Collecting Rain Water to Wash Trucks

Volume 2 Article 25 July 2014

Collecting Rain Water to Wash Trucks

There is a push towards washing your trucks and recycling your water. Not only is it becoming

mandatory across many Provinces and States, most feel it is the right thing to do. How about

Rainwater Harvesting? Is this a new term you are not used to seeing in vehicle washing?

Did you know that 99.4% of the water on the earth is in the ocean or ice cap/glaciers? That

means only 0.6% of the water available is fresh water in lakes, streams, rain and ground water.

This is the amount left to sustain the 7 billion people on the earth. We, in the Great Lakes area,

don’t seem to worry about this resource as its supply is within our reach. In many parts of

North America, it’s not that simple. Thus, this issue of water recycling is continually increasing

in the minds of people.

If you are on a well system, it can become necessary to lengthen the life of the well water.

Also, it becomes a difficult decision on where to allow the gray water to drain. Many

companies in the rural areas are now getting creative and collecting rain water to wash their

vehicles.

We hear customers say, “I don’t pay for water, so not to worry.” We all know that eventually

there will be an issue.

If you are on the city water grid, there are other issues to consider. The cost of water is

continually increasing beyond the inflation rate. Politicians have easily figured out that this

user fee system, where water in and water out is charged to the customer, is an easy process

with little resistance. What company would actually complain that this is an unfair practice?

My recommendation is to reduce water intake thus reduces water outtake, which reduces

the problem in the first place. It’s simple, less in means less issues to deal with.

Using a ¾” water hose for an hour of washing a vehicle will use over 1,000 gallons of water.

How do you stop that? Simple, you should use less water and less time to wash. Automated

systems start as low as 2.5 gallons of water per minute and as high as hundreds of gallons per

minute. Some systems can wash in under 2 to 5 minutes. We can help you figure out what

best suits your needs. Common sense says, even if you recycle your water, the less water to

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Customer Comments:

John Korman

Eickhoff Enterprises

Marshall, Minnesota:

This is an excellent

machine. Very easy to

handle and low

maintenance. My

trailers never leave the

yard dirty, which

would not happen

without this washer.

Awash Systems Corp

1 800 265 7405

www.awashsystems.com

Jack Jackson is the President of Awash Systems Corp that

provides large vehicle washing systems. “We at Awash,

believe we can help everyone in the industry understand

the most efficient way to wash their vehicles”.

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process means less costs. In all situations, water per minute should be your standard to measure.

I have seen the cost of water as high as $0.04/gallon charged by cities. If you do the math, it is

$320.00 per day if you used the water for a straight 8 hours, which is over $100K per year of strictly

water costs. There is a very economical and environmental solution to this overwhelming

expense.

That easy solution is catching rain water and storing it for water usage. It is a very simple and low

cost procedure. You can have a 1,000 gallon storage tank, or more, and collect distilled,

mineral free water that will not spot or etch.

There are many systems available on the internet or with your local water supply companies. If

you do the math on the cost of water today and the cost of installing a Rainwater Harvest

System, you will see the ROI and understand the benefits.

Jack Jackson is President of Awash Systems Corp. “We solve vehicle washing issues where no

one else can.” Email: jjackson@awashsystems.com or call 1 800 265 7405. Visit our website

www.awashsystems.com.

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Customer Comments:

Kent Moore

XVIII Wheeler Truck

Washes

Fulton, Missouri

Awash has produced

a machine that not

only improved our

wash efficiency on

trailers, but also cut

labor costs. Their

machine is backed by

an experienced and

dedicated support

staff, who have

helped us achieve our

ultimate goal of

customer satisfaction.

Awash Systems Corp

1 800 265 7405

www.awashsystems.com