Pressure Washers

[nuyorican]

I know very little about them but occurred to me today that one might come in useful to give the drive and side-path a good clean of all the vegetation and muddy slime etc before summer. Plus to clean the car...

What's the usual recommendation? I see those yellow Karschers (sp) are always on offer at Screfix etc. Any good? Alternatives, which one would I need for said job? Anything else I should know?

Cheers

[nuyorican]

Nilfisk it is then. Thanks.

How do they work then? Do you attach the hose to it or does it use its own reservoir? What about cleaning products?

[nuyorican]

Turtle Shed said:

Take a look at the Toolstation "Hawksmoor" ones. I bought the smaller one on the basis of great reviews and it is excellent. £57.00 and if it lasts a year I'll be more than happy.

On another thread someone else said how impressed they were with the larger one.

Nice! Cheers.

[nuyorican]

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.

[nuyorican]

KAgantua said:

Yes you connect it to either a hose or a reservoir (Usually a hose unless you have a huge water tank)

Yes some come with a soap dispenser that you put various products in most of the time just water is fine

Cheers.

Are they powerful enough to blast away small weeds by the way? I hate gardening/bending down.