Steam Cleaner Plans

Water going to the pump is cold facet water which comes from a float controlled tank, this makes it low pressure so you can inject soap and also makes sure there is plenty of volume. Makes it easier to clean as well.

The pump relief and bypass does not go back to the suction of the pump as it does with a cold pressure washer, it goes to a seperate line which in our case just goes on the ground. I guess they don't want 200 degree water going back into the pump.

"After" the water leaves the pump, it goes into the burner coil to be heated, this also has a thermostat, a temperature relief valve, and a pressure relief valve. Ours has a pressure relief before and after the burner, maybe in case there is a blockage??

Wand, all of our steam cleaners (actually hot pressure washers) have a different wand than our cold washers. The hot water washers have a bypass knob on the handle to bypass pressure when not using them.

Richard Skinner

watch your costs, a steamer is a real expensive toy, a steamer is a high maintance iteam.

stay a way from karcher preasure washers. they are no good and hard to get parts for. be prepared to build parts for your steamer. you may be wise to find a used one and rebuild it to do what you want it to do,

watch your pump, not all pumps can take heat, as a rule you are pushing a heat of 230 deg and 2000 to 3000 psi stay with brand name pumps,

watch your self closely the presure on a presure washer can cut flesh and cause all sorts of troubles for your health watch your preasure, heat builds temperture the temparture can build real quick and be a time bomb,

look at how a cold water presure washer is built if you add hot water plumb a boiler in the line of the cold water coming in then you have a steamer preasure washer look for a propane, natural gas or kerosene ( diesel ) fired boiler I have found a lot of boilers that are big and are best handled if mounted on a skid or trailer

Use a preasure relief gauge at the pump that is settable, and that is combatable to steam.

I blow steam whistles with My steam cleaner what a enjoyable sound.

george