re: Borrowed a $1500 pressure washer from a neighbor..OMG

That particular model is belt driven and will put less wear and tear on the pump since it is away from the engine which puts out alot of heat. They are built for commercial use where they will be used regularly at 8 hours or more at a time.

The cheaper models are horizontally shaft driven where the shaft conducts heat from the engine to the pump, therefore wearing it out faster. These are good for regular use for a few hours a day regularly.

The cheapest models are the vertical driven pumps where the pump is directly below the engine. These pumps absorb the most heat and wear out the fastest. They are good enough for your home owner that will only use it a few times a year.

ETA: The pump construction is more important than the engine itself. Also, GPM's are more important than psi.

You can turn them down or put wider tips on them

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where did you rent that?

I own this same one. I've used it for pressure washing jobs that have paid for it 10 times over.

Get the hose attachment that hooks up to a walk behind and you'll be

Yeah, you do have to use the high pressure washer. When I'm renting, it's like $15 bucks more to rent the higher pressure unit, but to use that thing is totally worth it. I literally do the 4 hour rental. I can have my driveway done (can fit 4 cars in my driveway) and spray down the exterior of my house, and return it to the Home Depot in under 4 hours. It's like $60 or $70 total. I try to do it once a year.

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That particular model is belt driven and will put less wear and tear on the pump since it is away from the engine which puts out alot of heat. They are built for commercial use where they will be used regularly at 8 hours or more at a time.

The cheaper models are horizontally shaft driven where the shaft conducts heat from the engine to the pump, therefore wearing it out faster. These are good for regular use for a few hours a day regularly.

The cheapest models are the vertical driven pumps where the pump is directly below the engine. These pumps absorb the most heat and wear out the fastest. They are good enough for your home owner that will only use it a few times a year.

ETA: The pump construction is more important than the engine itself. Also, GPM's are more important than psi.

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This...plus the frame/chassis is stainless steel. The pump appears to be a GP. Good commercial unit. A Cat 45 is even better but that unit would have cost closer to $2k.

The price is right. I'll take it.

Its not about pressure... its about a higher GPM.

What GPM and psi does it produce?

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For $1,500 you are not paying for the Honda Engine. You are paying for the much higher quality pump.

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The dirty secret of the pressure washer industry is that machines selling for under $1,000 typically have pumps with service lives of at most a couple hundred hours.

Once the pumps fail, you're often better off throwing the pressure washer away.

A typical homeowner uses a pressure washer a few hours per year and will never notice if his machine doesn't last 100 hours.

A true commercial machine - like that $1,500 beast - has a pump with a far longer service life. This is the kind of machine to buy if you plan on using the pressure washer every day - say, for business.