Ezitshalweni zikagesi, imikhiqizo yokuhlunga ingasetshenziselwa ukucubungula amafutha, umoya, amanzi, njll., ukususa ukungcola nokuqinisekisa ukuphepha, ukuzinza, kanye nobungane bemvelo bokusetshenziswa kukaphethiloli kwemishini yamandla, umoya, nokwelashwa kwamanzi.Ngaleso sikhathi, ukusetshenziswa kwezinto zokuhlunga kunganweba impilo futhi kuthuthukise ukusebenza kahle kwemishini, kunciphise izindleko zokusebenza nezokulungisa, futhi kugcine ukusebenza kahle kwemboni yamandla.