Pickup Supplies Hot Water To Pressure Washer

Pickup supplies hot water to pressure washer PICKUPS Accessories 17-1-28 Canadian farmer Brian Hallet saved money by buying an inexpensive pressure washer and then hooking it up to his 1977 Chevy pickup to get hot pressurized water for machinery cleanup. The Stettler, Alberta, farmer says he couldn't justify buying a commercial hot-water pressure washer but he wanted to wash with hot water because it cuts cleanup time in half. First he tried hooking up to household plumbing but the hot water heater couldn't keep up. So he decided to put an old retired pickup to good use. He connected a cold water hose to the heater line. As the engine idles, water circulates through the radiator and block, where it heats up to 140?. Another line carries this hot water back to the pressure washer. The only extra equipment needed was a pressure regulator on the cold water line feeding the truck so he could match input of water with the output of the pressure washer. "I hook it up and wash continuously with plenty of hot water," says Hallett. "It's far better than a cold water wash, for a very small price." (Country Guide Magazine)

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