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Smitty


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Location: Connecticut
Joined: Dec 28, 2002
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Power Washer-What do you recommend?
Original Message   Aug 16, 2007 8:38 am
We have already gone the route of the electric model and it just is too "wimpy".

This is not going to be used for any commercial applications but we want a gas powered model that will deliver the power we need for deck washing, etc .

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hunting158


Location: Mt Denson , Nova Scotia
Joined: Mar 2, 2007
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Re: Power Washer-What do you recommend?
Reply #2   Aug 16, 2007 11:41 am
Pretty hard to go wrong witha Honda Engine. With only 50 PSI difference in the two and price being equal the Honda gets my vote.
nibbler


Joined: Mar 5, 2004
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Re: Power Washer-What do you recommend?
Reply #3   Aug 16, 2007 11:05 pm
I got a pressure washer a couple of years ago. It hard to find out the "real" information but here is my experience:

  1. The Honda engine works fine. There are "consumer" grade and industrial grade, the prefix tells which it is, check the Honda website but I seem to remember GX is commercial;
  2. B&S is probably fine as well but I don't have any experience with it. The duty cycle on these things is very low for the average person, you use it less than a lawn mower in terms of time so maintenance is important;
  3. If you live in an area that freezes ( I do eh!) then you have to either drain the pump or fill it with anti-freeze. I drain since anti-freeze is only good to a set temperature and one real cold snap and the pump is trash;
  4. A selection of nozzles is a good thing, you want something that does the job but doesn't destroy what you are cleaning;
  5. Be very careful with the water coming out of the nozzle, it can be very dangerous. I wear steel toed boots when I use it since I want to keep the skin and meat on my feet.
  6. The unit is very good for big cleaning jobs, I've cleaned decks, concrete, cars, vans and houses and it was all much easier with the washer.
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