How much water does an average car wash use?
Some time ago the Australian Car Wash Association conducted a study on the average amount of water used while washing your car at home. They determined that the amount was around 240 litres. This was back in the days when you were permitted to wash your car with the hose. In most locations now you can only wash your car at home with a bucket, so the figures have inevitably altered. To give you an idea of how this compares to using a self serve car wash bay, on average a wash using all the functions will use approximately 75 litres of water. That’s a huge difference. However, with the Laserwash, the use of high-pressure water and chemicals to clean your car, instead of brushes, means it uses about 250-300 litres. Q: How do I find out what water treatment facilities are required on site? A: If you contact your local council, they should be able to assist you with this. In most cases, you are required to have a triple interceptor pit on site, or a plate separator. Your local council will
