Greenworks portable pressure washer
Discussion
I don't see a dedicated section for detailing/cleaning, so putting my review of the Greenworks GDC40 cordless pressure washer here.
Just received this machine and gave it a try today - very happy overall!
1) Compact and practical:
Living in a London flat, I don't have outdoor access to electricity and water. This is one of the few portable options available - the other that I know of is the Bosch Fontus, but it has less water capacity/pressure and does not come with a soap tank.
The hose is 6m long so you don't need to move it around to reach all corners of the car.
The unit itself looks big with the bucket, but it detaches. I leave the bucket next to my car and store the pressure unit in my flat - it's quite small.
Soap attachment
2) Battery life and water capacity
Original Greenworks batteries are very expensive. £150 for the biggest 6ah option - without a charger. I took a chance on this 5ah Chinese knockoff as feedback seemed good - only £80 with charger and dispatched from the UK. It's a 1.3kg monster but fits perfectly in the machine.
I finished after about 30 minutes on and off, and I still have juice left. If you buy the 2ah Greenworks battery for the same price, you get about 10 minutes.
Time will tell if it holds charge, but so far so good.
In regards to filling up the bucket, I used 1.5 / 30 litres. That included pre-wash, snow foaming, rinse and faffing around until I got the hang of it.
3) Performance
I have used a jet wash once, and thought the pressure was overkill.
Hence why I was not bothered about the moderate max pressure of 70 bar on this unit. No worries about damaging decals and sensors.
It feels plenty powerful and had no problem blasting off the dirt. I think they struck the right balance between power and practicality.
It's first time I snow foamed the car, so can't really comment on whether it did a good job. The soap tank is rather small (had to fill up twice to cover the car), but it foams ok I guess - not the creamy look I was hoping for but this could also be down to the soap (Dirtbusters). I believe you can attach a proper lance, but not sure if they require more than 70 bar. Perhaps someone can enlighten me on this.
Here it is in action
And the result after final wipe:happyanim:
Just received this machine and gave it a try today - very happy overall!
1) Compact and practical:
Living in a London flat, I don't have outdoor access to electricity and water. This is one of the few portable options available - the other that I know of is the Bosch Fontus, but it has less water capacity/pressure and does not come with a soap tank.
The hose is 6m long so you don't need to move it around to reach all corners of the car.
The unit itself looks big with the bucket, but it detaches. I leave the bucket next to my car and store the pressure unit in my flat - it's quite small.
Soap attachment
2) Battery life and water capacity
Original Greenworks batteries are very expensive. £150 for the biggest 6ah option - without a charger. I took a chance on this 5ah Chinese knockoff as feedback seemed good - only £80 with charger and dispatched from the UK. It's a 1.3kg monster but fits perfectly in the machine.
I finished after about 30 minutes on and off, and I still have juice left. If you buy the 2ah Greenworks battery for the same price, you get about 10 minutes.
Time will tell if it holds charge, but so far so good.
In regards to filling up the bucket, I used 1.5 / 30 litres. That included pre-wash, snow foaming, rinse and faffing around until I got the hang of it.
3) Performance
I have used a jet wash once, and thought the pressure was overkill.
Hence why I was not bothered about the moderate max pressure of 70 bar on this unit. No worries about damaging decals and sensors.
It feels plenty powerful and had no problem blasting off the dirt. I think they struck the right balance between power and practicality.
It's first time I snow foamed the car, so can't really comment on whether it did a good job. The soap tank is rather small (had to fill up twice to cover the car), but it foams ok I guess - not the creamy look I was hoping for but this could also be down to the soap (Dirtbusters). I believe you can attach a proper lance, but not sure if they require more than 70 bar. Perhaps someone can enlighten me on this.
Here it is in action
And the result after final wipe:happyanim:
Edited by winther on Monday 4th May 21:00
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Thanks for bringing that back to my attention. Just signed in and can see the last post I made was in 2012 after my first detailing job:
https://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread....
Might dive into this again to kill time. No wife around this time to distract me
https://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread....
Might dive into this again to kill time. No wife around this time to distract me
Edited by winther on Thursday 7th May 21:15
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