What is the main difference in the various types of pressure cleaning?
This question is asked all the time and there is the potential for a long answer. We will summarize by stating that their are two types of pressure cleaning – high pressure and low pressure cleaning. Each type is utilized differently based on the specific need. For each type there is the option of using heated water, plain water or even steam. In addition, variations such as chemical additives may be utilized as needed for specific purposes. Still with us 🙂 – good. For each type of pressure cleaning, there are equipment options as well that help further the cause of cleaning a specific area or surface. The main spray options are the wand and the rotary surface cleaner. Both have specific purposes and perform better than the other at specific tasks. In the case of high pressure cleaning, the machines used to generate the pressure vary greatly depending on brand and application but generally speaking, the bigger the better in most cases. High end units are able to generate the most pres