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A combination capable of providing all of the functions of a ground heater and a pressure washer in a more economical, convenient and effective manner by employing and engine, as pump, a generator, a burner, a boiler, a water tank, a float tank, a ground heater hose and reel, and a pressure washer h

A combination capable of providing all of the functions of a ground heater and a pressure washer in a more economical, convenient and effective manner by employing and engine, as pump, a generator, a burner, a boiler, a water tank, a float tank, a ground heater hose and reel, and a pressure washer hose and reel all mounted on a skid or trailer.

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1. A combination capable of functioning as a ground heater and a pressure washer comprising a fuel tank, an internal combustion engine, a generator, a pump, a water tank, a float tank, a burner, a water-tube boiler, a ground heater hose, a pressure washer hose, an electrically powered reel for the g

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A combination capable of functioning as a ground heater and a pressure washer comprising a fuel tank, an internal combustion engine, a generator, a pump, a water tank, a float tank, a burner, a water-tube boiler, a ground heater hose, a pressure washer hose, an electrically powered reel for the ground heater hose, a manually operated reel for the pressure washer hose, and a control panel whereinthe fuel tank is adapted to provide fuel to operate the engine and the burner;the engine is adapted to supply power to the generator and the pump;the generator is adapted to generate and deliver electricity to the burner and the ground heater hose reel;the pump has sufficient capacity and is adapted to deliver water from the water tank or the float tank to the boiler and thence to either the ground heater hose or the pressure washer hose;the water tank and the float tank are adapted to store and supply water selectively to the pump in sufficient quantity for ground heater or pressure washer use;the burner has sufficient capacity for ground heater use and is adapted to supply radiant heat to the boiler;the float tank is adapted to modulate water obtained from an outside source;the boiler is adapted to provide coiled tubing through which water can be circulated and heated by radiant heat circulated over the tubing by the burner and thence to either the ground heater hose or the pressure washer hose separately;the powered ground heater hose reel is adapted to store, extend and retract the ground heater hose;the manually operated reel is adapted to store, extend and retract the pressure washer hose;the ground heater hose is adapted for ground heater use;the pressure washer hose is adapted for pressure washer use; andthe control panel is adapted to receive electrical power from the generator to control the burner and the motor for the ground heater hose reel. 2. The combination of claim 1 further comprising a three way valve having inlet one, inlet two and an outlet wherein inlet one is connected to the water tank, inlet two is connected to the float tank, and the outlet is connected to the pump to permit water to flow selectively from either the water tank or the float tank to the pump. 3. The combination of claim 2 further comprising a manual coupler adapted to connect the tubing in the boiler to either the ground heater hose or the pressure washer hose. 4. The combination of claim 1 further comprising a diesel fuel tank, a diesel engine and a diesel burner. 5. The combination of claim 4 further comprising a sub-combination of a gasoline engine, a diesel burner, a gasoline fuel tank for the gasoline engine, and a diesel fuel tank for the diesel burner replacing the combination of the exclusively diesel fuel tank, engine and burner specified in claim 4. 6. The combination of claim 1 further comprising a positive displacement pump. 7. The combination of claim 1 mounted on a skid. 8. The combination of claim 1 mounted on a trailer. 9. The combination of claim 1 further comprising a ground heater hose broken up into segments and manifolds mounted on the ground heater hose reel adapted to direct water out and back to more than one segment of ground heater hose at a time. 10. The combination of claim 1 further comprising a space heater adapted to heat enclosed spaces such as rooms and buildings using residual heat in the water after the heated water has passed through the ground heater hose to heat the ground or concrete. 11. The combination of claim 1 further comprising a relief valve located between the pump and the burner adapted to direct water back to the water tank in the event back pressure is built up to a preset level below the burst pressure of the ground heater hose due to an obstruction in the ground heater hose. 12. A combination mounted on a trailer capable of functioning as a ground heater and a pressure washer comprising a diesel fuel tank, a diesel engine, a generator, a positive displacement pump, a water tank, a float tank , a diesel burner, a water tube boiler, a relief valve, a hose adapted for use as a ground heater, a hose adapted for use as a pressure washer, an electrically powered reel for the ground heater hose, a manually operated reel for the pressure washer hose and a control panel whereinthe fuel tank is adapted to provide fuel to operate the engine and the burner;the engine is adapted to supply power to the generator and the pump;the generator is adapted to generate and deliver electricity to the burner and the ground heater hose reel;the pump has sufficient capacity and is adapted to deliver water from either the water tank or the float tank to the boiler and thence to the ground heater hose or the pressure washer hose;the water tank and the float tank are adapted to store and supply water selectively to the pump through a three way valve;the burner has sufficient capacity for ground heater use and is adapted to supply radiant heat to the boiler,the float tank is adapted to modulate the flow of water obtained from an outside source;the boiler has sufficient capacity for ground heater use and is adapted to provide coiled tubing through which water can be circulated and heated by radiant heat circulated over the tubing by the burner and thence to either the ground heater hose or the pressure washer hose separately through a manual coupler;the relief valve is located between the pump and the burner and is adapted to direct water back to the water tank in the event back pressure is built up to a preset level below the burst pressure of ground heater hose due to an obstruction inadvertently encountered in the ground heater hose;the powered ground heater hose reel is adapted to store, extend and retract the ground heater hose;the manually operated reel is adapted to store, extend and retract the pressure washer hose;the ground heater hose is adapted to withstand heat and wear and tear encountered in ground heater use;the pressure washer hose is adapted to withstand high pressures encountered in pressure washer use; andthe control panel is adapted to direct electrical power received from the generator to control the burner and the powered ground heater hose reel. 13. In a combination capable of functioning as a ground heater and a pressure washer comprising a pump, a power source capable of powering the pump, a holding tank capable of storing sufficient liquid for ground heating purposes, a float tank capable of modulating water obtained from an outside source, a heating system for the liquid, a three way valve, a coupler, a hose adapted for ground heater use, and a hose adapted for pressure washer use whereinthe overall combination is adapted to enable liquid to flow from either the float tank or the holding tank through the three way valve to the powered pump which is adapted to pump the liquid through the heating system to the coupler and finally to either hose for ground heating use or the pressure washer hose for pressure washer use.