Washing Warriors, Time To Get Your Kling-on: foam lances foam cannons

Washing Warrior, Time to get your Kling-on

You have to be a "Trekie" to get the pun in the title but with that aside, this entry is about how I have been using a foam cannon. Now even the term "foam cannon" is outdated. If you look for one you now have to search for foam lances for better results. What is a foam cannon or foam lance? my best explanation is: A foam cannon is an attachment to your gun, unlike anything you may have ever used before. The cannon delivers a thick, frothy foam that clings (Kling-on reference in the title, what still don't get it?", to the surface you are cleaning. Dirt and grease begin loosening their hold on surfaces immediately. A foam cannon with your pressure washer make it easy to cover large areas that need to be cleaned making washing easier. Often, you'll find less agitation, cleaners and it covers evenly, a real plus when needed to remove grime. Most foaming cannons are self contained and your cleaners are in an attached tank or can be drrawn through a hose. Self contained foam cannons come in may different styles and types, many manufacture but all will work in the same manner. Here are few photos of foam cannons gleamed off the internet.

The workings inside are "top secret" and can't be discussed......

The last statement is completely untrue but there is alot of science, physics and tech-knowledge in them. On a basic level what makes a foamer work is it is drawing air in, and then running the soap / cleaner through a metal puck or mesh which aireates it into a lather. That is the noise you will here in the videos is this process. Whipping up the soap which will be mixed with the cleaners and then applied to the surface with a low pressure water flow provided by the power washer. Foaming is gaining a new look because of the may benifits, which I have mentioned below. Videos are from Cleaned by Pete.

 The metal puck is much like compressed steel wool or a tightly packed screen mesh. There also is a venturi inside them to aid in drawing in the soap / cleaners. I place in my cleaners car-washing soap for a great lather.

Cleaned by Pete  will use this method for laying down their cleaners using less water and using less cleaners. Helping once again to use less and help out mother nature. Just because you use more cleaners does not mean they are working better, Foaming can add up to 50% less cleaners in some cleaning applications. Cleaners are starting to work immediately on contact. Again using new technological ideas to help be more "Eco friendly". Yes "Eco friendly" come up once again. The longer we can get the cleaner to cling on or hang on the surface the better it will work, foam provides the grip the cleaners can do there job. Since it is hanging around longer you can now see why it we can use less cleaners they are just there longer doing their job.

Foam cannons have been around for a while but are now coming into more use in the power washing field. Foam expands the cleaning area and the small bubbles popping and expanding in the layer of foam help to work up dirt and grime. Do you remember those "Scrubbing Little Bubbles" 

 from commercials of years ago? Well they work and now we are employing the same idea here. The idea of applying to a larger coverage area mean using less water, gas and oil in the power washer again trying to do small parts for the environment.

I have had foam lances and or cannons they usually give us service for a year or two they are great and add in a new damnation to your cleaning arsenal. Simply by adding longer lances and extensions you can reach higher areas.

Below are some picture of Cleaned by Pete using the foam cannon.

Cleaned by Pete applying foamed cleaner to this deck via a foam cannon.

Cleaned by Pete using a foam cannon to apply foamed cleaners which cling and stay in place longer being more effective.

Cleaned by Pete's foaming methods start working instantly when applied and getting a even coverage means better results.

Cleaned by Pete has foamed this deck and is letting the scrubbing bubble action work.

Cleaned by Pete has foamed this home's siding and awnings and is now letting the scrubbing action of the foam work.

So from fleet washing, car washing, wooden fences to decks, houses to concrete and most surfaces from residential to industrial you may find a foamer of foam cannon in you future. Saving time, money, cleaners, and even water, being more "Eco friendly" all in one attachment what more can you ask for.

Results from Cleaned by Pete.

Results from Cleaned by Pete.

Results from Cleaned by Pete.

Results from Cleaned by Pete.

Before photos are below for some idea of what we saw when we arrived :

Before Cleaned by Pete

Before Cleaned by Pete

Before Cleaned by Pete

Before Cleaned by Pete

Before Cleaned by Pete

Before Cleaned by Pete

 Even on concrete Cleaned by Pete can get you home or business clean

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A Cleaned by Pete video working over head with the foam cannon. Working under a deck cleaning and freshening it up of the coming season of entertaining,  BBQ'ing, or just sitting out on the porch watching "the time go by".