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Hot Water Pressure Washers

Hot water lifts grease and oil that cold water only moves around. These machines heat the water with an oil, natural gas, LP or diesel burner, or with electric heating elements. Per the makers' brochures, the Hotsy, Alkota and All American lines we carry run from 2 to 10 GPM and 1,000 to 5,000 PSI.

Hot Water Pressure Washers
Series Brand PSI GPM Heat Power Setup Price
Hotsy 500 Series Hotsy 1,000–1,500 2.1–3.0 oil or LP 115V 1-phase electric, 2 to 2.3 HP (18 to 20 A) portable (558: portability kit optional) Quoted on the call
Hotsy 700 Series Hotsy 1,500–2,000 3.0–3.5 oil, LP or natural gas 208V or 230V 1-phase electric, 3 to 5 HP (13 to 27 A) portable (772: stationary) Quoted on the call
Hotsy 800 Series Hotsy 2,000–3,000 4.0–5.0 oil 208/230/460/575V electric, 1- or 3-phase, 5 to 10 HP (10 to 44 A) portable Quoted on the call
Hotsy 900 / 1400 Series Hotsy 2,000–3,000 4.0–5.0 natural gas or LP 208/230V 1-phase or 208/230/460/575V 3-phase electric, 5 to 10 HP (7 to 42 A) stationary Quoted on the call
Hotsy 1800 Series Hotsy 2,500–3,000 6.0 natural gas or oil (LP optional) 230V 1-phase (1812SS) or 208/230/460/575V 3-phase electric, 10 to 15 HP (16 to 42 A) stationary Quoted on the call
Hotsy 5700 / 5800 Series Hotsy 2,500–3,000 8.0–9.5 oil or natural gas (LP optional) 208/230/460/575V 3-phase electric, 20 HP (16 to 55 A) stationary Quoted on the call
Hotsy HWE Series Hotsy 2,000–3,000 3.5–4.0 electric 460V 3-phase electric, 6.2 or 7.5 HP motor, 40.5 kW heat (55.2 to 59 A) stationary Quoted on the call
Hotsy 1200 Series Hotsy 3,000–4,000 4.5–5.6 oil Briggs Vanguard 16/21 or Honda GX630 gasoline engine skid Quoted on the call
Hotsy HSS / HSDS Series Hotsy 2,500–3,500 5.0–9.5 diesel Kubota Z602 or D1105 diesel engine (16 or 24 HP, Tier IV), electric start skid Quoted on the call
Alkota Gas Fired Series Alkota 1,100–5,000 2.1–10.0 natural gas or LP (oil-fired version available on request) 115V 1-phase to 230/460V 3-phase electric, 2.3 to 20 HP stationary Quoted on the call
Alkota All Electric Series Alkota 1,000–3,000 2.0–4.0 electric 240V 3-phase (80 to 160 A) or 480V 3-phase (77 to 80 A) electric; the 2148 is 240V only stationary Quoted on the call
All American Dominator Series All American 1,000–4,000 2.0–4.0 oil or LP Honda gasoline engine, 9 to 13 HP, or 115V/220V 1-phase electric, 2 to 4 HP portable Quoted on the call
All American Natural Gas Series All American 1,100–3,000 3.0–8.0 natural gas (LP burner optional) Electric motor, 2.3 to 15 HP; voltage confirmed on the call stationary Quoted on the call
All American Premier Series All American 3,000–5,000 5.0–8.0 oil or LP Vanguard, Kohler, Honda or Lombardini engine, 16 to 25 HP; burner on 12V or 115V by model skid Quoted on the call

Start with what you have where you wash, not with the machine.

What power is there? A 20 A, 115V circuit runs the small Hotsy 500 and the All American Dominator's 115V models; the other Dominator electrics want 220V single phase. Most shop machines want 230V single phase or 208 to 575V three phase, and the brochure lists the amps for each model. If there is no power at the job, you want an engine on a skid: the Hotsy 1200 (gasoline), the Hotsy HSS (Kubota diesel) or the All American Premier.

What will heat the water? A natural gas line already on site points to a gas-fired stationary unit, such as the Hotsy 900/1400, Alkota Gas Fired or All American Natural Gas. Oil burners run on diesel, kerosene or home heating oil. If you cannot vent a flame indoors, the Hotsy HWE and Alkota All Electric heat with elements instead, but they need heavy three-phase service.

Fixed or mobile? A wash bay takes a stationary unit with a flue. A truck or trailer takes a skid. A shop floor where the washer follows the work takes a wheeled electric.

Then GPM against PSI. Pressure breaks the dirt loose; flow carries it away, and on big equipment the flow is what shortens the job. Tell us what you clean and how often, and we size both on the call.

What it's for

  • Grease, oil, diesel soot and road film on trucks, buses and heavy equipment
  • Food processing plants and kitchens
  • Shops that wash every day and want the job done in fewer passes
  • Mobile crews who need heat at the job site (engine skids on a trailer)

What it's not for

  • Loose dirt, mud or dust with no oil in it: a cold water machine does that for less
  • Indoor spots where you cannot vent a burner and have no three-phase power for an all-electric unit

What are you cleaning?

Tell us the job in your own words. A person at the counter calls you and starts with the problem. Nobody pitches a machine 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.
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, or emails you if you leave no number. 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.