💦 Detailing The Pressure Washer And Pressure Washer Accessory Thread

[greasy]

My mom said she had a power washer for me. Then showed up with this one NIB. greasy will be so proud. She asked the HD guy for the “best electric power washer”.

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Awesome, those are in super high demand. I've been wanting to order one on my end, but haven't been able to yet because supply is tight. Curious to hear your thoughts on performance.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

I was waiting for HD to put some of the DEWALT gas ones on sale so greasy would get half a chubby when I bough one, but never saw a sale pop up. The Husqvarna one I got at Costco seemed like a good deal for $80 off (3200psi).

 

[Fish]

Awesome, those are in super high demand. I've been wanting to order one on my end, but haven't been able to yet because supply is tight. Curious to hear your thoughts on performance.

It is kind of difficult to say if it’s better or worse than something since I have never owned or used a power washer before, but so far it is working as intended. Took about 4-5 minutes to do one sidewalk square with the 15* nozzle. The turbo seemed to perform worse. To be fair though, the sidewalk and patio in our backyard are very filthy and probably haven’t been washed in years.

I did have a couple times where it would whine like it’s trying to pressurize but it was just dribbling out. One time I stopped and let it sit and it was fine right after, the other time I had to actually turn it off and on.

Let my oldest do about half and I did half. About 1.5-2 hours total to do the patio.

She was super excited to power wash. Apparently they made a power wash simulator game and she said she wanted to buy it since it’s “therapeutic”. I said just come over and do the real thing since I have PLENTY to power wash.

God damn corner lots look nice but this upkeep.

 

[Fish]

greasy



Interesting. The ratings are a pretty spot on, but a little lower than rated for PSI.

I will mirror what he said about the hose. It is not my favorite. The handle also cramps you hand up when trying to hold it and power wash a patio. So I will be swapping out the handle and hose fo sho along with adding quick disconnects. Cause Im a lazy bastard.

 

[blue-sun]

It is kind of difficult to say if it’s better or worse than something since I have never owned or used a power washer before, but so far it is working as intended. Took about 4-5 minutes to do one sidewalk square with the 15* nozzle. The turbo seemed to perform worse. To be fair though, the sidewalk and patio in our backyard are very filthy and probably haven’t been washed in years.

I did have a couple times where it would whine like it’s trying to pressurize but it was just dribbling out. One time I stopped and let it sit and it was fine right after, the other time I had to actually turn it off and on.

Let my oldest do about half and I did half. About 1.5-2 hours total to do the patio.

She was super excited to power wash. Apparently they made a power wash simulator game and she said she wanted to buy it since it’s “therapeutic”. I said just come over and do the real thing since I have PLENTY to power wash.

God damn corner lots look nice but this upkeep.

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Great job! I still need to do the concrete sidewalk on the side of the house.

She'll love https://www.reddit.com/r/powerwashingporn/ then.

 

[Fish]

A hose sprays water for $20. Guess it's best?

Not even the hoses I just bought were $20. Thats like a peasant hose thats 3 feet long. Get on my level!

My Harbor Freight pressure washer took a shit. The fucker wasn't even a year old. Anyways I've been shopping Ryobi's.

Thoughts on this one? Overkill?

RYOBI 2000 PSI 1.2 GPM Cold Water Corded Electric Pressure Washer RY142022 - The Home Depot

The RYOBI 2000 psi 1.2 GPM Electric Pressure Washer is powerful and compact, making it perfect to use around the home. This pressure washer features a durable metal roll cage frame, wheels and a telescoping

www.homedepot.com

The guy in the video I posted above tested the 1600 and 2K PSI Ryobi PWs and IIRC they were roughly pushing the same PSI. Might as well just get the cheaper one unless you want the wheels and such.

Reading this entire thread, Im surprised my obviously plebian PW got my patio clean. I should have used my god hose instead.

 

[blue-sun]

On sale today (not sure how long it'll be on sale for) $50.

Sun Joe SPX205E Electric Pressure Washer 1600-PSI MAX | 1.1 (snowjoe.com)

 

[Shawn1112]

Dont know how I missed this thread. I'm literally LOL at the first few pages.

 

[Fish]

On sale today (not sure how long it'll be on sale for) $50.

Sun Joe SPX205E Electric Pressure Washer 1600-PSI MAX | 1.1 (snowjoe.com)

Ohh man, thats a better deal than the godking Ryobi. I honestly probably would have bought it too if I ever saw it on sale for.......$63and change or whatever Mook said. I never get that lucky.

I will say the performance of the DeWalt is nice. I hope they use something other than wish.com hose and spray gun nozzle in future products. Maybe also redesign the wand holder to actually hold said wand as well.

