We used a Kärcher commercial unit at the grain elevator last month ... that thing had some *****. 13 horse honda engine, 3200 psi, 302 degree heated water ... it was the best pressure washer I've ever used.

 

I can find Nilfisk vacumes but no pressure washers. Looks like a good product though.


I did read some product reviews and it looks like the electric pressure washers are junk.

Its too expensive to rent - probably $30-50 a day...buying a washer would pay for itself pretty quick.

Thanks guys.

 

For a lot of jobs, you don't want that much pressure... Washing cars for example, 1000 PSI is plenty. Anything over that and you're just begging to turn a little dimple in the paint into a flake in the paint.

 

Yes, thats true. But I tend to think the pumps on the gas jobbies seem to be built much better than the electric ones.

 

Probably. But they have an engine attached to them...


I hate small engines. Chainsaws, weed trimmers, pressure washers... If it isn't something that I know I'm going to use every week it isn't worth the added hassle and expense. I have a gasoline pressure washer I started up for the first time in six months to clean off my quad runners that hadn't been ran in a year. After I spent twenty minutes on pressure washer and an hour on the quad runners I had both of them running. But then I was so tired already that I went inside and watched the NASCAR race (ie. took a nap).

My electric pressure washer and weed trimmer, however...

 

Nobody owns a pressure washer?

 

i have a honda gas powered one with 3200psi ans changable tips

 

do you find that it has too much pressure?

 

Hahaha! I worked with a guy whos rule when it came to pull start engines was that if it didnt start by the 10th pull it went in the dumpster .. to him they just werent messing with .. and for reference he rebuilds twin city tractors for fun.

With the 3200 psi washer we had, 3200 was way too much for washing cars .. but it worked wonders on tunnel sludge. We did wash some cars with the 40* nozzle after turning the pressure down/reducing the throttle.

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Hey Doc I have a troy built 4000psi 13 hp Honda and love the thing and pressure is adjustable. It does spray a lot of water 3.5 gal a min I think. Buy a turbo tip for it and you can clean anything I just pressure washed my mom's house last week and it worked great. Only problem is her house is only a one story house. If I remember correctly your house is quite tall isn't it?