I am in need of a pressure washer but I have zero experience with them and since y'all are a good resource I figured you could point of some good things to look for and what to avoid.
Needs to be able to reach a a two story and under the eves. Would need some means to have some kind of cleaning solution that can be sprayed.
What say you.
When shopping look at volume as well as pressure.?ÿ Almost any of the ones available at the big box stores will have a hose to put into a bucket for your spray solution.?ÿ Generally you use one tip to apply the solution and change to another to wash it off.?ÿ My house is only one level so the one I have now is electric and does fine for what I need.
Andy
Buy a good rainsuit, or do the eaves in your speedo.?ÿ
Please advise when the speedo option is to be utilized so we all can drop by to observe.
Why buy? You can rent those at your local Home Depot, or any other rental center.?ÿ
Why buy? You can rent those at your local Home Depot, or any other rental center.?ÿ
Or borrow your neighbor's
Why buy? You can rent those at your local Home Depot, or any other rental center.?ÿ
Or borrow your neighbor's
Don't use it on your roof - It will get rid of a lot of the coating and reduce the life.
Use a garden hose and plant food feeder filled with bleach and a dab of dawn and nature will clean it.
Use a garden hose and plant food feeder filled with bleach and a dab of dawn and nature will clean it.
I have not been able to find one that has a adjustable nozzle attachment that can reach high enough.?ÿ
Just remember to wash 'with the grain' of the siding. Using pressure and water it is easy to blow that water under the siding and between the cracks and seams, soaking the sheeting and everything behind it - not good.?ÿ On the eves you can even blast into the attic space.?ÿ It is more work, but for standard vinyl siding, it is best to get above and wash down.
Try this battery powered pressure washer and then let us know how it works. That way we won't waste our money on something that does not work. ??ÿ
Bought a gas Briggs & Stratton 4000 psi pressure washer several years ago. Awesome unit, nearly always starts on first pull. You'd be amazed at all of the uses you'd find for it. It was a great investment. Small tank can be topped off with soap, moss-out, just about anything. True what others have said about pressure washing shingle roofs and the pressure will mangle the surface of any wood if you're not careful. Mine came with 3 different jet nozzles for various applications. Lot of taxidermist use these instead of flesh eating beatles to clean up hunting trophy skulls, though having tried it myself, better have on full rain gear and goggles because it's going to get messy.,
This calls for a manlift too - cool!
I don't have the model # handy but I?ÿ have decided on a Simpson pressure washer with a Honda engine. It does not have a solution tank and I have no idea if that is good or bad, I guess I have to use a bucket with solution for it to draw from.
The Generac had lots of complaints.
I wonder how I can make this a business expense, what kind of logic can I use?
Last year I got me an $2700 John Deere mower and my wife did not expense it so I need a good arguement for the pressure washer.
Keep your instrument and data collector squeaky clean.?ÿ You do go off road so you'll need to wash off the underside of your truck.
Andy
They're not that expensive.
I was going to recommend the second tier brands with Honda engines.
I found one in Craig's list years ago. Bought it from a fellow who reconditioned outdoor tools for Lowe's.?ÿ After a while, Lowe's started turning over?ÿ a lot of took to him. His garage was full of stuff. He had two boys in HS approaching graduation so this was his plan to help finance their education.
It may have been a Simpson. It was nice unit. Worked like New first start. He recommended not using the detergent siphon. That was a cause of problems with the pump. So I used a 2.5 gallon pump sprayer to apply various cleaners as a prewash like at the carwash.?ÿ Used on the porches, siding, and windows.?ÿ
After awhile, my neighbor borrowed it a few times and his wife used it too. More and more. Then before one Christmas his wife approached with an offer to buy it and I could borrow it anytime that I needed it.
We will be painting the house in the fall.
I got a good deal on it. Probably half the cost of a new one and it was like new. So I did the deal for what I paid for it and everyone was happy.
This is the reason for my previous reply.
There are a number of hose-end house wash solutions. Spray it on, let it sit and hose it off.?ÿ I've used a product by windex with good results on my two story home.?ÿ?ÿ
I?ÿ would for sure find something like the "spray and forget" deck cleaners.?ÿ I can't think of the brand name I used on my pool deck, but it was AMAZING... on long term funk.?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿI just put it with water in a hand pump garden sprayer, then hosed it off.?ÿ ?ÿ Try that first before spending big bucks on a pressure washer.?ÿ ?ÿat the very least, it will make the pressure washing that much easier.?ÿ?ÿ
