HC15250P – Spitwater’s Universal Blaster

The HC15250P - Ideal for just about any application!

When looking at our operations in general, we all nearly always focus on machines and attachments that we use on daily basis, to earn our income.  In doing this, we sometimes overlook products and services which we use for maintenance of our very expensive machinery.

If we think about it, the one thing that should never be overlooked is maintenance.  Maybe it is just my view but when you have a machine worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, millions in a lot of cases, why would you skimp on the basic fundamentals that keep you working?  Successful companies look at their maintenance as a valuable investment.  To them, like is should be to all of us, reliability is of utmost importance and can be the basic difference between success and failure.  I guess what I am saying is that you have to use the right tools for the job. We all know that anyway, right?

You would be hard pressed to find a company which manufactures or distributes or transports or repairs that doesn’t own a pressure cleaner.  The questions is, which pressure cleaner is the right one for the job?  Petrol or electric?  Hot or cold water?  Fast or slow speed pump? The list goes on.

The machine we looked at this time is the Spitwater Model HC15250P – a surprisingly powerful machine in a compact and easy to use package.  It offers a flow of 15 L/min with the pressure of 250 Bar, 3650 psi in the old money.

When considering the right machine to use for the application, there are many different factors that need to be considered and they are all equally important.  This particular model boasts a 9 hp Honda GX270 engine. The GX series engines are the industrial range or the ‘red’ Hondas and you can see this just by looking at them.  They are a full metal engine and are ridiculously easy to service – they simply last forever.  The other advantage of the Honda engine that there are literally hundreds of Honda service centres around the country so parts and warranty repairs are never a problem.  And have I mentioned this, Honda GX engines now offer a 3-year warranty!  That is real belief in your product!

Spitwater use sturdy steel frames that are zinc-annealed and powder-coated in their signature red paint.  The frame is really well thought-out with two wheels for easy maneuverability, a folding handle for easier storage and transport, as well as integrated space for the 5 Litre detergent injection tank, rest for the gun and lance and an area to wind the hose around.

The business end and the important part of any pressure cleaner is the pump. Spitwater use Interpump pumps.  They are Italian made and are really a serious pump!  Interpump is the largest manufacturer of high pressure pumps in the world and their pumps are reputedly the most technologically advanced pumps available.

The alloy pump casing is very sturdy with a solid brass head.  When you open one of the pumps up, not that you ever should, you’ll see smooth, hardened, ceramic pistons and heavy duty seals. In the head, the valve seats are stainless steel which not many other pumps can claim.  This model features an in-built unloader valve and an added safeguard of a thermal dump valve, protecting the pump from overheating.  A lot of machines don’t use these but it is something I would insist on. 

The machine is supplied standard with a larger, 8-metre long, 3/8 inch diameter, double wire braided hose which is another mandatory accessory in an industrial application. The gun had a nice soft trigger so it would be easy to use for extended periods of time.

The stainless steel lance supplied is strong and the Multireg nozzle at the end of the lance is easy to adjust.  The Multireg nozzle offers high and low pressure mode for detergent application and allows adjustment of cleaning width.

All in all, with the combination of the Honda GX engine, the brass head Interpump and the double wire braid hose, this is a top end machine and perfect for washing down machinery on-site. Another bonus is that you don’t even need mains pressure – as long as you have water it can be used anywhere…  If water supply is a problem, this pressure cleaner will suck water straight out of tanks…

Longer hose as well as a full range of easy to use accessories such as turbo lances, foaming guns and other attachments that make ones life easier are available as an optional extra.