Single Brush Wash Systems

Buyers guide for single brush wash systems

With the rising popularity of single brush wash systems, small to medium fleet owners are able to clean large vehicles in just a few minutes without the investment of a large automated wash system.

Mobile Single Brush Wash System
Brush LubricationBrush Lubrication

To ensure a uniform clean and a long lasting brush, it is important that the brush is lubricated with detergent. Therefore, ensure you always apply detergent when using a single brush system. It doesn’t require much but the surface of the vehicle should feel ‘slippery’; you don’t need bubbles everywhere. For this reason, owners of properly calibrated single brush wash systems often report that they use less detergent than they did when manual washing.

Strong Brush

It is important to have brush filaments that last. To this end, our systems use the world leading Favagrossa vehicle cleaning brushes. They’re gentle on vehicles while being very long lasting. A strong brush coupled with a proper brush lubrication system helps ensure you many year of hassle-free use.

Servicability and Backup

All things need attention eventually. My 1986 Toyota Starlet eventually needed some work (although it took an absurdly long time) so we can be sure that anything mechanical is going to need some technical support.

Does the way the system works make sense to you? If not, who is going to fix it?

We deliver our systems with technical training for on-site staff. We then ensure that we’re available to offer support and parts if or when you need them.  

Brush Tilt Brush Tilt

In order to contour to the shape of vehicles and potentially uneven washbay floors, it is important to be able to incline or tilt a single brush wash system’s brush.

Our systems all tilt up to 15 degrees – achieved through having a very stable machine base.

Battery Vs DieselDieselVBattery

What will power your system? There are a range of options but battery and diesel are most popular.
Diesel powered units are surprisingly quiet and extremely reliable – just top it up with diesel and keep going.
Battery units are basically silent but you need to ensure your staff will be disciplined in charging the batteries.

Thorough Final Rinse

This important part of any quality wash system is a balancing act: higher flow rinse helps get rid of any sediment left behind by the cleaning process but minimising flow is important to keeping overall water consumption to a minimum.

Our systems ensure this is well calibrated – flushing away any sediment and leaving a gleaming vehicle without wasting water unnecessarily.

 

Stability

Its easy to get a compromised system with a spinning brush that looks like it will do the job. Experience has proven otherwise. When you consider a single brush vehicle wash system, ensure that the unit will work in your washbay as slightly uneven surfaces can trip up basic systems. 

Our 500 series single brush units work on very uneven ground.

Ease of Operationhappy staff

It is important that any single brush wash system you consider is easy for staff to operate. This includes:

  • Comfortable position facing the brush so they can manage wash speed suitably
  • Integrated torque bypass to allow the brush to slow/stop if they drive to hard into the vehicle
  • Comfortable easy touch controls that can be operated all day without fatigue
300 series vs 500 series

There are two types of fully mobile system, lets call the smallest of the two ‘300 Series’ and call the larger ‘500 Series’.

300 Series

The 300 Series has some limitations which are overcome in the 500 Series design:

  1. Caster wheels on the 300 Series give it a tendency to twist away from the vehicle making it tiring to use. This is not a problem for the 500 Series.
  2. The drivewheel on 300 Series machines is beneath the machine with a limited travel distance so will lose traction on uneven surfaces. This is not a problem on the 500 Series.
  3. The 300 Series base is small and is therefore less stable than the extremely stable 500 Series. 
300 series truck wash
500 Series

As you can see, on the 500 Series, all of these limitations are overcome:

  1. Fixed idle wheels ensure the machine stays exactly where you put it during cleaning.
  2. Large drivewheel at one end means the machine gets traction even on uneven surfaces.
  3. Large base means the machine is very stable.
500 series truck wash

Main Single Brush Wash System Types

Tethered Single Brush Wash System

These have been around since the 80s, require some overhead support like a roof over your washbay, in order to carry the festoon system that supports the hose and power cable which are tethered to the machine. The photo on the right shows the festoon system exposed.

Click here for more info on our tethered single brush wash system offering

Tethered Single Brush Wash System

Mobile Single Brush Wash Systems

The most popular systems around. These units have a built-in water tank and a built in power source. Most popular of which is a diesel engine or battery pack. No need for a covered washbay and they work well on uneven ground.

Click here for more info on our 500 Series EasyWash single brush mobile wash systems

Mobile Single Brush Truck Wash System Transport Wash Systems

Comprehensive Mobile Systems

Like the mobile systems above, these have their own power source and water tank. They also have additional features like:

  • Overhead high pressure spray bar
  • Built in high pressure pump and pressure washing lance
  • High pressure lower jets for cleaning wheels and chassis

These systems are best suited to sites where a high flow source of water is available for quick topup.

Learn more about our offering in this department here

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