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How do you choose a high pressure cleaner?

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.
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René Mondt
Specialist Mechanical Equipment | June 23, 2021 | 4 min. reading time

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.
Material   
Tools    
Machines & vehicles   
Gutters, pipelines & sewers    
Greenhouse facades    
Concrete and stone   
Brickwork    
* Depending on the surface and amount of dirt

 Pressure
100 - 120 bar
110 - 120 bar
120 - 140 bar
120 - 140 bar
110 - 170 bar*
140 - 170 bar

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.

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.  
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How do you choose a high pressure cleaner?

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.
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Specialist Mechanical Equipment | June 23, 2021 | 4 min. reading time
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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.
Material    
Tools    
Machines & vehicles   
Gutters, pipelines & sewers    
Greenhouse facades    
Concrete and stone   
Brickwork    
* Depending on the surface and amount of dirt

 Pressure
100 - 120 bar
110 - 120 bar
120 - 140 bar
120 - 140 bar
110 - 170 bar*
140 - 170 bar


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 cleaneris 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.

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 nozzlesand 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.  
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