Chewing gum removal
Our benefits:
- No external power source - no trailing leads or generators.
- Completely silent - cleaning operations can be carried out at night.
- Portable and safe - cleaning can also be carried out during busy times, generating great positive PR and press coverage.
- Environmentally friendly - our unique cleaning solution is manufactured from renewable sources and is based on a sugar surfactant rather than oil based making it completely bio-degradable.
The old and wasteful method of chewing gum
removal was high pressure washing, which uses around 40 litres of water
per minute. The negative side of using this method for gum removal
are:
- Massive volumes of water are wasted
- Considerable power is required meaning large generators are needed
- A large number of vehicles and operatives are required
- Operating restrictions are imposed due to noise (making night time works impossible in populated areas)
- A very real risk of damage to paving and stonework
- Secondary cleaning of shop windows etc needed due to the blasting of debris and water
Steam Machines are the more environmentally
friendly method of gum removal introduced over the last ten years. The
negative side of using steam machines is that a large generator is
required to provide the 3000 watts needed to ensure constant steam.
This causes problems in busy pedestrian areas as there are trailing
electrical leads on the ground from large generators or vehicles,
meaning closures to public places to address this risk.
However, the biggest downside of steam machines
is that it doesn't matter which machine is used, they all have the same
inherent problem - steam and electricity do not mix well.
Our back-pack system overcomes these issues
because it is small and self contained. Steam doesn't need to be pumped
over a long distance and never goes near the electrical
components.
