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PetWash Tub semi-automatic bath and dryer station in a grooming salon
For GroomersWash + Dry ComboQuiet Drying

Commercial Pet Wash Equipment for Grooming Salons

Your groomer’s skill is in the scissors, not the rinse. This pet shower equipment washes the dog or cat at a steady 38 °C and dries it in a sealed cabinet at 65 dB or less, so the loud, wet half of every appointment happens without a person standing over it. Your team keeps the styling, and books more grooms into the same day.

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Factory-direct priceYou buy from the people who build it. No trader in the middle.
5-year core warrantyCore parts covered 5 years, the whole machine 1 year, support for life. Faults are fixed on a video call and parts ship free.
Worldwide shippingBy sea for standard orders, or FedEx / DHL / UPS for urgent ones, all in export-ready packing.
OEM & ODM readyWe match your color, logo, and language, and get your approval before production starts.

Grooming Salon Demand: The Numbers Behind a Pet Wash Station

Your waitlist is not a local accident. It is what the whole US market looks like right now.

71.6%of US households own a pet — 95 million homes, and 53% own a dog (APPA, 2026).
$60the average professional groom in the US, ranging $30–$90 (Dogster industry data).
4–6 weekshow often a dog needs a bath (AKC). Between grooms, that bath still happens somewhere.
15% CAGRgrowth in self-service dog wash, $1.5B in 2024 to $3.5B by 2032 (Verified Market Research).

US pet spending reached $158B in 2025 and is heading for $165B in 2026 (APPA). The demand is not your problem. Your drying time is.

The Appointment Math: Adding a Grooming Salon Wash Machine

You don’t sell washes. You sell appointment slots — and drying eats them.

One groomer, no machine

  • 15 min wash + 30 min blow-dry, hands-on
  • ~1.3 dogs per hour, ceiling fixed by drying
  • Force dryer noise stresses every pet in the room
  • Repetitive-strain injuries are the industry’s open secret

One groomer + Tub

  • Dog A dries in the cabinet while dog B is washed
  • ~2–3 dogs per hour through the same station
  • ≤65 dB cabinet — the room stays calm
  • The groomer’s hands do skilled work only

Grooming Salon Pet Wash ROI: Grooms Per Day and Groomer Hours

Salons buy back hours, not washes. Here is one groomer's day with the drying cabinet doing the long half.

Grooms one groomer books today6 per day
Hands-on blow-drying inside those 6 grooms3 hours a day
Extra grooms once the cabinet dries in parallel+2 per day
Average US groom price$60
Added revenue, 25 working days$3,000 a month
Water, power and consumables on 50 extra cycles– $175 at worst
Added margin, same payroll≈ $2,825 a month
Drying is the bottleneck, not washing.

A groom is about 15 minutes of washing and 30 or more of drying. The cabinet takes the long half and runs it in parallel, so the queue moves at roughly twice the speed with the staff you already pay.

You add capacity without adding payroll.

A bather is a wage every month for as long as they stay, and they still dry by hand. The cabinet is bought once and dries every dog the same way on every shift.

Soak packages carry a higher price.

The Tub runs timed soak and bath programs — about 60 minutes for a large dog, 30 for a small one. You set the on-screen packages and prices yourself, so a deep-clean soak sits above a standard bath on your menu.

Walk-ins fill the gaps between appointments.

Self-serve wash-and-dry sells for roughly $15–$20 in the US. Every dog needs a bath every 4–6 weeks, so the client who cannot get a grooming slot still spends — and joins your waitlist.

Your groomers stay in the chair.

Repetitive strain from bathing and blow-drying is the industry's open secret. Hands that only do skilled work take fewer weeks off, and your schedule keeps its capacity.

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Example only, not a promise — swap in your own groom price and daily count. Published operator data puts running cost at $0.45–$3.50 per wash. Payback depends on your pricing, hours, and local utility rates.

Hiring a Bather vs a Plain Tub vs a Grooming Salon Wash Station

Three ways to fix the same problem. Only one of them stops costing you money after you buy it.

Hire a batherPlain tubWash-and-dry station
Washes the pet
Dries the pet without a person holding a dryer sealed cabinet
Works on two pets at once wash and dry in parallel
Drying stays under 65 dB for the whole room force dryer past 100 dB
Holds the water at 38 °C on its own PID, ±2 °C
Cleans itself between pets 4-minute cycle
Collects hair and waste water internally
Cost stops after you buy it wage every month
Survives someone leaving rehire and retrain
Available when someone calls in sick

A bather rents you throughput. A plain tub buys you a place to put the dog. Only the third one takes the work away permanently.

