FEATURE
Above: Ryan washing parts
“If you stand a Rowasher next to a solvent parts washer, they are designed to do exactly the same job, but you go about it in a completely different way. So, where a solvent washer is petrochemical and contains VOCs, has hazardous waste to get rid of, the Rowasher is water-based, PH neutral, no-hazard-labelling, cleaning technology,” explained Paul. Admittedly, I didn’t fully understand how it worked until it was explained, despite using a ROwasher in a workshop in the past. The liquid goes through the filter, which activates the microbial colony. This goes into the bottom of the tank, and the colony essentially eats their food source, in this case, the oil and grease, and it gets turned back into water and C02. “ROwasher offers an 80% reduction in fluid usage, so from a water saving point of view and a waste disposal point of view, there’s a significant saving,” Paul said. The fluid in the machine cycles through, and providing it is maintained and the filters are changed, the fluid lasts, only needing to be topped up on occasion. The brand hopes that more people will get one, even if it’s not a ROwasher. In future, they have plans to help their users communicate the
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Top: Ryan and Paul in the workshop, workshop detail (above left and Ryan Machin, owner of Lucky 13 (above right)
value of using a business that uses a ROwasher, helping shops showcase their sustainability credentials to customers, and creating a network of shops embracing more environmentally friendly workshops. In Paul’s view, their competition is the old way of doing things, using a rag, using solvents and potentially harmful chemicals. Not to mention the time it takes. “Cleaning absorbs so much of your time, whereas with the washer, I can chuck something in a container, let it soak, get on with something else, come back, give it a brush, and it’s done. I haven’t got to sit there for hours with a rag. You can get into all the nooks and crannies. I probably save a good solid 45 minutes on a service, and you don’t have to buy plastic tools to try and get the baked-on dirt off, you just leave it soak. Plus, as an employer, it’s about employee safety, and it’s less hassle, there’s no COSHH stuff to get involved in,” said Ryan Machin, owner of Lucky 13 Bikes. ROwasher is keen to develop industry partnerships, looking at ways they can work with shops and individuals to get feedback to further develop their product range, something they are growing to include new complementary products.
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