What is a snowfoam lance

<p>The snowfoam lance is an attachment for a pressure washer that pushes water and a soap micture through a nozzle with a very fine filter in it&period; This makes the soap mixture foam as soon as it leaves the nozzle&period; The foam is sprayed over the surface you want to clean&period; In turn&comma; the foam will soak the dirt&comma; making it easier to rinse off the dirt before washing&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>What is a snowfoam lance<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>The snowfoam lance is made up from a connector that is attached to the handle from a high pressure washer&comma; a bottle that holds the cleaning liquid&comma; a turn-knob to adjust the mixture of water&sol;soap and an adjustable nozzle&period; The water enters via the connector and enters the adjustable valve&period; By turning this knob&comma; the user can change the ratio between water and soap-micxture&period; The soap is drawn from the bottle that is usually filled with snowfoam-liquid and water&period; When the mixture leaves the valve&comma; it is pushed through a small mesh-like filter using the pressure given by the pressure washer&period; The filter aerates the mixture&comma; causing it to foam up&period; The foam leaves the nozzle under high pressure and is sprayed over the surface&period; The nozzle can be turned to adjust the spray&period; It can either be adjusted from wide to small&comma; or from horitzontal to vertical&period; Thicker foam will run off less easy&comma; but will use more soap&period; Thicker foam does not always have to mean better cleaning power&comma; as snowfoam clings to dirt&period; So a clean surface will always make the snowfoam run down quicker then a dirty surface&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Why use a snowfoam lance<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Snowfoam is a specially developed type of cleaning liquid that is designed to soak off as much dirt as possible&period; It won&&num;8217&semi;t remove all&comma; but it will make it easier to rinse the dirt off&period; All the dirt that is removed via this non-mechanical way will keep your paint from being swirled by mechanical washing with a washmitt and will keep your rinse water clean for longer&period; It will also make it easier to clean the surface during washing&period; The snowfoam lance is specially developed to apply the snowfoam liquid in the best way possible&period; As much aeration as possible will give you more foam&comma; clinging longer and better to the surface&period; Apart from some maintanance needed&comma; the snowfoam lance is a good way to clean with a little risk as possible&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>How to use a snowfoam lance<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>The bottle underneath is filled with water&period; Check the label from your product to see what the best ratio is&period; On average this is about 1&colon;10 or 1&colon;30&period; This means that a 500ml bottle is filled with 450ml water and 50ml snowfoam &lpar;1&colon;10&rpar; or 480ml water and 20ml snowfoam &lpar;1&colon;30&rpar;&period; Adding the product last will prevent the mixture from foaming when adding the water to fill the bottle&period; After filling&comma; the bottle is screwed back onto the snowfoam lance&period; When you turn on the high pressure washer and squeeze the handle&comma; the water will start to flow&period; You might need to turn the knob to adjust the mixture in order to get the best foam&period; Aim the snowfoam lance at the surface and cover the area you want to clean&period; Let the snowfoam soak for several minutes before rinsing it off again&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Maintenance<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>After use&comma; it is best to fill the bottle with clean water and flush the snowfoam lance until there is no more foam coming from the nozzle&period; Every 10 times you use the lance&comma; it helps to unscrew the black nozzle and take out the mesh filter&period; Clean this under running warm water and dry it off&period; This is fairly simple maintenance that will keep your snowfoam lance perform better for longer&period; The mesh filter will need to be replaced eventually&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;After a longer period of use&comma; some of the rubber rings might also wear out&comma; causing leaks at certain points&period; In general&comma; these are faily simple to replace&period; Just ask the manufacturer what spare parts they offer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;