Which Pet Wash Machine Fits Your Grooming Salon

Salons work in different ways, so the right machine differs. Most pick the Tub, because a groomer stays hands-on in the water. If you would rather the whole wash ran itself, the automatic cabins do that, and the Max does both.

PetWash Max double-door pet wash machine
Flagship — automatic and manual in one

PetWash Max

Indoor or outdoor

A groomer's value sits in the finish, not the rinse. The Max is our flagship and the only model that's automatic and manual at once. One bay runs a full wash and dry with nobody watching. The other holds a steady-temperature water gun and dryer, so your stylist can take a difficult coat by hand while the first bay keeps going.

See the Max →
PetWash Tub groomer bathing station with wash and dry cabinet
Most salons

PetWash Tub

Indoor or outdoor

Open 38 °C tub for hands-on washing, soak programs for deep cleans, and a quiet drying cabinet. 21.5″ control + 32″ customer screen.

See the Tub →
PetWash Store automatic pet wash machine for salon self-serve
Add self-serve revenue

PetWash Store

Indoor

Only 78 cm wide on the salon floor — walk-ins wash between appointments, Nayax payments, while you stay booked.

See the Store →
PetWash Mini compact pet wash machine for small salons and cat studios
Cat & small-breed studios

PetWash Mini

Indoor

0.5 m², normal socket, cat-safe — no perfume sprays (they harm cats), yet the gentle shampoo leaves a light fresh scent.

See the Mini →
PetWash Pro weatherproof pet wash machine outside a grooming salon
Salons with outdoor space

PetWash Pro

Indoor or outdoor

Weatherproof steel rated -10 C to 55 C, so it can stand in the yard or under an awning. Walk-ins wash their own dog outside while your table stays booked for paid grooms.

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Soak Packages and Wash Programs Your Grooming Salon Can Sell

The Tub is our only model with soak. It is also the only line on your menu a plain tub cannot print.

Timed soak packages by pet size

The Tub runs soak and bath programs on a timer — about 60 minutes for a large dog, 30 for a small one. Your groomer starts it and walks to the next appointment instead of standing over the basin.

60 min large · 30 min small

The same 7-step wash every time

Pre-rinse, shower gel, rinse, shampoo, rinse, conditioner, final rinse, then drying. Water holds at 38 °C ±2 °C under PID control and the bath water is hydrogen-rich, so results do not change with whoever is on shift.

38 °C ±2 °C · 7 steps

Dry-only tiers you price separately

You set the on-screen packages and prices yourself — wash+dry or dry-only, by pet size, coat, and time tier. Sell the cabinet on its own to the owners who bathe at home but cannot dry a double coat.

≤65 dB drying

No scrubbing between pets

Ozone and anion, infrared, and UV-C run for 4 minutes automatically after every wash, killing 99.9% of germs. Hair and waste water are extracted inside the machine first, so the cycle works on a clean surface — not on someone's rushed wipe-down.

4 min · after every pet

Installing a Pet Wash Station in a Grooming Salon

Under two meters of wall, the water and power you already have, and the paperwork your insurer will ask for.

What your salon room needs

  • Under 2 m of wall — the Tub is 1960 × 630 mm and 1800 mm high
  • A floor that carries 254 kg — ground-floor tile or concrete is fine
  • 220 V 50 Hz power — 3200 W running, 4000 W during a bath (220–240 V or 110–120 V)
  • Water in at 0.1–0.5 MPa plus a drain connection
  • 2–2.5 kWh and 0.09–0.11 m³ of water per cycle — budget your utilities from that
  • Wi-Fi or a SIM only if you want the free 12-function backend and chain view

What the machine brings — safety and paperwork

  • Millimeter-wave radar + infrared life detection — 30 seconds with no signal and the door auto-unlocks
  • NTC cutoff at 42 °C — power dies if water or air runs hot
  • A physical emergency-stop button on the panel, inside your groomer's reach
  • Alerts pushed to your phone the moment anything runs abnormally
  • The owner watches the whole cycle through the window — sealed cabin, fresh-air circulation
  • CE (LVD + EMC) and RoHS certificates shipped with the order, for customs, your insurer and your landlord

Hair and waste water are collected inside the machine every cycle, which answers most local wastewater questions before they start. Cat and small-breed studios can go smaller: the Mini is 700 × 650 mm and runs off a normal wall socket at 1870 W.

Certified for Export: CE, LVD, EMC & RoHS

You don’t have to worry about compliance. Every machine already meets CE, LVD, EMC, and RoHS standards, and we hand you the documents you need for customs, insurance, or your property manager.

