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Buying a gasoline pressure washer
Posted on 3/31/23 at 10:27 am
Posted on 3/31/23 at 10:27 am
Any recommendations?
Is 3200 PSI good enough to do most house hold work?
Soap tanks useful?
Thanks!
Is 3200 PSI good enough to do most house hold work?
Soap tanks useful?
Thanks!
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Posted on 3/31/23 at 10:58 am to ShermanTxTiger
This has been brought up a few times in March (I know I reached out as well) so I'll give back what was given to me:
Simpson seems to a consensus all-around great pressure washer brand. They've been around awhile and have several grades of pressure washers that can be suitable for any home.
3200 is good. If you have a two story it's necessary to reach that second story for cleaning.
At least 2.5 gallons per minute unless you want to drop serious cash and get a commercial grade pressure washer.
Get a Honda engine.
Soap tanks need to be thoroughly cleaned after each use. If you're trying to treat your driveway/house with some type of chemical, get something that attaches to a garden hose instead, then spray with pressure washer.
Simpson seems to a consensus all-around great pressure washer brand. They've been around awhile and have several grades of pressure washers that can be suitable for any home.
3200 is good. If you have a two story it's necessary to reach that second story for cleaning.
At least 2.5 gallons per minute unless you want to drop serious cash and get a commercial grade pressure washer.
Get a Honda engine.
Soap tanks need to be thoroughly cleaned after each use. If you're trying to treat your driveway/house with some type of chemical, get something that attaches to a garden hose instead, then spray with pressure washer.
This post was edited on 3/31/23 at 10:59 am
Posted on 3/31/23 at 11:23 am to BilbeauTBaggins
Thank you Brother!
Posted on 3/31/23 at 11:31 am to ShermanTxTiger
As said gallons per minute is just as important as PSI. A 2200 psi that does 1.2 gpm is not as good as one that does 2000 psi but 2.5 gpm, given that most gas are fine on both.
Personally as a guy that owns both an electric and a gas, unless you have tons of storage area or for some reason pressure was all the time I'd consider just buying an electric pressure washer and renting a gas one every 2 years or so. Electric are so much smaller and often times easier for small jobs. I don't use my gas one very often so its routinely a PITA to start or dick with.
Personally as a guy that owns both an electric and a gas, unless you have tons of storage area or for some reason pressure was all the time I'd consider just buying an electric pressure washer and renting a gas one every 2 years or so. Electric are so much smaller and often times easier for small jobs. I don't use my gas one very often so its routinely a PITA to start or dick with.
Posted on 3/31/23 at 11:46 am to baldona
My Predator gas pressure washer is great for larger jobs, but my SunJoe electric is convenient for light/smaller jobs.
Posted on 3/31/23 at 1:51 pm to baldona
quote:
2200 psi that does 1.2 gpm is not as good as one that does 2000 psi but 2.5 gpm
There's a balance to it. More PSI means you can wash through tougher stuff. More GPM would be the amount of water flow through the washer, thus cutting through a larger surface area.
Posted on 4/1/23 at 12:45 am to BilbeauTBaggins
I read all the posts on here about pressure washers, and had a good handle on PSI, GPM and quality pumps. Planned to buy a $1,000 machine that hit all the suggestions.
Wife said she wanted to rent a pressure washer, so I got off my arse and found a Simpson on sale for $149 at tractor supply. 3100 PSI and 2.4 GPM. Decided I could take a chance and buy 6 or 7 of these over the years and still come out ahead.
She put it on the sidewalk and fence last weekend, and it ran like a spotted ape while I planted my garden and drank beer.
Happy wife, happy life. She already knew that I'm a cheap bastard, so we'll see how it holds up.
$150 and an hour to assemble. Plenty strong for use on driveway, fence and the house a couple times a year.
Wife said she wanted to rent a pressure washer, so I got off my arse and found a Simpson on sale for $149 at tractor supply. 3100 PSI and 2.4 GPM. Decided I could take a chance and buy 6 or 7 of these over the years and still come out ahead.
She put it on the sidewalk and fence last weekend, and it ran like a spotted ape while I planted my garden and drank beer.
Happy wife, happy life. She already knew that I'm a cheap bastard, so we'll see how it holds up.
$150 and an hour to assemble. Plenty strong for use on driveway, fence and the house a couple times a year.
Posted on 4/2/23 at 9:12 am to BilbeauTBaggins
This.
Honda motor and Simpson pump and you can't go wrong.
Honda motor and Simpson pump and you can't go wrong.
Posted on 4/2/23 at 10:22 am to Bill Parker?
Is this still on sale? I'm about to buy one if that's the case.
Posted on 4/2/23 at 12:47 pm to baldona
quote:You'll find 110 volt electric machines to be pretty useless if you have a large masonry patio or driveway that needs to be stripped of mildew and dirt every year.
Personally as a guy that owns both an electric and a gas, unless you have tons of storage area or for some reason pressure was all the time I'd consider just buying an electric pressure washer and renting a gas one every 2 years or so
And, gas machines produce an amazingly wide and thick blanket of foam when using a foam cannon (like the image below) to clean a large truck, RV or section of siding.
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Once you try this you might not want to go back to an electric pressure washer.
However gas machines take up much more space, require much more maintenance, and require ethanol-free gas and fuel stabilizer to avoid problems.
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