Recycling washer for sensitive jobs
June 20th 2008

Tensid supplies more than just pressure washers – covering everything from antigraffiti kit to training, it can even recommend approved contractors, one of which recently used its water recycling washer to clean Ironbridge, a world heritage site

Celebrating 20 years in business,Tensid has accumulated a stockpile of cleaning knowledge - both in terms of equipment development and the network of contractors who specialise in eliminating grime, gum and graffiti.

It's most recent advancement comes in the form of the Aquila water recycling machine.According to the company it is the only hot water pressure washer of its kind currently on the UK market. It allows streets and pavements to be cleaned during the day as there is no splashing or excessive water – and saves both cost and the environment thanks to 95 per cent water recovery, so operatives can work all day without having to refill the water tank (the unit has two 360 litre tanks, one for fresh water and one for the recycled, which is filtered and re-used).The unit can achieve up to 300 bar maximum pressure at 18 litres per minute with 135°C maximum water pressure.

Restoring Ironbridge Tensid customer G-Force Steam, a Telford and Mid- Wales based company, was called in recently to clean the floor of the historic Ironbridge.The bridge needed to be cleaned prior to being resurfaced with a non-slip resin, a project which was commissioned by English Heritage.Owing to the proximity of the river, the Environment Agency's view was that the use of conventional pressure washers and steam cleaner could lead to contamination from standing water or spray so an alternative method needed to be found.Another issue was that the size and weight of any equipment used on the bridge had to be controlled,meaning that many systems would have been unsuitable.

"We have recently invested in specialised water recycling equipment which vacuums up moisture and dirt as surfaces are cleaned, then cleans it and recycles the water back.This means that no residue is left on the surface and it cannot therefore spill into surrounding areas," says Chris Garvey, MD of G-Force Steam."The equipment we use was developed exclusively by Aquila and is the latest technology for high pressure water cleaning industry. It provides a more environmentally sound solution to a very common problem of low water supplies.

"Projects such as this one, at a very important historic site, need to be treated with care and at Ironbridge,we had the issue of the river contamination to consider also.The system was presented to the Environment Agency who approved the process. It was important that pedestrians could still walk across the bridge whilst cleaning was in progress so the project was undertaken in two parts with one half left open as the other half was cleaned." The sole UK distributor of Aquila equipment,Tensid also provides short and long term pressure washer contract hire.

For further details, call the number below.

Interclean visitors, see stand number 01.239.

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