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30 Mar, 2018
Really does help...
1 of 1 found this helpful I bought two of these to help my car washing. A word of caution - they don't fit domestic buckets, if that's what you are looking for - they fit together easily and go in the bottom of your (big) bucket. Helps enormously to keep your sponges and other washing kit clean and avoids scratching the paintwork. Pleased with them.
30 Mar, 2018
Powerful and easy to use
I have messed around for years with electric hobby pressure washers, none of which have been powerful enough, nor have I had electric plugs where I want to use them. I wish that I had bought this pressure washer years ago.
It comes with four nozzles, I've only ever really needed the flat spray one. Its easy and quick to assemble. Starting is simple, usual choke and fuel cut-off arrangements. Takes a moment or two to warm up, and its best to let it do so, otherwise you risk stalling the engine; and its best not to turn the water input on fully until the engine has warmed up. As soon as its warm enough to turn the choke off, full volume on the input and you're ready to go.
In use, its noisier than an electric one; and you can use the throttle to determine how strong the jet wash is. I use mine for washing off road bikes, farm machinery and domestic cars - it just powers through all of it. I've had no problems with its stripping off paint or anything like that; but you do need to be conscious that the jet is very strong and can "ricochet" and cover you with water.
Criticisms? Mine doesn't have a detergent function, if you care about that - I don't. The starting handle broke in two a while back, so I've replaced it with a piece of dowel. Otherwise its just slotted into our machinery and does an exemplary job.
30 Mar, 2018
Great little compressor
2 of 2 found this helpful The compressor arrives in a sturdy box, well packaged and protected. It comes with a UK plug and a Euro quick-release connector air line outlet. There are two pressure guages, one showing tank pressure, the other line out. Not sure I actually need two, but it doesn't hurt.
Usual red pull switch to start it. Not too noisy in operation and charges the tank up quickly. Very little leakage when full, which is nice. The tank empties quite quickly: if you are pumping up car tyres, taking a 215/60R15 tyre from 20 psi to 30 psi will use the whole tank up, so its much easier if you can leave it connected to the mains. Its only a 6-litre tank, so that's to be expected, and not a criticism in any way.
Build quality seems pretty solid. The plastic casing is a non-brittle plastic and feels robust. The fittings are all decent quality: drain plugs work smoothly.
Takes up a lot less floor space than my old one (25l), charges quicker. Does exactly what I wanted.