Volume washer or power washer?

[Wee Willy]

Which would be best for cleaning parlour? Neither installed here but need something. 24/12 parlour. Volume washer..fast wash down,cheap to install but uses lots of water.
Power washer..more expensive,uses less water but cleaner finish.
What do others use ?

 

[surprisefarmer]

Volume washer to me would be the job for a parlour, you are getting everything washed when it is fresh on so should be easier washed? Power washer used twice daily would be too sore on plaster/concrete?

 

[Fergieman]

volume washer for daily use and Steam cleaner for once a month or earlier.

 

[Wurzeetoo]

Volume washer would be my bet a jet wash flinging stuff up the walls and ceiling would drive me mad and would add considerable time every cleaning

 

[Homesy]

Volume washer every time. A pressure washer blow s@%t everywhere but where you want it to go.

I have these
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Presscontrol Up 110v & 230v Electronic Pressure Switch & Protection Device

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[Scholsey]

Buy the biggest, meanest volume washer you can afford

 

[Wee Willy]

Thanks. Volume washer it is.

 

[Scholsey]

Just remember, no one has ever thought “jeez, I wish this volume washer was smaller and washing down took longer........”

 

[Col555]

If the mucks less than 2-3 hours old, volume washer , anything more when it’s had time to dry, use a pressure washer.
I was wrongly recommended a volume washer for washing down our robots, total waste of time when the mucks had half a day to dry onto steelwork etc.

 

[Aircooled]

Both. Pressure wash clusters twice a week.

 

[coomoo]

Buy the biggest, meanest volume washer you can afford

What is the biggest meanest volume washer would be interested to know. Reckon mines sometimes is a tad too n the slow side.

 

[Scholsey]

Used to have a grundfos was down pump, can’t remember the details but it once it stopped working and needing replacing we were quoted 2k for a similar spec pump so guess power doesn’t come cheap.

 

[dairyrow]

Anybody use a foamer to clean the walls? Better off just using a pressure washer every month

 

[Fergieman]

We use a former on the walls but probably only once a month then steam clean. Does help break down the dried on sh*t.

 

[dairyrow]

Is that a foamer lance on a pressure washer? Progene dairy foamer for the volume washer is £500 plus £70 for a drum of chemical. Doesnt look alot to it if i'm honest.

 

[milkloss]

Both. Pressure wash clusters twice a week.

use quick release fittings on the lance trigger, we had various tools for the end, the best was a trigger with a nozzle screwed directly into it with no lance.