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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

A Guide to Mobile Pressure Washers


Mobile pressure washers have many uses. Pressure washing machines are the most suitable for cleaning durable hard surfaces. As a result, these are often used for cleaning public places, such as parks, pavements, walkways, and compounds of public institutions. Portable machines are ideally suited for cleaning such large areas.

Kinds of Mobile Pressure Washers

There are two kinds of portable pressure washing machines. The first type has attached wheels. The operator can roll these machines from one place to another. These are ideal for places where the user requires mobility and has a large enough area to wheel around a machine.

The second type of portable pressure washer can be mounted on trucks or trailers. Most operators prefer such machines while cleaning large areas. A majority of high power mobile pressure washers from reputable suppliers can be truck or trailer mounted by simply removing the wheels.

Source of Power

Most mobile pressure washers are fuel powered rather than electric powered. The main reason for this is that electric plug points are not easily available in outdoor settings. Without the presence of a plug point at a convenient location, electric powered machines are not of much use. Fuel-powered machines, such as gasoline-, propane-, or diesel-powered machines, have no such problems.

It is always better to select high quality machines from reputed brands rather than selecting cheap and unreliable machines.