cleaners have the ability to adjust the pressure manually. The required amount of pressure depends on the material that needs to be cleaned. In the matrix below you can see the pressure that is most suitable for cleaning different materials.


MaterialPressure
Tools100 - 120 bar
Machines & vehicles110 - 120 bar
Gutters, pipelines & sewers120 - 140 bar
Greenhouse facades120 - 140 bar
Concrete and stone110 - 170 bar*
Brickwork140 - 170 bar
* Depending on the surface and amount of dirt


Water usage of a high pressure cleaner

The water usage of the high pressure cleaner shows how much water the machine uses per hour. When you compare the water usages of different high pressure cleaners, this is the rule: the high pressure cleaner with the highest water usage at an equal pressure is the machine with the best cleaning ability.


Warm or cold water

An important choice when buying a high pressure cleaner is deciding whether you are going to clean with cold or warm water. A cold water high pressure cleaner is most suitable for cleaning non-sticky dirt like dust and moss. Sticky dirt can also be cleaned with a cold water high pressure cleaner but this takes a lot longer than when using a high pressure cleaner with warm water. Besides this, warm water also kills bacteria (if the water is warm enough. Surfaces that have been cleaned with warm water also need a shorter time to dry. 

Note: not every high pressure cleaner heats the water itself. In this case you need to connect the hose to a warm water connection.

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Cleaning liquid

Not every high pressure cleaner is suitable for the cleaning or disinfection of liquids. When you would like to use this application it’s important to keep this in mind when you decide to buy a high pressure cleaner.


Nozzles and attachments

When you want to buy a high pressure cleaner it’s important that you also buy the right nozzles and attachments. These accessories provide a different beam and a different way of cleaning.


Hose reel

High pressure cleaners for horticulture are mostly equipped with a large amount of metres of hose. This way it’s possible to clean bigger surfaces from one point. To help you with pulling the hose you can consider using an electric hose reel.  



Questions about choosing the right high pressure cleaner

If you have any questions about choosing the right high pressure cleaner or if you would like us to advise us please contact our product specialist Michael Visser. Or you can use our question form. 

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Rene MondtAbout René Mondt
René Mondt, product specialist for measuring equipment and technique, was born in the greenhouse environment and has been working in the horticulture sector, being rather experienced with the technical part of the cultivation. He understands the customer and cultivation like no other. "My motto is to assist the customers and support them the way I would prefer to be supported myself: quick and tailor-made advice."






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