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American Water Works
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Pacoima, CA(818) 252-0706 Conway, SC(843) 399-1055
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Turning down commercial jobs because the machine you have can't do them

What you see

You're washing driveways and house sides with a store-bought washer, and the calls you actually want, a restaurant's grease pad or a truck yard, are the ones you can't take.

Why it happens

A homeowner machine runs cold, moves too little water and carries none of its own, so grease won't move and every job waits on the customer's spigot. It also isn't built to run all day, every day.

What it does to you

Every job you turn down goes to someone who already has a rig, and that customer doesn't call twice. Renting by the day eats the margin on the jobs you do take.

The shop asks what work you want to win first, what you'll tow with, and where your water comes from. It asks how you plan to pay and whether you've run hot water before, because the answer changes which rig makes sense.

The starter rig on the published grid is the AWW-HDS5, 5 GPM at 3500 PSI on an 18 HP Vanguard with a diesel-fired burner, on the UTS230 single-axle trailer with a 230-gallon tank, from $14,488. The same machine on the UT-CART pull cart is also $14,488. If you're going after truck yards, the AWW-HDS8 on the UTS230 steps up to 8 GPM from $15,788. Freight is free in the continental US, with a fuel surcharge by destination. Machines on their own, like the All American Premier skid or the Hotsy 1200, are quoted on the call.

Ask about financing on the call. For soap, Breakthrough and Ripper I cover most first jobs, and Transport Vehicle Wash is for trucks.

AWW-HDS5 hot-water skid on a UTS230 single-axle trailer with a 230-gallon tank

What the shop would start with

All American Premier Series

Maker
All American
PSI
3,000 to 5,000
GPM
5.0 to 8.0
Heat
oil or LP
Power
Vanguard, Kohler, Honda or Lombardini engine, 16 to 25 HP; burner on 12V or 115V by model
Quoted on the call

Hotsy 1200 Series

Maker
Hotsy
PSI
3,000 to 4,000
GPM
4.5 to 5.6
Heat
oil
Power
Briggs Vanguard 16/21 or Honda GX630 gasoline engine
Warranty
Pump 7 years limited; heater coil 5 years (per the 2016 brochure)
Quoted on the call

All American Dominator Series

Maker
All American
PSI
1,000 to 4,000
GPM
2.0 to 4.0
Heat
oil or LP
Power
Honda gasoline engine, 9 to 13 HP, or 115V/220V 1-phase electric, 2 to 4 HP
Warranty
5-1 year limited: 5 years on pump, Cool Touch Coil and frame; 2 years on gasoline engines; 1 year to 90 days on remaining components
Quoted on the call
AWW-HDS5 on the UTS230 single axle, photographed by Universal Trailer

AWW-HDS5 · UTS230

GPM / PSI
5 GPM @ 3,500 PSI
Engine
18 HP Vanguard gas
Tank
230 gal, Single 3,500 lb drop axle
From $14,488Published price, Oct 23, 2026
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AWW-HDS8 on the UTS230 single axle, photographed by Universal Trailer

AWW-HDS8 · UTS230

GPM / PSI
8 GPM
Engine
25 HP Kärcher V-twin, gas and diesel tanks
Tank
230 gal, Single 3,500 lb drop axle
From $15,788Published price, Oct 23, 2026
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From the build gallery

In the gallery: a blue tandem trailer with four blue hose reels, a white tank and a hot water machine.

Blue powder-coated tandem trailer with four hose reels, a white tank with the American Water Works decal and a hot-water machine

Tell us what's going wrong

Turning down commercial jobs because the machine you have can't do them

A dead burner, a citation, a bid due Friday. Your words.
How do we reach you? A phone or an email is enough.
A few more questions (optional)
Downtime, labor, a lost bid. A rough idea is fine.
Brand, model, age if you know it.

Here's what happens next: The Pacoima counter calls you within one business hour. The call is 15 minutes. We ask what's going wrong, how you plan to pay, and who else weighs in. At the end we set a next step, or tell you straight that we're not the right shop. Nobody pitches anything until we understand the job.

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A dead burner, a citation, a bid due Friday. Your words.
How do we reach you? A phone or an email is enough.

Here's what happens next: The Pacoima counter calls you within one business hour. The call is 15 minutes. We ask what's going wrong, how you plan to pay, and who else weighs in. At the end we set a next step, or tell you straight that we're not the right shop. Nobody pitches anything until we understand the job.