Carwash Boilers, Inc

10/01/2026

10/01/2026

Where it works best standalone:
1. 1-2 bay self-serve - freeze protection only - Ohio 5F design
This is the #1 standalone use. Bays at 38-42F so hoses don't freeze and floor doesn't ice.

∼2,200 sq ft of slab = 66k BTU load = 1x NKC199 has plenty of reserve.
Wall-mount in the equipment room, right off the floor heat manifold, glycol loop isolated from everything else.
Outdoor reset on - runs at 10% fire most of fall/spring thanks to 10:1 turndown.
2. Single IBA bay heat only
Standalone to feed one hydronic air handler in the bay + small entrance apron. Not feeding wash water. Once you try to also heat wash water off the same single boiler in January, you run out of BTU when the bay door opens and the IBA calls for soap.

3. Aprons, entrance/exit pads, equipment room / trench heat
Small loads, 800-1,700 sq ft full melt or 3,000-4,000 sq ft anti-ice in Ohio. Perfect for a single wall-mount where you don't want a big floor-standing commercial unit.

Where it is NOT compatible as a standalone:
3-4 bay full snow-melt in Ohio - needs 220k+ BTU, you need 2x cascade
Far north -10F to -20F - even 2-bay freeze protection is tight for one boiler, 2-bay needs 2x for redundancy
Any tunnel or 3+ bay wash-water production as standalone - 4.8 GPM @ 77F rise can't do it, and cold inlet water 33-42F up north puts you at max rise with no storage. Standalone wash-water needs storage + indirect, and even then 1x is only enough for 1-2 bay self-serve presoak.

09/29/2026

Carwash Boilers Dial Navien Hot Water System for your Carwash

09/29/2026

Stop Lost Winter Revenue at Your Car Wash
- Keep Bays Open — Reliable floor heat prevents ice and shutdowns.
- Protect Against Freezing — Maintain weep, plumbing, pumps and equipment.
- Heat Your Wash Water — Warm water improves chemical performance in cold weather.
- Prevent Boiler Failures — Service or replace aging equipment before peak winter demand.
- Control Ice at Entrances & Exits — Proper snowmelt keeps traffic moving safely.
- Maintain Consistent Temperatures — Correctly sized equipment performs even during extreme cold.
- Reduce Emergency Repairs — Preventive maintenance costs far less than an unexpected shutdown.
- Build in Redundancy — Dual-boiler systems can keep producing heat if one unit needs service.
- Stock Critical Parts — Pumps, sensors, igniters and controls should be available before winter.
- Prepare Before the Freeze — Test the entire heating and freeze-protection system before temperatures drop.
The Bottom Line
NO HEAT = NO WASH = LOST REVENUE
Carwash Boilers helps keep your bays open, your equipment protected and your wash making money all winter.

09/29/2026

Why Choose the Lochinvar NKC199?
- 199,000 BTU Output
- 95% AFUE Efficiency
- 10:1 Turndown
- Floor Heat + Hot Water
- Up to 5.2 GPM Hot Water
- Compact Wall-Mount Design
- Smart Modulating Controls
- Lower Fuel Usage
- Ideal for Smaller Car Washes
- Great Replacement Before Winter
ONE COMPACT SYSTEM. TWO JOBS. MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY.

09/29/2026

Replacing an aging boiler before winter is one of the best ways to protect your car wash from downtime, freeze damage, and emergency repair costs.
A dependable boiler keeps your floor heat, snowmelt, hot-water production, and freeze-protection systems working when you need them most. Once temperatures drop, a marginal boiler that was “good enough” during summer can quickly become the weakest link in the entire wash.
- Avoid winter shutdowns. A boiler failure during freezing weather can shut down bays and cost you days of revenue.
- Protect plumbing and equipment. Reliable heat helps prevent frozen lines, valves, pumps, manifolds, and other expensive components.
- Keep bays and entrances safer. Proper hydronic floor heat helps reduce ice buildup around entrances, exits, and wash bays.
- Improve hot-water performance. Consistent heated water can improve chemical performance and cleaning, especially during cold-weather washing.
- Lower fuel consumption. Modern high-efficiency condensing equipment can operate much more efficiently than many older boilers.
- Gain better temperature control. Modern controls and higher turndown ratios allow the system to better match changing heating demand.
- Replace it on your schedule. Planned installation is far better than trying to locate equipment and installers during a January emergency.
- Reduce surprise repair bills. Continuing to invest in an older heat exchanger, burner, controls, pumps, or ignition system can become expensive quickly.
- Start winter with confidence. You know the system has been sized, tested, and commissioned before severe weather arrives.
- Protect your busiest season. When freezing temperatures create the greatest demand on your heating system, you want equipment capable of running continuously and reliably.

