About AaLadin
AaLadin had its meager beginnings on the plains of South Dakota. South Dakota is a section of the American heartland that has always been associated with hard work and perseverance.
Quality was the rock on which the company was begun in January of 1981. Its founders, Pat Wingen, Bill Busker, and Eldean Kjose, decided to form a company to produce high pressure cleaning equipment. They decided: "We're going to build the best equipment possible and change the image of this industry." In 1981 there was no quality equipment being built.
With minimal capital raised through second mortgages, the beginnings of AaLadin Industries Incorporated began. The name "AaLadin" came after a suggestion that cleaning equipment has a touch of "Magic" in the way you turn an object from dirty to clean with a wave of the wand. Of course the double "A" kept them first in the yellow pages.
Making AaLadin Absolute Quality
The first step to achieve their goal of "Total Quality" started with a new and different design. A unit that allowed ease of movement and exceptional serviceability that would set the standard for years to come.
Their idea caught on quickly, and by the end of the second year it was plain to see that their leased 6000 square foot facility was bulging at the seams. In the fall of 1983 a brand new 13,700 square foot facility was started, and by the spring of 1984 the new facility was occupied. Five subsequent additions have brought it to its current 125,000 square feet. In 1981 the company was started with a total of 7 employees, and today the total is near the century mark.
With quality always the ultimate goal, AaLadin has grown in leaps and bounds. AaLadin continued its hard work and today consistently sets the performance and quality standards of the pressure washer industry. The fundamental goal of the founders has been achieved: "Change the image of the industry."
AaLadin may not be the biggest pressure washer manufacturer in the industry, but its reputation for quality and integrity make it the Best. These values will continue to move AaLadin forward, and this quest for "Total Quality" has resulted in AaLadin being the "Leader in the pressure washer industry."
The virtues of honesty, integrity, and pride, coupled with quality, performance, and a true love for this industry have kept "AaLadin - An American Dream" alive and thriving.
Endless Uses
- FOOD & BEVERAGE PROCESSING
- AGRICULTURE
- ROOF & CONCRETE CLEANER
- LOGGING EQUIPMENT WASHER
- OIL SPILL CLEANUP
- COATING REMOVAL WASHER
- OFF SHORE RIG WASHER
- OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT WASHER
- And many more!
Avalible Products
Frequently Asked Questions
Listed below are some of the most frequently asked questions about our products. We hope that you find this information helpful. Not finding what you're looking for? Feel free to contact us with any further questions.
Around the house:
To clean around your house, wash your siding, wash your car (Most Coin-Op car washes have about 700psi), or clean your deck you probably only need 1,500 to 2,000 PSI For concrete cleaning or to clean barnacles off boat hulls you would be better off with 3,000 PSI.
Commercial / Industrial use:
As a commercial contractor you need at least 3,000 PSI in order to be fully productive. Flow is important for rinsing horizontal surfaces or powering surface cleaning machines, such as our Hydro Twister. If you are cleaning vertical surfaces, or excess water is a problem, a low flow/high-psi unit is possibly the better option.
For a given amount of horsepower you can only get so much pressure and flow. Pressure is good for cleaning, but to rinse you need flow to push the dirt across the horizontal surface. If what you are cleaning comes off easily, but you need to push a lot of dirt -- cleaning animal enclosures or sidewalks for example -- then you need a high-flow unit.
The spray tip may be the most important part of the pressure washer. They range in size from 2.0 - 15.0. If the tip size is to big, you will experience pressure loss. The same thing happens if you move your thumb over the opening of a running garden hose. The bigger you make the opening of the garden hose, the less pressure you get.
If the spray tip is to small, you may experience the following:
- Higher pressure
- Higher amp draw
- Belt slippage
- Hotter water discharge
- Premature motor / pump / unloader wear
- Less discharge flow
Here is the calculation for nozzle size: SQRT(4000/PSI)xGPM or if you are unsure you can call us at(931) 268-4776 and we can assist you.
Cold water:
Cold water pressure washers can be used to successfully clean many objects and surfaces through a combination of impact of the spray and the application of cleaning chemicals and soaps. Cold water is generally used where grease and oil are not a factor, but with the right chemicals grease and oil can still be effectively dealt with.
Hot Water:
We know from washing dishes that hot water makes cleaning easier, especially if we are cleaning greases, oils, or petrochemicals. Cold water can only be as effective if the proper cleaning chemicals are also used. Hot water can often make cleaning faster by loosening dirt, gum, grease and oil. Most hot water units use diesel or kerosene to heat the pressurized water in a heavy duty heating coil. The heating coil and burner system makes the hot water unit much heavier, more complex and more difficult to maintain than a cold water unit. To run the burner system the unit requires electricity. So unless the unit uses a self-contained power source such as a battery or generator (Like our SC, SS and SM series) , you have to plug the hot water unit in (Like our HG, HD & HN series).
No. The first step in picking a pressure washer is determining how much performance you need to get the job done. How much pressure? How much flow? Do you need hot or cold water? Is gas, diesel or electric power better, safer, quieter, or cheaper. Once you have decided upon these factors, discussed in the other sections, you need to pick a product. Pressure washers with the same power plant will have similar performance, for example an 11 HP gas engine unit will typically produce at least 3,000 PSI and 4 gpm So it is often difficult to decide between different products except on price.Quality is what sets one pressure washer apart from another. Two pressure washers offered by two different manufacturers may have similar performance in terms of pressure and flow but will be quite different in terms of quality of components and unit configuration. They will also vary in price. When buying a pressure washer selecting the correct performance for the cleaning job at hand is just the first step. The second step is looking at the quality of construction and the quality of the components.
Hydro Tek machines offer advantages over other brands because of their quality construction. Hydro Tek uses stainless steel for all the control and safety panels. Our coils are wrapped in stainless steel to prevent rust. Our Ultimate Line uses the quieter, slower running, longer lasting belt drive pumps. We use stainless steel and heavy duty powder coated steel tubing to make our frames resist rust and outlast the competition. Our individual components are the best that market has to offer. We test all our components extensively before we allow them to become part of our machines.
When purchasing a pressure washer you should consider both the p.s.i. and g.p.m. of the machine. The p.s.i. or pounds per square inch, delivers the "punch" to a washing application and forces the contaminants from the surface. The g.p.m. or gallons per minute will flush the contaminants from the service. Choosing the right combination of p.s.i. and g.p.m. is the key to purchasing the ideal pressure washing system for your cleaning needs.