Hot Water in Self Service

[Sparkleclean]

I would say it isnt necessary but it does help to melt snow and ice out of hard to reach areas like wheel wells etc... however that means you are spending extra money to heat the water just so people can spend LESS time spraying ice etc off their cars..... kind of backwards thinking if you ask me....lol if you do heat the water, i would advertise it as heated. Let people know that your water is all heated and maybe it works to convince customers your wash is somehow special, unlike the competitors..... kind of like a restaurant advertising that they have a comfortable dining room and heat and or air conditioning.... it almost implies their competitors dont without saying it.

 

[Alpine Dreams]

...I don't want to do any degreasers any favors, so I just run the water hot enough to take the chill off.

Even the metal fittings were uncomfortable to touch with your arm on the HP hose. It was a popular spot for the degreasers. However even though it was better at degreasing I don't recall it cleaning road film appreciably better than just warm water.

You have me thinking about cold water as a way to disincentivize grease/oil cleaners.

I've already lowered my pressure and bought lower gallon per minute tips in order to discourage mud cleaners.