CONTINUOUS FILL: (4000-C, 5000-Ci, Super Vapor 6) A continuous fill steamer (Dual Tank System) allows you to add water on the fly. In other words, when the steamer is low on water you can add water WITHOUT shutting it down. You can then immediately pick back up where you left off working with virtually no down time. With continuous fill you will NOT have to wait for the boiler to heat back up. How it works: A continuous fill steamer has two tanks, a boiler and a refill tank. When you add water you are simply filling the refill tank. The boiler is trickle fed from the refill tank thus insuring that the boiler is always kept full and ready for service. When the refill tank runs low you will hear a loud beeping sound and the unit will stop steaming until you add water.

TWO TOP PICKS: The 4000-C offers instant hot water mingled with the steam for a beautiful rinsing affect. The 5000-Ci has an added tank on the back that you can fill with water for hot water injection OR your favorite detergent. Just add water or detergent to the rear injection tank. Auto detailers can use zip wax or a spray and rinse wax. This way you can clean and wax the car at the same time. The 4000-c is a better dollar value but the 5000-Ci gives you the added power of chemical injection rather then just hot water injection. Read more on their individual pages. All prices are listed on the individual product pages. These two units are our top picks especially if you are considering a mobile car wash & auto detail system. Note: these are not vacuums. Click an image or link above.

SINGLE TANK STEAMER: (VC3000 Series  VC4000-S) A (SST) single tank technology steamer, such as the VC-4000-S or VC-3000 are much like they sound. They have a large single sealed boiler. This technology is powerful and tends to be extremely dependable as its internal components are few in number. Its simplicity of design makes it  rugged dependable. The down side to a single tank unit is that when it runs out of water you will have to release the steam pressure, open the pressure cap, fill it and wait for it to warm back up. This process will take about 30 minutes. The 4000-S can run in dry steam mode about 90 min non-stop steaming. With hot water injection on this time is greatly reduced. If you plan on doing a dry car was with only dry steam, this is fine. If you plan on using the hot water injection  be aware, you will run out of water VERY fast. If you plan on using the hot water injection very often consider the continuous fill systems like the 4000-C or 5000-Ci. All that being said, the 4000-S is a great system for the mobile detailer. It all depends on what your main use is.  The VC 3000 has a much lower wattage and does not have hot water injection. Though it is a good detailer tool, the lower wattage and smaller water tank makes it less suited for full size exterior car washing. See the individual product pages for more information.

THAT IS CHEMICAL & HOT WATER INJECTION?: Simply put hot water injection allows you to inject super heated water into the steam flow of your steamer with a push of a button. A powerful cleaning tool. Hot water injection can be clearly be seen demonstrated in the Dry Carwash Video Part 2. Chemical or Soap injection allows for you to inject hot chemical or soap into the steam stream at the push of a button.

HOT WATER: A hot water injection steamer such as the VC-4000-S and the VC-4000-C can NOT inject soap or chemical, just hot water and dry steam. Do not attempt to put anything but clean water into this type of steamer.

CHEMICAL INJECTION: A Chemical Injection Steamer such as the VC-5000-Ci or  the Super Vapor 6 work both hot water mode and chemical injection mode as well as dry steam. You can add your favorite detergent/soap to a separate injection tank located on the back of the steamer OR you can simply fill that injection tank with simple water for hot water rinsing instead of soap. This gives you the best of both worlds. Naturally, all of our vapor steam cleaners produce super heated dry vapor steam as well. CHEMICALS: Some good chemicals: Zipwax wash-n-wax for cars, diluted Dawn liquid dish detergent for cutting stubborn grease.  You can also use simple green, orange clean products and more. Be sure that none of the products you use are explosive or flammable.