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Carwash Equipment Terms
- An
important chemical additive due to its capability to react with alkalies
or bases in water to produce
salts.
- The arm extension holding
the hose and nozzle assembly for washing vehicles in a self service car
wash bay; the boom could either
be mounted to a bay wall for 180° or to the bay ceiling for 360° mobility.
- Apparatus that removes big particles
of dirt out of the flow of reclaim water flow.
- The use
of wash material on the surface of the vehicle for dirt removal.
- A system of small rollers, which push the wheel forward through
the tunnel in an automatic car wash system. The two types of conveyor
systems for these purposes are: front-wheel pull (FWP), which uses the
front left wheel and rear-wheel push (RWP), which uses the rear left wheel.
- Can
be found at the beginning of the conveyor in an automatic drive in car
wash. It is the system of rollers that
aligns the vehicle
wheel with the conveyor.
-
The capability to remove or clean soil. Typically, detergency is relative
to the action of a cleaning medium like detergent, soap, alkaline salt
or a mixture.
- Particles
of dirt or other debris too fine to be visible in water.
- Calculates information determined by eyes/sensors
and activates proper stations and phases of the wash as needed.
- A phrase that
refers to a carwash service that only cleans the outside of the vehicle,
typically an unattended wash
without detailing services.
- Infrared
sensors with a beam between them to activate the car-washing system when
a vehicle enters and measure the
length and width of the vehicle.
- Car
wash cleansing foam created by mixing chemical cleaners with water and
air. Foam is usually for deep cleaning or a main wash station.
- Applies foam detergent
to the car for deep-cleaning. Usually with adjustable nozzles.
- A system
of rotating water jets, arranged like a pinwheel, that spray concentrated
streams of water onto the car. Often used on the lower portion of the
vehicle to remove mud, dirt and salt.
- Long strips of
cloth that hang from the top of the tunnel in a car wash and are usually
motorized to move up and down the vehicle.
They clean the hood, roof and trunk.
- Enclosed
area housing the switching, starters and overload protection equipment
used in a complete carwash system to run the different motors on various
machines.
- A
solution that is sprayed over the car in the initial wash stage to wet
the vehicle before detergents are added
and to loosen dirt and oil.
- Nozzles arranged on an arch that use clean water to remove
whatever residue is left after the wash.
- Large
cylinders that rotate rapidly (anywhere from 100 to 500 rpm) to spin
the hundreds
of small cloth strips attached to
them.
- Nozzles,
near the ground, which spray the tires with a solution designed to remove
brake dust and brighten
the
black
rubber
of the tire.
- Device to deliver high volumes of wash water to the underside
of vehicles to remove mud and salt. Can also be used as a rust inhibitor
applicator.
- Usually
applied by an arch, forms water resistant coating on vehicle for shine,
polishing and protection. Sometimes applied in foam form or liquid.
- Type of scrubber on short booms that move around to the front
and rear of the vehicle.
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