Re: Pressure Washer reccomendation
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I know this is not a answer to your question but maybe the electric ones are better since when I bought one some years ago. It left a lot to be desired. I almost immediately bought a gas power and never looked back. I agree....had an electric for years and it always disappointed me. Bought this one and never looked back....way better!! I found a sale for about $325 https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-3...Pressure-Washer-Honda-RY803023/317061018
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Re: Pressure Washer reccomendation
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I have the larger Karcher Performance Series. Junk. It has 2 soap reservoirs and has never been able to draw anything from either one. Now the last time I used it I got soaked by something breaking inside the wand. Just as much water spraying back and to the side as there was out the nozzle. I called them and they basically said I must be doing something wrong. It's not exactly rocket science, they either work or not. Lesson learned. Buy a real pressure washer without all the fancy looking plastic parts.
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Re: Pressure Washer reccomendation
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07/30/22 04:14 PM
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Buy a real pressure washer without all the fancy looking plastic parts. Do you have a recommendation? Hard to find pressure washers that don't use plastic wands and parts anymore. I guess the quality has changed, as we still have a 20+ year old Karcher that's working just fine. Best bet for the OP is to go to the big box store and buy a throw-away electric pressure washer and be done.
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Re: Pressure Washer reccomendation
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07/31/22 07:13 AM
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I have a SunJoe, bought it on Amazon. I use it for the fence, deck, cars, and some other things around the house. I'm not a big fan of using it on the siding. I usually use cleaner and garden hose for that. The down side is dragging the cord around and finding a plug where you need to use it. Upside, less maintenance and no gas to go bad. https://snowjoe.com/collections/pressure-washers
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Re: Pressure Washer reccomendation
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Best bet for the OP is to go to the big box store and buy a throw-away electric pressure washer and be done.
Maybe so. This last one I think was a Sam's Club special 20 years ago and has had the piss beat out of it ever since. Yea, nothing beats a commercial gas powered washer for cleaning concrete. The motivation for an electric with a cut-off switch is for getting on and off ladders or scaffold or to stop and scrub a spot. I don't know how long you can let any of them idle and I work alone so... Thanks everyone for your responces!
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Re: Pressure Washer reccomendation
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Don't waste you $ on electric or cheap gas ones they will fail in no time. All a pressure washer is is a motor and a pump. Look for used "good" used one. The new "good" ones will not be cheap. And don't get the rotary style pumps stick with the convention piston types. You can get just about anything you need for pressure washing. Usually the good stuff is not supplied with them to keep the price down. A lot of the cheaper pumps will have aluminum pump heads and will corrode. You want brass! I used to repair these years ago so know all about them. Cant go wrong with a 3 or 4 piston pump and gas motor. And you can get replacement parts if it ever fails! https://www.generalpump.com/ Agree Agree Agree, saving up the coin to buy a new pump $700, 13 hp Honda 5000 psi
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Re: Pressure Washer reccomendation
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If you live in a cold environment don't forget to make sure all the water is out of it before winter hit's or run some RV pipe antifreeze in it. Otherwise It can freeze and damage the pump. Don't run it dry to get the water out either you will melt the seals. I just turn mine off and squeeze the trigger to get it out of the lines. Then for storage I use pump saver or whatever it's called. Wait until it runs out the end of the nozzle. First use I make sure to run it for a while to make sure all that is out before using it on anything.
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Re: Pressure Washer reccomendation
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If you live in a cold environment don't forget to make sure all the water is out of it before winter hit's or run some RV pipe antifreeze in it. Otherwise It can freeze and damage the pump. Don't run it dry to get the water out either you will melt the seals. I just turn mine off and squeeze the trigger to get it out of the lines. Then for storage I use pump saver or whatever it's called. Wait until it runs out the end of the nozzle. First use I make sure to run it for a while to make sure all that is out before using it on anything. Mine is in a heated building that never freezes. Broke anyway.
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