| Once you’ve made the initial investment of a | | | | water. If you don’t yet have the power of |
| good, powerful pressure washer it will benefit you | | | | hot water, it should be one of your next pressure |
| to take some time to explore all of the pressure | | | | washer accessories. There are many types to |
| washer accessories available. Pressure washer | | | | choose from that can be added to existing cold |
| accessories can optimize the list of services you | | | | water pressure units. |
| can offer customers and put you ahead of your | | | | If you want to help the environment, there is |
| competitors. | | | | another good pressure washer accessory to help |
| Pressure washer accessories, such as GFCI cords | | | | you do so. The “wash water filter |
| and plugs, brass couplings, hose restrictors, good | | | | system” protects the environment by |
| pressure gauges, winterizing kits, battery boxes, | | | | re-using wash water that has been filtered. When |
| unloader valves can extend the life of your | | | | power washing floors, driveways, or any flat |
| existing equipment. They can also just simply | | | | surface, this system harbors, collects, and then |
| make your job easier and more professional | | | | filters the dirty water. Using portable dams and |
| looking. | | | | drain covers, and a closed vacuum, |
| To expand the list of services you offer, consider | | | | state-of-the-art filter, and holding tank system, |
| adding a sand blaster (medium to heavy duty | | | | this wash water filter set-up makes sense |
| equipment is available) or sewer jetter (can clean | | | | economically and environmentally too. |
| pipes and tubes from 1” –6” in | | | | For ease, comfort, and professionalism, there are |
| diameter) to your system. Chemical injectors are | | | | pressure washer accessories such as foot valves |
| a necessity when you need the extra cleaning | | | | (lets you operate the pump from a distance), |
| power of chemicals. There are high or | | | | extension wands and brush attachments, carts, |
| low-pressure chemical kits with adjustable | | | | skids, hose reels, magnetic starters, and so much |
| chemical injectors. There are metering valves, | | | | more they are hard to list here. It will benefit the |
| nozzles for distance or maximum pressure, and | | | | pressure washer owner to know of the many |
| systems that save your pump, lance, hose and | | | | accessories available and their applications. For |
| gun by having the chemicals by-pass them. | | | | instance, by checking out the accessories |
| Add the service of duct cleaning to your | | | | available, you would learn that simply adding a |
| repertoire, and shine above the competition even | | | | rotary nozzle would increase cleaning power and |
| more. Made to be corrosion-resistant and with | | | | efficiency for large, flat surfaces. A rotary nozzle |
| self-lubricating bearings, the Swiss made carbide | | | | uses centrifugal force and is 200% more efficient |
| swivel duct cleaner is one great pressure washer | | | | than a 25° flat fan nozzle. Rotary nozzles come |
| accessory. Working with hot or cold water, duct | | | | in small (2,500 psi), medium (3,000 psi), large |
| cleaners clean any kind of duct, vent, chimney, or | | | | (4,350 psi) and extra large (5,000 psi), and there |
| chute. And don’t forget the market for | | | | is a stainless steel, super-heavy-duty (7,350 psi) |
| cleaning restaurant hoods and trash chutes and | | | | rotary nozzle. |
| even kegs and barrels. | | | | Of course, the pressure washer accessories list |
| Some surfaces can be cleaned with pressure and | | | | includes replacement parts—from engines and |
| cold water alone, but many cleaning jobs will go | | | | pumps (and parts for them), through to tires for |
| faster with (and some downright require), hot | | | | hose reels and hardware for all mechanisms. |