For car wash operators
Automatic and Self-Serve Dog Washing Machines for Car Washes
Customers who arrive with a dog pay on the touchscreen and choose a program for their dog’s coat length. The machine washes, rinses and warm-air dries the dog in 20 to 30 minutes on average, then sanitizes the empty washing chamber. It needs water, drainage and power only.
- Washed and dried in 20 to 30 minutes on average
- Cashless payment on a 21.5-inch touchscreen
- Galvanized steel body with an outdoor coating
A Dog Wash for the Customers Already on Your Lot
Drezen builds automatic dog washing machines for car washes: enclosed units that stand on your forecourt or in a converted wash bay and take payment on their own touchscreen. We make two standard models, the SE-2025A and the FA-2025A.
If you run self-serve bays, you may have watched a customer wash a muddy dog with the high-pressure wand, then leave the hair in the bay and the trench drain. Our self-serve dog washing machines for car washes give that customer a proper place to do it.
The customer pays on the 21.5-inch touchscreen and picks a short, medium or long coat program. The automatic dog washer runs the wash, rinse and 360° warm-air dry. Then ozone, ozonated water and UV sanitize the empty washing chamber, ready for the next dog.
Self-Serve Dog Washing Machines for Car Washes: Why They Suit Your Lot
A car wash already has most of what a dog wash needs: paying customers, utilities and hours that run with no one on site.
Your Customers Already Pay at a Machine
Drivers who use your pay stations already know how to pay a machine, so a touchscreen dog wash asks nothing new of them. Both models take POS cashless payment as standard. A card terminal, banknote acceptor and third-party online payment are add-ons. Flexible payments are standard on SE-2025A and optional on FA-2025A.
Built for an Open, Wet Forecourt
A forecourt is wet, open and full of moving vehicles. The body is galvanized steel sheet, cut, welded and sprayed in our own workshops, with an anti-rust, scratch-resistant surface treatment and a high-strength outdoor coating. Core components are IP65-rated. The machine works indoors and outdoors and adapts to hot and humid climates.
Open When Your Lot Is Unattended
Self-serve bays and in-bay automatics can run for hours with no one on site. The management backend supports 24-hour unattended operation (on FA-2025A the smart management backend is an option), and FA-2025A operates 24/7 as a self-service machine. A physical emergency stop sits beside pause and emergency buttons on the touchscreen, and the emergency button opens the door automatically.
Dog Hair Stays Out of Your Wash Bays
The dog is washed inside an enclosed washing chamber with its own DN40 drain connection, not on the floor of a car wash bay. After each wash, ozone, ozonated water and UV sanitize the empty chamber, using a 265 nm UVC-LED module rated IP68. That supports a more hygienic washing environment. See what happens in the washing chamber after each wash.
What your site has, and what the machine needs
| Car wash format | Who is on site | Where customers step out of the car | Placement to consider | How customers pay for the car wash |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-serve bays | Often no one for long hours | In the bay, to wash the car | A or B | Pay station in the bay |
| In-bay automatic | Often no one for long hours | At the vacuum area after the wash | B | Pay station at the entry |
| Express tunnel with free vacuums | Attendants at the entry | At the vacuum area, never in the tunnel | B | Pay station or wash club at the entry |
| Full-service or hand wash | Attendants throughout | While staff wash the car | C | At the counter |
| Car wash on a fuel forecourt | Staff in the shop | At the pump and the shop | B or C | Pay station or shop till |
Where to Put a Dog Car Wash Station on Your Site
Illustrative layout, not a real installation.
Put the machine where customers already get out of the car. Express tunnel customers who stay in their vehicle will not use a dog car wash station, so look at the vacuum area, the self-serve bays and the pay station.
A Converted Self-Serve Bay
A bay that earns little gives the machine a roof overhead and an existing drain. Keep the touchscreen out of reach of spray from the neighboring bays, and settle where the drain discharges before you order. Customers park beside the bay and walk their dog straight to the door
In or Beside the Vacuum Area
Tunnel and in-bay customers already stop at the vacuums and get out of the car. A machine at the end of the vacuum row stands where they are already standing. Keep it clear of the vehicle lanes, and give dog owners a walking route that does not cross traffic.
Against the Equipment Room or Building Wall
This position gives the shortest runs for the water supply, the drain and a dedicated power circuit. It also keeps the machine beside equipment your team already checks. Make sure customers can reach it on foot without walking through a wash lane.
In an enclosed position, such as a bay with doors or an indoor room, plan for ventilation. The machine exhausts humid air (20% of its airflow) and uses ozone to sanitize the chamber.
Site Checks
- Footprint: SE-2025A 1880 × 1430 mm; FA-2025A 1100 × 1100 mm
- Height: SE-2025A 1672 mm; FA-2025A 2134 mm
- Delivery access: Each machine arrives fully assembled. Gates, doors and paths must clear the assembled width: SE-2025A 1430 mm, FA-2025A 1100 mm
- Weight: SE-2025A approx. 470 kg; FA-2025A
- Water supply: Working pressure 0.2 to 0.4 MPa (2 to 4 bar), with two internal booster pumps. G1/2 or G3/4 (BSPP) inlet, adapters supplied. Connect to a standard supply line, not to the high-pressure wash system.
- Drain: DN40, with a 3 m hose and connector supplied (shipped loose). Where it discharges (reclaim system, oil and grit separator or sanitary sewer) is your check with the local water authority and your reclaim system supplier.
- Power: 110 to 240 V, 50 to 60 Hz. Rated power SE-2025A 8 kW, FA-2025A 7 kW. A dedicated circuit is recommended, and your site may need an electrical upgrade.
