Pressure washer
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A pressure washer equipped with a heater, water softener and automatically mixed cleaning agents has been announced by ECT. Called the Washbear, it is mounted on four wheels and can be manoeuvred by one man. One feature of the washer is a Water-cooled combustion chamber with a thermostatically controlled oil burner; this pre-heats the water within a controlled temperature range of 60-90 deg C. Four tanks are used to hold fuel oil, cleaning agent, dewaxing agent and preservative. A facility is provided for sucking in an additional liquid, such as disinfectants, etc., from another container.
A transformer reduces the mains supply to 24V, a safety feature for the operator.
A short pistol is standard, but a 6ft lance is available as an extra.
The washer is 55in. long 25(in, wide and 47in. high and weighs approximately 11 501b. Marketed by ECT (Sales) Ltd, 5 Addison Avenue, London, Wit 4QS.