09/29/2026

A Carwash Boilers Dual Navien system is a strong choice when your wash needs dependable hot water, redundancy, and enough capacity to handle busy periods without relying on one oversized heater.
- Nearly 400,000 BTU/hr of combined input from two Navien NPE-240S2 units gives you substantially more recovery than a single tankless heater.
- High-efficiency condensing technology means more of the fuel you buy is converted into usable hot water instead of going up the vent.
- Redundancy matters. If one Navien needs service, the second unit can still provide hot water at reduced capacity instead of shutting the entire wash down.
- Excellent peak-demand performance. Two units can share the load when multiple bays or wash functions call for hot water simultaneously.
- Consistent water temperature helps presoak and cleaning chemicals perform more predictably, especially during cold-weather operation.
- Modulating burners allow the system to reduce firing rate during lighter demand instead of constantly running at full capacity.
- Compact footprint. You get substantial heating capacity without the floor space required by many large traditional water heaters.
- Carwash-specific package. Carwash Boilers can provide the Naviens on a pre-engineered frame with the necessary piping, controls, pumps, recirculation components, and optional storage tank.
- Easier serviceability. Two separate heaters give technicians better flexibility for maintenance and replacement than one large proprietary heating source.
- Expandable design. Storage, recirculation, controls, pumps, and additional equipment can be configured around the way your particular wash operates.
- Strong cold-water recovery. This is particularly valuable in northern climates where incoming municipal water can become very cold during winter.
- Lower downtime risk. For a car wash, losing hot water can directly affect wash quality and revenue. A dual system gives you another layer of operational protection.

09/29/2026

Carwash Boilers can improve your wash by helping you clean faster, protect the property in winter, reduce operating costs, and make your equipment room easier to maintain.
- Hotter wash water: Properly sized hot-water systems can deliver consistent water temperatures for presoak, high-pressure wash, and other chemical applications. Warmer water can improve chemical performance and help remove oils, road film, salt, and grime faster.
- Better chemical performance: When your water temperature is consistent, you can often achieve the same or better cleaning results without simply increasing chemical concentration.
- Reliable floor heat: Hydronic floor-heat systems keep self-serve bays, IBA entrances/exits, tunnel areas, and exterior pads warmer and help reduce ice accumulation.
- Freeze protection: Systems can be designed around weep systems, heated slabs, glycol loops, door areas, and other vulnerable plumbing to help keep the wash operating during severe winter weather.
- Higher-efficiency equipment: Modern condensing boilers and tankless systems from manufacturers such as Lochinvar and Navien can operate at roughly 95%+ efficiency, depending on the equipment and operating conditions.
- More usable hot water: Single, dual, or larger boiler configurations can be sized around your actual bay count, incoming-water temperature, desired wash temperature, and peak GPM rather than using a one-size-fits-all system.
- Simpler installation: Carwash Boilers can provide pre-plumbed, framed, plug-and-play systems with pumps, controls, manifolds, expansion tanks, storage tanks, and related components already engineered together.
- Less downtime: Proper sizing, accessible components, controls, replacement parts, and service support can make troubleshooting and repairs much easier when something goes wrong.
- One integrated heating source: Depending on the wash, a system can handle domestic/process hot water, floor heat, radiant heat, door jets, freeze protection, and recirculation.
- Designed specifically for car washes: Instead of adapting a generic commercial heating system, Carwash Boilers can size the equipment around your tunnel, IBA, self-serve bays, climate, slab area, tubing, water demand, and expansion plans.
The biggest advantage is that the boiler itself isn't the goal—the goal is a better-performing wash: hotter and more consistent water, cleaner cars, safer bays, fewer winter shutdowns, and lower energy waste.

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