Here are the key factors to consider when purchasing the highest-quality, longest-lasting hot water washdown hoses.
January 28, 2025, Burlingame, California
Written by Bob Rudy, VP Sales and Marketing, SuperKlean Washdown Products
Continuous improvement has become ever more important for Production Managers, Plant Managers, and Safety Managers wherever products to human consumption are made. The world knows that pathogens and bacteria have always been a scourge, insidiously growing in ‘nooks and crannies’ in complex food and pharma production facilities. Hot water temperatures have thus been ‘amped up’ to kill these nasty biological threats, making the delivery of consistent, bacteria-killing super-hot water, every hour of every day an absolute essential.

Hot water washdown plays the key role, with facilities super-heating water throughout their plants, often up to 175 degrees or more. This process can start with a steam generator or mighty natural gas boiler that pipes water or steam to multiple Steam and Cold Hose Stations or Hot Water Stations positioned in key production areas. That’s just the first part.
The steam-heated or natural gas-heated water is strategically staged around a facility, and adjusted to deliver just the right temperatures. Next, high-performance hot water hoses, fitted with swivel hose adapters and hot water nozzles are attached. Customized hose lengths from 25 feet to 50 feet or longer hot water hoses to be dragged into position to deliver just the exact type of stream or spray of super-heated water to machines, food, and surface areas.
Superb hot water hose construction plays one of the most important roles in delivering consistent, streams of water from the hose station. So, what makes a hot water hose … World-Class?
As with any product, choosing a preeminent hose manufacturer with the finest reputation is the first building block. Then choosing the correct hose material helps solidify your choice. Better hot water hoses usually multiple materials and intricate blending of these materials and the best production methods. Once a hose type and manufacturer is chosen, professional hose providers cut to the prescribed length, mount high-performance swivel hose barb adapters to the ends, and using the best industry-standard fabrication techniques, carefully finish the production of this single custom hose.
Most important is to choose the correct hose company, who use only the finest materials, and employ the best professional hose fabricators with knowledge and experience, to deliver you the perfect finished custom hose that will last for years and safely sanitize your facility.

SuperKlean Washdown Products provides highly professional custom hose fabrication as a service to all of our partners and customers.
We use hoses only from the best manufacturers we have carefully chosen during our 25+ years of building the finest hose solutions at our U.S. manufacturing facility. We feature our own SuperKlean-manufactured swivel hose barbs that we have continuously improved and refined for over 30 years. Our hose ends are then professionally crimped with a smooth outer sleeve that protects from bacteria, pathogens, and injured hands. SuperKlean has lead the industry in designing, manufacturing and offering, as an option, an internal hose-protecting stainless steel Hose Guard that lengthens the life of a hose, sometimes dramatically! Finally, SuperKlean keeps significant amounts of hot water hose on hand so that we can customize a hose and often fill orders that come in during morning hours on the west coast, shipping that same day.
For more details on how SuperKlean can provide you with the exact professionally-built hose in a short period of time with highest quality hot water hose components and construction, call one of our friendly technical representatives today at 800-769-9173. We will answer any questions and provide you with a quote and shipment date immediately. Or, go to www.SuperKlean.com and check out detailed information on our Custom Hose Assembly Service. That is exactly what we are here for – to serve you!