 

[Fish]

So Im hoping this hose is better than the alibaba hose DeWalt sells with their pressure washer. TBF, Im sure most manufacturers bundle cheap hose as well.

Amazon.com

Also got this as well, cause Im lazy and quick connects are awesome.

Amazon.com: Twinkle Star Pressure Washer Adapter Set Quick Connect Kit, TWIS291 : Patio, Lawn & Garden

Buy Twinkle Star Pressure Washer Adapter Set Quick Connect Kit, TWIS291: Accessories - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases

www.amazon.com

 

[Pewter-Camaro]

wife surprised me with this over the weekend. This far it works great. Used it on the rear steps and washed a small area on the concrete patio before it got dark.

no soap or anything just pressure.. top is before and bottom is after and that is a quick once over too. Will be nice to use some soap on there and get it sparkling.

 

[Fish]

Wait...............you can use soap on concrete?



Mine washes it, and I got the smaller Ryobi surface washer, but god damn does it take like 5 minutes per sidewalk tile.

 

[Pewter-Camaro]

Wait...............you can use soap on concrete?



Mine washes it, and I got the smaller Ryobi surface washer, but god damn does it take like 5 minutes per sidewalk tile.

yeah I saw a concrete cleaner soap stuff at HD. Figured I’d give it a try.

 

[SleeperLS]

So Im hoping this hose is better than the alibaba hose DeWalt sells with their pressure washer. TBF, Im sure most manufacturers bundle cheap hose as well.

Amazon.com

Also got this as well, cause Im lazy and quick connects are awesome.

Amazon.com: Twinkle Star Pressure Washer Adapter Set Quick Connect Kit, TWIS291 : Patio, Lawn & Garden

Buy Twinkle Star Pressure Washer Adapter Set Quick Connect Kit, TWIS291: Accessories - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases

www.amazon.com

I need a good long hose for mine too. Let me know how that hose feels/works out

 

[Fish]

I need a good long hose for mine too. Let me know how that hose feels/works out

Will do. Ill be using it either this week sometime or this weekend. Just comparing it to the hose that came with mine it feels way softer yet still strong enough to hold pressure. The extra 15 feet will help for sure as well since IIRC mine was a 35 footer and this is a 50 footer. I cant use an extension cord for my washer since it will pop the breaker.

 

[Pewter-Camaro]

Woo. Did more work with the power washer. Soo glad I spent more and bought the gas one.

No detergent or anything. Just blasting away 40+ years of shit on the patio using the round surface attachment.

 

[Flyn]

Looks good! Yeah, I mentioned gas was much better 7 pages ago. 25 years owning a power washing company...

I immediately buy a commercial quality pressure hose and quick disconnects when I get a PW. They last almost forever and are a lot easier to use than the stock screw on junk. I buy a bag of O rings, too, because the quick disconnects will leak sooner or later when the O rings wear out.

Wish I had heat on mine but it's not worth the expense or storage room for a unit with a burner.

 

[Fish]

I’ll snap a pic, but I finished the front sidewalk done on Saturday. Still gotta do the side of the house still. Electric does take awhile but it also doesn’t help the water isn’t soaking into the ground and basically sits there so I have to move around to let the standing water get absorbed. Then use the regular hose afterwards to get the last little bit of dirt left from the standing water. I almost couldn’t tell a difference. /Sarcasm.

SleeperLS The new hose is pretty nice. For sure helps being longer and isn’t a coil of kinks like the hose that comes with the pressure washer. Need to get another set of quick disconnects for the other side of the hose and the nozzle though.

 

[DanJ]

As I squeezed pump protector through my pressure washer today since it’s getting colder I got to thinking. Any of you guys ever have a pressure washer freeze and crack something? I used pump protector last winter since my machine stays in a detached garage. I just wonder how likely it would be to be damaged by freezing.

 

[Flyn]

When I had the business, we ran antifreeze through each machine at end of day during winter. Freezing would result in a big buck repair with the pump, heating coil, hoses and guns all subject to freezing.

 

[DanJ]

I think that’s what this pump protector is. Antifreeze with some lubricant. Just whenever I mention to friends that I put pump protector through my electric Ryobi they look at me like they’ve never heard of it.

 

[Flyn]

I have seen plenty of frozen commercial power washers come into the repair shop where we got our machines and chemicals. Almost always was a pricey repair. You're being smart.

 

[Fish]

Little more than half done. Not bad for a peasant electric hose.

 

[Pewter-Camaro]

Bump.. washed the patio for the season and started the driveway which I’ve never done before. Probably do the rest tomorrow.

 

[Spivitz]

Fired mine up earlier today