- Ventilation: Enclosed positions only
- Network: Wi-Fi or 4G, with a SIM slot on the touchscreen
- Protection from vehicles: Bollards or a curb between the machine and the traffic lanes
- Approvals: Landlord, franchisor or local permits where the site is leased, franchised or regulated. This is a buyer check, not legal advice
Each machine ships fully assembled and tested in a wooden crate, and removable bottom rollers help your team move it into final position. A local plumber and electrician make the connections, with our online installation support available 24/7. Before you book them, read the site and utility checklist for installation.
The Business Case for a Dog Wash at Your Car Wash
We do not publish revenue figures, because what a commercial dog wash station earns on your lot depends on your customers, your prices and your hours. Here are three ways to set it up, and the numbers each one needs from you.
Paid per Wash at the Touchscreen
You set the price per wash and the opening hours in the backend, and customers pay on the touchscreen with POS cashless payment. On FA-2025A, these settings come with the optional smart management backend. The driver: dog owners per week who would use it, times your price, minus running costs. See touchscreen payment and backend options.
Added to Wash Clubs and Prepaid Plans
If you sell unlimited wash clubs or prepaid washes, dog washes can be sold the same way. The membership system supports membership top-up, stored value, session packages and coupons; on FA-2025A the membership plan is optional.
Earning From Space You Already Have
A self-serve bay that sits idle for much of the day, or a corner of the vacuum area, is space you already pay for. The driver: what that space earns today, against what a dog wash would need to earn to cover its running costs. Run both numbers before you decide.
Running Costs per Wash
- About 40 to 50 L of water
- About 1.5 kWh of electricity
- Roughly 30 ml of shampoo and conditioner
Two Drezen Models for Your Car Wash
Both models are built in our own factory and ship fully assembled and tested. Compare them below.
Recommended for car washes
SE-2025A: Automatic and Manual Modes
SE-2025A runs a full automatic wash and dry, or a manual wash with the built-in handheld spray and dryer. The owner can switch to manual at any time on the touchscreen; an optional mode-switch button also lifts the door. It has a large door window. POS cashless and flexible payments are standard. Footprint 1880 × 1430 mm.
FA-2025A: One Fully Automatic Cycle
FA-2025A runs one fully automatic cycle with no manual mode, and operates 24/7 with no staff or appointments. It has four-side transparent windows and a pet interaction window that lifts and lowers. POS cashless payment is standard; flexible payments, the smart management backend, a membership plan and a built-in camera are options. Footprint 1100 × 1100 mm.
| Feature | SE-2025A | FA-2025A |
|---|---|---|
| Modes | Automatic + manual | Fully automatic only |
| Overall dimensions (L × W × H) | 1880 × 1430 × 1672 mm | 1100 × 1100 × 2134 mm |
| Washing chamber | accommodates full-sized dogs, with no weight restriction | 535 × 820 × 870 mm; accommodates full-sized dogs, with no weight restriction |
| Net weight | Approx. 470 kg | |
| Rated power | 8 kW | 7 kW |
| Payment as standard | POS cashless; flexible payments | POS cashless |
| Options | Interaction window; app function; all add-ons | Flexible payments; smart management backend; membership plan; built-in camera; all add-ons |
Add-ons for both models: card payment terminal, banknote acceptor, third-party online payment, built-in vending machine, handheld dryer kit, membership subscription, protective outer cabinet.
What Car Wash Operators Check Before Ordering
Where Do the Hair and Shampoo Go?
Everything from the wash leaves through the machine’s own DN40 drain, with a 3 m hose and connector supplied. Whether that drain may run to the sanitary sewer, an oil and grit separator or your water reclaim system is a question for your local water authority and your reclaim system supplier. Settle it before you order.
Will It Hold Up on an Open Forecourt All Year?
The body is galvanized steel with an anti-rust, scratch-resistant surface treatment and a high-strength outdoor coating, and the core components are IP65-rated. It works indoors and outdoors, adapts to hot and humid climates and has a service life of up to 8 to 10 years. A protective outer cabinet is an option. If your winters freeze, confirm the operating temperature range with us first.
Who Handles a Problem When No One Is on Site?
The physical emergency stop and the touchscreen emergency button both stop the machine, and the emergency button opens the door automatically. FA-2025A offers an optional built-in camera for real-time monitoring. You get lifetime technical support, online 24/7, with video troubleshooting guidance, free software upgrades and a 12-month warranty on manufacturing defects. Upkeep is a refill and hygiene check about every 2 weeks: see what upkeep looks like between refills.
Car Wash Dog Wash FAQ
What is a dog wash at a car wash?
It is an enclosed dog car wash machine on your lot that customers pay for and run themselves on a touchscreen. It washes, rinses and warm-air dries the dog in 20 to 30 minutes on average, then ozone, ozonated water and UV sanitize the empty washing chamber. On site it needs water, drainage and power only.
Can it run overnight when no one is on site?
Yes. The management backend supports 24-hour unattended operation, and FA-2025A runs 24/7 with no staff. You set prices and opening hours in the backend (on FA-2025A, through the optional smart management backend). Both models have an emergency stop that opens the door automatically, and FA-2025A offers an optional camera.
Can dog washes be added to our wash club or pay station?
H3: Can dog washes be added to our wash club or pay station?
The machine has its own membership tools: membership top-up, stored value, session packages and coupons (the membership plan is optional on FA-2025A). Card terminal, banknote acceptor and third-party online payment add-ons fit both models. Whether these
What size of dog fits?
Both models accommodate full-sized dogs, with no weight restriction. The FA-2025A washing chamber is 535 × 820 × 870 mm. Not every dog accepts a dog washing machine on the first visit, and matted coats still need a groomer. On SE-2025A the owner can switch to manual at any time; FA-2025A has a pet interaction window.
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