 OT: Pressure Washer, Looking to buy one |
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| krk |
 May 22 2003, 02:07 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 997 Joined: 27-December 02 From: San Jose Member No.: 22  |
Folks,
I'm thinking of picking up a pressure washer. Lots of concrete to clean. Need to clean off the house to paint it. That sort of thing. Anyone with btdt? TIA. kim. |
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| Bleyseng |
May 22 2003, 06:39 PM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,036 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Get one that has atleast 2000psi but not more than 3000psi. Get some good ladders too, as everything that gets wet is slippery and you will fall!. With too high a pressure you will blast the siding off the house or cut groves in it. Too low (ie 1500) is waay too slow and weak. The gas ones with a Honda motor are nice cuz they last, have a low oil shutoff. You can do lots of engine cleaning and concrete cleaning with a 2000psi unit.
If you go on the roof use ropes and a safety harness so WHEN you fall you don't fall off the house. Geoff |
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| krk |
May 22 2003, 06:46 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 997 Joined: 27-December 02 From: San Jose Member No.: 22 |
Geoff,
Great info! Thx. I'm in a single story, flat roof. (this is calif -- we don't have basements either) Hadn't thought of the engine cleaning angle -- clearly I need a turbo version. lol. kim. |
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| Bleyseng |
May 22 2003, 06:49 PM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,036 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
You can still fall off a wet ladder pretty easy. When you are spraying with the pressure wand it pushes you around as you try to aim it. So you are paying attention to the wand not how the ladder is and then you lean to get that spot over there and BAM. You hit the ground. Its nice to have someone help while you do it.
Geoff |
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| drew365 |
May 22 2003, 09:23 PM
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These are the good old days! Group: Members Posts: 2,004 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Sunny So. Cal. Member No.: 37 |
I have a 3000psi, 6gpm. Before I squeeze the trigger I have to be sure I'm at an angle with one foot behind the other. If not it knocks me right on my butt. I think 2000psi will probably be enough.
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| Qarl |
May 22 2003, 09:29 PM
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Shriveled member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,233 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Florida Member No.: 271 Region Association: None  |
Home Depot... with the Honda Motor. I've had one for 4 years and it's great.
http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US...oductOID=235178 About $400+ |
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May 22 2003, 09:30 PM
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I had a craftsman one at my house for a week or so. Used it to help my parents blast off crap off our deck and concrete. Worked like a charm. gas powered.
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| krk |
May 22 2003, 09:34 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 997 Joined: 27-December 02 From: San Jose Member No.: 22 |
Dudes,
Thx for the info! I know it's standard household crap (i.e. there isn't an air dam on a pressure washer -- (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) ), but it's still good to get btdt info to plow through it! Thx again. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif) kim. (once the house crap is wrapped up, it's back to cars -- I'll have more questions then, I'm sure!) |
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| anthony |
May 23 2003, 02:06 PM
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2270 club Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,107 Joined: 1-February 03 From: SF Bay Area, CA Member No.: 218 |
Don't forget that you can probably rent one for pennies on the dollar. I'd go that route because I wouldn't want another expensive contraption that I rarely used taking up space in the garage.
Also, be carefull when blasting the house. Too high of pressure can easily blast holes in old wood. |
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| Mueller |
May 23 2003, 02:09 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,155 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None 
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Stay away from the cheap units that use the compressed air from a seperate aircompressor and your garden hose. I bought one from Sears and it's okay for cleaning the dirt off the house, but not much else.
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| BIGKAT_83 |
May 23 2003, 04:58 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,799 Joined: 25-January 03 From: Way down south Bogart,GA Member No.: 194 Region Association: South East States 
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Costco has a honda powered 2400psi unit on special for $299 I've had this one for 2 years and it works great. Only problem is everyone what to borrow it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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| krk |
May 23 2003, 05:54 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 997 Joined: 27-December 02 From: San Jose Member No.: 22 |
Alrighty then. Thx one and all for the comments. I went with the rental option -- the thought of storing it was winning thought -- I don't have that much space and I want to use that space for 914 parts (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
Thx for the help dudes. The weekend is here. Now. Get out there. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mueba.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mueba.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mueba.gif) kim. |
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