Gates Corporation

Industrial cleaning is a tough job, but new technology in industrial hose materials science is here to help. Pressure wash cleaning is a highly effective and efficient solution that helps maintain large commercial and industrial spaces or equipment such as factories, warehouses, manufacturing plants, and heavy-duty machinery.

Using the strength of a pressure wash hose can improve employee safety by preventing slips and falls from grime or grease on walking surfaces. It can also enable improved efficiency by ensuring equipment is running properly to avoid downtime. Blast away stubborn oil, grease, grime, and contaminants that could compromise your facility's safety and efficiency with a thorough and lasting clean that is challenging to achieve with traditional cleaning methods.

So why isn’t everyone using a pressure wash solution for industrial cleaning? Some are challenged because pressure wash cleaning requires specialized equipment to ensure it’s done safely and effectively. One critical element of the pressure wash system is the hose, which conveys the high-pressure water from the machine to the cleaning surface. Without a dependable pressure wash hose, the system loses all value and could compromise the user's safety.

New trends and innovations in hose technology are making a major difference in not only the dependability of the pressure wash system but also the ease of equipment use. Some of the critical elements of this next-generation hose technology include:

- Flexibility: Industrial cleaning applications often require cleaning in tighter, more compact spaces. A highly flexible, kink-free hose to navigate around corners and assist in tight spaces makes tough cleaning jobs easier and more approachable. Hose manufacturers such as Gates Corporation continue innovating their constructions to offer improved flexibility, which contributes to more efficiency in cleaning narrow spaces. As an example, the Gates Clean Master„¢ Plus 6000 hose is 50% more flexible than legacy hoses.

“New trends and innovations in hose technology are making a major difference in not only the dependability of the pressure wash system but also the ease of equipment use”

- Weight: Pressure wash cleaning applications with large surface areas can directly contribute to worker fatigue. Pressure cleaning a large parking lot, for example, could take one worker 6-8 hours to complete while dragging a pressure wash hose over a rough surface. For a 100ft hose reel, even a slight weight reduction makes a major difference on the impact of that worker’s fatigue during and after the job, not to mention the potential for completing the job more quickly. As labor challenges and costs continue to rise, maintenance teams need to ensure they have the most Weight, ergonomic hoses in place for their equipment to do the job quickly and effectively and to protect the health and safety of their employees. The Gates  Clean Master Plus 6000 hose is 32% lighter than legacy solutions, and the weight of a 100-ft hose reel is reduced by 9 pounds, translating to improved ergonomics, efficiency, and operator satisfaction.

- Durability: Pressure wash hoses must be extra durable to withstand weather and ozone impacts while dragging across rough surfaces. As the user expectation on hose lifetime increases, hose manufacturers must continue to drive improvements in cover materials that offer their customers the right solutions to withstand the toughest environments. Gates Clean Master Plus 6000 has a specially compounded cover that offers excellent ozone and abrasion resistance to resist environmental damage and extend its useful life.

- Storage solutions are often the forgotten element of a pressure wash system, but storing enough hose to complete any job is important to an efficient operation. Simply put, the more compact the hose, the more you can fit onto a reel, and the larger the job you can support. Furthermore, flexible hoses neatly coil for transportation around job sites.   

Flexibility, weight, abrasion and ozone resistance, and storage solutions are all critical components of hoses that contribute to an effective pressure wash cleaning system. The Gates Clean Master Plus 6000 Pressure Wash Hose has a new and improved design that keeps these components in mind and is rated up to 6000 PSI working pressure to withstand the toughest jobs. For more information on the Clean Master Plus 6000 and the full lineup of Gates industrial cleaning products, please visit www.gates.com/products/clean-master-industrial-cleaning.