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26 Feb, 2020
Performs as expected
09 Jul, 2019
Think twice before purchasing
2 of 2 found this helpful This tool is of good quality and generally does what it is supposed to do. I am giving only three stars because I am disappointed in the performance of this product. I dug up landscape rocks buried in front of my house for years and before we moved in. My plan was to use the Hydroshot to clean the rocks before returning them nice and white to the front of the house. Certainly this tool would do a better job than the highest setting of my hose, right?
Well, the results have been mixed. First, don't assume you can include soap or diluted bleach with the attachment, because the attachment only works on the low setting. Perhaps I should have realized this beforehand, but if the attachments are no different than what one puts on a hose, why are they even made?
Second, the siphon hose. I was using the Hydroshot with a bucket of water so I could use my hose separately. It seems that my two older 20V WORX batteries are too weak to siphon water up the hose, even when fully charged. The 20V battery that came with the unit is adequate, but the siphon method is no good for a stop and start job like mine A lot of battery power is wasted re-siphoning the water. I tried laying the Hydroshot down different ways and different directions to lessen the load on the unit, but I have not found anything that really helps.
Third, the direct hose connection. I switched to the hose connection and was pleased to see the maintained level of power, even with my older WORX batteries. The downside to hooking the hose directly is the hose adapter. I have a new ZeroG hose in excellent condition. It fits snugly on the hose adapter, but the Hydroshot leaks at the orange snap-on part. Turning the hose down as low as possible makes no difference in the amount of water leaked.
Coincidentally, my son said they have a Hydroshot at his place of employment and said it was great. I asked if they were using it from a hose or bucket. He said it was hooked up to a hose. I asked if their Hydroshot leaked. He said it doesn't because the Hydroshot is securely TAPED to the hose with waterproof tape. So, I guess if you can dedicate a hose to the Hydroshot you may be good to go. I was perfectly dry using the unit from a bucket, but with the hose hooked up I get soaked.
I plan to keep the unit because I still have to finish the job I purchased it for, and it does get the dirt off the rocks that the hose will not. The job will take longer than I hoped and will certainly be a lot wetter. After this job is done it may be hard finding a meaningful use for my Hydroshot.
23 Nov, 2019
Buy it