Vehicle Wash Separators, including plant and other heavy machinery.

  • Lightweight Rotational moulded HDPE construction
  • Separates and retains sediment, silt and hydrocarbons from vehicle washdown areas
  • Single and multistage units available to optimise performance per application
  • Easy access for emptying and cleaning
  • Ideal for tool hire depots, car and pressure washers, sportsground equipment wash facilities, fleet maintenance and valeting

Please Note:
The waste separated from vehicle washing and cleaning businesses can be classified as ‘contaminated waste’. As such there is a duty of care to dispose/recycle this waste responsibly through a registered waste carrier to a suitably licensed facility.

Typical selection (alternative footprints reflect different size tanks and multiple stages)

System Flowrate Vehicles per hr (approx) Nominal Capacity Model Reference Length Width Depth
Single Jet / Handwash 10 l/min 4 1000 litres W1S12
W2S12
1560mm
2010mm
1560mm
910mm
1785mm
1650mm
Commercial Carwash 20 l/min 8 2000 litres
3000 litres
W2S24
W3S36
3020mm
4480mm
1560mm
1560mm
1785mm
1785mm
Brushwash 50 l/min 12 5000 litres W3S60
W1S60
4480mm
2710mm
1560mm
2650mm
2385mm
2350mm
Gantry / Truck Wash 100 l/min Commercial
Vehicles / Coaches
10,000 litres W3S120
W2S120
7110mm
5120mm
2510mm
2650mm
2210mm
2350mm

Typical Installation of 4-Stage Separator at Coach Depot

Wash Down Interceptor Stage 1

Tanks aligned in excavation on base slab with shuttering applied to create formwork.

Wash Down Interceptor Stage 2

Concrete poured to finish level with the top of the units and allowed to set.

Installation topped off with precast concrete biscuits to create cover slab and reduce opening to 600 x 600 mm for heavy duty covers.

Legislation

Predominantly, vehicle and plant washing removes dirt, brake dust, traffic film residue and oils, all of which will be classified by the Environment Agency as pollutants.

Consequently, the contaminated waste water from designated washing bays and pads should flow through dedicated channels, gullies, gradients (fall on the surface) and kerbs to a separator where large particles of silt and sediment are retained.

In many applications detergents, traffic film removers, degreasants, waxes, polishes and other proprietary cleaners are also used in the process – none of which can be removed in the simple process of separation. As such, the contaminated water must either be recycled, discharged to a sealed system for off-site removal or discharged to a suitable public foul sewer this WILL require a consent to discharge from the Environment Agency, local council or sewer provider.