The purchase price is only a fraction of the cost of running a pressure washer. Cheap machines cost fortunes.
The Hidden Costs of Cheap Equipment
When you buy a lower-tier commercial machine for £1,500 instead of a Platinum Standard unit for £4,000, you aren't saving money. You are deferring the cost.
- Downtime: What is the hourly cost of your wash bay crew standing around while a vital machine is broken?
- Replacement Cycle: A cheap machine used industrially will burn out its high-speed pump in 12-18 months. An Alkota pump running at low RPMs will last for thousands of hours.
- Fuel Efficiency: Our Schedule 80 hydro-insulated coils reach operating temperature faster and retain heat better, using significantly less diesel/kerosene over a 5-year period.