CE certified

CE is the EU’s official conformity mark, and we include the certificates with your order for customs, insurers, and property managers.

LVD tested

LVD stands for the EU Low Voltage Directive, the electrical safety test that CE certification is built on.

EMC tested

It means the machine won’t cause electromagnetic interference with payment terminals or nearby equipment.

RoHS compliant

RoHS compliant means the machine is free of restricted hazardous substances, so it’s safe to import and operate.

Where Else a Pet Wash Station Works

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Pet Stores

A service corner in half a square meter.

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Pet wash for veterinary clinics

Vet Clinics

Documented disinfection between patients.

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Pet wash for dog daycares

Dog Daycares

Send them home clean, and put the bath on the invoice.

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Pet wash for kennels and boarding

Kennels & Boarding

Exit baths at machine speed and margin.

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Book More Grooms with the Same Team

Send your country and the number of machines. Within 24 hours you will have a price and a recommendation, including whether a Tub or a full automatic cabin suits how your groomers work.

  • Factory-direct price, no middleman
  • Tub built for professional workflows
  • Quiet drying your clients will notice
  • Honest advice — if you just need a dryer cabinet, we’ll say so

No spam. Your details are used only to prepare your quote.

Pet Wash for Grooming Salons — FAQ

What salon owners ask before adding one.

Will a machine replace my groomers?

No — it replaces their least-skilled hour. Washing and drying are the physical, low-margin part of every groom. The machine does those; your groomers do the scissor work, the styling, and the difficult coats that justify your prices.

How much throughput does a pet wash machine actually add to a salon?

A groom is typically 15 minutes of washing and 30+ of drying. With the Tub, the dryer cabinet runs while your groomer washes the next dog — the queue moves roughly twice as fast with the same staff. Even one extra $60 groom a day is about $1,500 a month in new bookings, which puts typical payback at 6–24 months.

Is the drying cabinet safe to leave running with a dog inside?

Sensors monitor the pet, air is capped with an automatic cutoff at 42 °C, and there’s a physical stop button. Your groomer works one step away the whole time — it’s supervised, just not hands-on. With all that in the way, an injury would take several of these systems failing at once.

What about anxious dogs and cats?

Noise is the main stress source in a salon, and a hand-held force dryer runs past 100 dB. Our drying cabinet stays at 65 dB or below, so the pet dries without the roar and every other animal in the room stays calmer too. The water holds at 38 °C, and the pet is left alone in the cabinet rather than held down. We also skip perfume and essential-oil sprays, because they harm cats' livers and kidneys, and the gentle animal-friendly shampoo leaves a light fresh scent of its own. Pets come out calm, healthy and smelling clean.

What is the lead time on a pet wash machine order?

Twenty-five business days to build, then shipping. Salons often time delivery for a quiet week, since the machine needs a morning to plumb in rather than a shutdown.

Will pet hair from the machine clog our salon's drains?

Clogged drains are the number-one failure operators report with open dog-wash tubs, and it is designed out here. Hair and waste water are collected inside the machine on every cycle, before anything reaches your drain line. Your closing job is emptying an internal collection, not snaking a pipe.

Who cleans the machine between pets?

The machine does. After every single wash it runs a 4-minute disinfection cycle — ozone and anion, infrared, and UV-C — which kills 99.9% of bacteria and viruses in the cabin. The hair and waste water are pulled out first, so nothing is left for the next pet.

What does a pet wash machine install need — plumbing, power, permits?

No wet-room build. The Tub is 1960 × 630 mm and 1800 mm high, so it takes under two meters of wall. It needs water at 0.1–0.5 MPa, a drain, and 220 V 50 Hz power — 3200 W running, 4000 W during a bath, and built for either 220–240 V or 110–120 V. Each wash uses 2–2.5 kWh and 0.09–0.11 m³ of water. Because hair and waste water are collected internally, most wastewater questions answer themselves, and we supply the spec sheets plus CE (LVD + EMC) and RoHS certificates for customs, your insurer, and your landlord.

How does the price compare with a self-serve tub package?

A tub package looks cheaper until you price what has to go around it: the wet room, the waterproofing, the floor drain, and a member of staff scrubbing it after every wash. All of that is already inside this cabinet. As for our own figure: we build the machines, so no distributor is paid along the way, and order size moves the number most. Tell us your country and how many you need, and you'll have a quote within 24 hours.

What happens if the pet wash machine breaks and you are on the other side of the world?

A booked-solid day has no slack: a dead machine means hand-drying and a schedule that unravels by noon. Show the fault on video, and our own engineers, who designed it and run our own wash stores, usually name it on the spot. Replacement parts go out free, software fixes land remotely.