Power/Pressure Washer?

Post by **croft** » Sat May 23, 2009 8:06 pm

My cheapy power washer has given up (after 2yrs!) so I'm in the market for a new one. Anyone have any idears on what to go for? I'm looking to spend around £50.00 - £80.00 I want to use it for cleaning underbody - Patio slabs and fences.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Sat May 23, 2009 8:35 pm

Try Argos - good deals at the moment. My cheapy has lasted for years and years! Two things - it must NEVER run short of water - and it MUST NOT freeze in winter. So keep it indoors - under the bed if necessary!

Post by **ani** » Sat May 23, 2009 8:39 pm

No idea - but here's an idea! If you wanted a pressure washer and a compressor - could you use the compressor with attachments to turn it into a pressure washer. I've absolutely no idea but seemed like a good idea to get two in one if it were possible?? I expect experts will know the answers

Post by **bmcecosse** » Sat May 23, 2009 8:46 pm

It 'can' be so used - same idea as water injector in locomotive steam boiler - but not really practical for this purpose. Pressure washer for ~£40 I think in Argos!

Post by **paulhumphries** » Sun May 24, 2009 9:18 am

I used to have an expenive Karcher pressure washer that suffered from frost damage. Repairable but not worth the cost of parts alone (3 pistons needed at £29 each & £50 seals kit

)so I bought a cheap one for around £70 from Aldi. Turns out the Aldi one is made by Karcher and is actually a far better machine than the one costing almost 3 times as much !
Check out the specs on any potential purchase. The very cheap pressure washers often have a limit on usage time before having to allow a "cooling off period" whereas the better ones are rated for continous use.

Paul H.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Sun May 24, 2009 10:53 am

Well - pressure washing slabs is the most miserable job in the World - so you will be glad of a few 'cooling off' breaks ! Sadly - my machine soldiers on relentlessly!

Post by **paulhumphries** » Sun May 24, 2009 11:07 am

bmcecosse wrote:Well - pressure washing slabs is the most miserable job in the World - so you will be glad of a few 'cooling off' breaks ! Sadly - my machine soldiers on relentlessly!

I have a long (maybe 100+ feet) sandstone wall around my house (built in an old quarry hence sandstone in abundance and used to retain land) ranging from nearly 6 foot at highest down to about 3 foot. The other year I pressure washed the moss, algae etc that had formed over the last 35 years. A most sole destroying job that took days

When washing slabs with any "green stuff" be aware that it's a way of catching Guillain Barre Syndrome from any spores that get blown around and a simple face mask is recommended.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillain-B ... 9_syndrome

Paul H

Post by **croft** » Sun May 24, 2009 4:12 pm

I've seen this one on e-bay! looks ok on the stats and seems reasonably priced any comments? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-POWER-JET-PRE ... 7C294%3A50

Post by **bmcecosse** » Sun May 24, 2009 9:58 pm

Just get this one -in Argos - and add the 3 year replacement cover for another £7!! http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/p ... 107607.htm