Pressure Washers
Discussion
So I’ve worked out that one attaches the hose to the unit for water supply, but what about cleaning products? Like some kind of patio cleaner or car shampoo? Does it go in the unit itself or at the business end like a spray gun? Or is it water only? You wash things separately then use the pressure washer to blast and rinse it?
Forgive my ignorance, I’ve never even seen one in the wild.
Forgive my ignorance, I’ve never even seen one in the wild.
I got this one in the end.
https://www.toolstation.com/hawksmoor-high-pressur...
Thought I'd go cheap on first buy as I'd never used one before I was worried I'd hate the job and never use it again. It did ok to be fair, and I kind of enjoyed it. Although I got absolutely covered with s
t and ruined a good pair of trainers. So next time I'll be in my wellys.
The areas to be cleaned have not been done in at least four years so there was a thick layer of mud/moss/weeds etc. It seemed to blast through all that with ease. It even blasted off the old peeling paint off some stone lintels which has saved me a job. Then I put the patio attachment on and gave all the flat surfaces a good scrub.
One thing I noticed, and I'm not sure if this is a generic issue with all pressure washers, but because I was excited with my new toy I went out and bought some jet-washer specific detergent to add to the tank on the back. But I'd got about half way through the job and realised it wasn't sucking up the detergent. The instructions were barely any use of course being in Chinglish, but I managed to get it to work by disconnecting the high pressure bit off the business end of the gun. Then it would suck up and dispense soapy goodness in a kind of half-arsed manner. Then I'd have to put on the squirty bit again to blast it all away. It worked fine with the patio attachment thing so maybe you're just not supposed to fire detergent at high pressure?
Next time I'm going to have a go at using it to clean my car and bike. It came with a 'foam attachment'. Like a little tank with nozzle that you attach to the end of the gun. I'm assuming you fill this with car shampoo or something similar?
https://www.toolstation.com/hawksmoor-high-pressur...
Thought I'd go cheap on first buy as I'd never used one before I was worried I'd hate the job and never use it again. It did ok to be fair, and I kind of enjoyed it. Although I got absolutely covered with s
t and ruined a good pair of trainers. So next time I'll be in my wellys.The areas to be cleaned have not been done in at least four years so there was a thick layer of mud/moss/weeds etc. It seemed to blast through all that with ease. It even blasted off the old peeling paint off some stone lintels which has saved me a job. Then I put the patio attachment on and gave all the flat surfaces a good scrub.
One thing I noticed, and I'm not sure if this is a generic issue with all pressure washers, but because I was excited with my new toy I went out and bought some jet-washer specific detergent to add to the tank on the back. But I'd got about half way through the job and realised it wasn't sucking up the detergent. The instructions were barely any use of course being in Chinglish, but I managed to get it to work by disconnecting the high pressure bit off the business end of the gun. Then it would suck up and dispense soapy goodness in a kind of half-arsed manner. Then I'd have to put on the squirty bit again to blast it all away. It worked fine with the patio attachment thing so maybe you're just not supposed to fire detergent at high pressure?
Next time I'm going to have a go at using it to clean my car and bike. It came with a 'foam attachment'. Like a little tank with nozzle that you attach to the end of the gun. I'm assuming you fill this with car shampoo or something similar?
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