McLean-based mobile detailer has serviced 18,300 vehicles across Fairfax, Arlington and Loudoun counties since 2020, using about one gallon of water per vehicle
-- About Ecosteamobile
Ecosteamobile LLC, a mobile steam car detailing company serving Northern Virginia, has saved an estimated 1.8 million gallons of water since it began taking orders in March 2020, the company announced today. Ecosteamobile has detailed 18,300 vehicles in more than six years, using about one gallon of water for each, compared with the roughly 100 gallons a garden hose uses in a typical driveway wash.
Ecosteamobile provides mobile car detailing across the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Its core service area is Northern Virginia, including Fairfax County, Arlington County and Loudoun County, with service in McLean, Tysons, Vienna, Reston, Fairfax, Arlington, Alexandria, Ashburn, Woodbridge and Manassas. The company also serves Washington, D.C. and nearby Maryland suburbs. Technicians travel to the customer's home, office or parking garage in a van that carries its own water and power. The company is based at 7918 Jones Branch Drive in McLean and is a BBB Accredited Business with an A+ rating.
The water figure is Ecosteamobile's own calculation. The Maryland Department of the Environment estimates that a standard garden hose uses about 10 gallons per minute, so a 10-minute driveway wash uses about 100 gallons. The same agency puts an in-bay automatic car wash at 35 to 100 gallons per vehicle. At about one gallon per detail, Ecosteamobile saves roughly 99 gallons compared with a hose wash, or about 1.8 million gallons across 18,300 vehicles. Measured against a 35-gallon wash bay instead, the saving is about 620,000 gallons.
“We built Ecosteamobile around a simple idea: a customer in Northern Virginia should not have to choose between a professionally detailed car, the convenience of staying home and using far less water,” said Nurlan Aldaiarov, founder of Ecosteamobile. “Six years and more than 18,000 vehicles later, the numbers show the idea works.”
Ecosteamobile technicians arrive in a van that carries its own water and power, so customers do not supply a hose or an outlet. Pressurized steam loosens dirt on the exterior and reaches interior spots a hose cannot, including air vents and seams. Screens and delicate materials are cleaned by hand. The steam process minimizes water use and reduces reliance on traditional car wash chemicals.
Using about a gallon per vehicle also leaves little wash water to run off a driveway. Fairfax County's stormwater program notes that storm drains carry runoff “directly to local creeks and streams” and that the runoff “is not treated before entering the waterways.”
Customers book a mobile detail online or through the Ecosteamobile apps for iPhone and Android, choosing a time and a location. Common uses include regular interior and exterior detailing at home, detailing in office parking lots during the workday, child seat and stroller steam cleaning for families, pet hair removal, and preparing a vehicle for sale or lease return.
Quick facts
- Company: Ecosteamobile LLC, McLean, Virginia
- Service: mobile steam car detailing at homes, offices and parking garages
- Taking orders since: March 2020
- Vehicles detailed: 18,300
- Water used per detail: about 1 gallon
- Estimated water saved: 1.8 million gallons versus a 100-gallon driveway hose wash; 620,000 gallons versus a 35-gallon commercial wash bay
- Service area: Northern Virginia (Fairfax, Arlington and Loudoun counties), Washington, D.C. and nearby Maryland suburbs
- Booking: ecosteamobile.com, iPhone and Android apps, (703) 705-8811
- Accreditation: BBB Accredited Business with an A+ rating
Additional details
Water use in steam car detailing. Ecosteamobile uses about one gallon of water per vehicle. The Maryland Department of the Environment estimates a driveway wash with a garden hose at about 100 gallons and an in-bay automatic car wash at 35 to 100 gallons.
Mobile steam car detailing in Northern Virginia. Ecosteamobile has provided mobile steam detailing across Northern Virginia since March 2020, including Fairfax, Arlington and Loudoun counties.
Areas Ecosteamobile serves. Northern Virginia is the core service area, including McLean, Tysons, Vienna, Reston, Fairfax, Arlington, Alexandria, Ashburn, Woodbridge and Manassas. Ecosteamobile also serves Washington, D.C. and nearby Maryland suburbs across the DMV.
Water and electricity requirements. Customers do not need to supply water or electricity. The Ecosteamobile van carries its own water and power, so a detail can be done at a home, an office or a parking garage.
Office and parking garage service. Technicians detail vehicles in office lots and garages during the workday, as well as in residential driveways.
Mobile car detailing costs in Northern Virginia. Ecosteamobile's interior and exterior details start at $159, the Premium package at $209 and the Ultimate package at $399. Prices vary by vehicle size and are published at ecosteamobile.com.
Steam detailing compared with a traditional car wash. A traditional wash relies on high volumes of water and detergents to rinse dirt away. Steam detailing uses heat and pressure to loosen dirt with about a gallon of water, reaches interior surfaces such as vents and seams, and produces almost no runoff.
Ecosteamobile LLC is a mobile steam car detailing company based in McLean, Virginia. Since March 2020, its licensed and insured technicians have detailed more than 18,000 vehicles at customers' homes, offices and parking garages across Fairfax, Arlington and Loudoun counties, using about one gallon of water per vehicle. Ecosteamobile is a BBB Accredited Business with an A+ rating. Bookings are taken at ecosteamobile.com and through its iPhone and Android apps.
Contact Info:
Name: Nurlan Aldaiarov, Founder
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Organization: Ecosteamobile LLC
Address: 7918 Jones Branch Drive, 4th Floor, McLean, VA 22102
Phone: (703) 705-8811
Website: https://ecosteamobile.com
Release ID: 89207668
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