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Always Under Pressure is a small business in the Bay Area selling
and servicing commercial power washing equipment.  A large portion
of our business is 13 - 25 horsepower gas engines powering 3000 -
4000 psi hot water, high pressure machines.  

Some of this equipment goes to school districts, hospitals,
construction companies, food processing equipment and facilities
and many types of transportation including buses, trains, and
airplanes.  Most cities, counties, and districts, for example
Golden Gate Bridge and BART use this equipment.  

We also service the mobile cleaner industry.  Some of these
companies have as many as four or five wash crews that go out every
weeknight and some of them hire and train the homeless and
disadvantaged.  They mostly work at night and the general public
never sees them and are unaware of the work they do.  They wash
buildings, city sidewalks including urine and feces area where the
homeless are living  They wash restaurant entries and walkways,
garbage dumpster areas and many public spaces we all use.

While we understand the intent of reducing emissions, at this time
there is no alternative equipment available to substitute for this
type of cleaning.       

The intent of this cleaning is to improve healthy living conditions
and quality of life.

Check out these Bay Area news articles regarding the use of hot
water pressure washers.
https://nypost.com/2019/12/04/sf-neighborhood-will-pay-to-power-wash-feces-off-sidewalks/#:~:text=San%20Francisco's%20Tenderloin%20District%20kicked,animal%20feces%20littering%20the%20streets.

https://abc7news.com/kivia-oakland-ex-con-opportunities-for-ex-cons/4463428/

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2021/07/14/sf-streets-business-cleanup-initiative-shine.html

Please allow the continued use of this equipment until additional
technology can be developed.