Pressure washer

petunia100

I want to buy a pressure washer for the patio etc. but are they any good?

Can anyone reccomend one?

Also would like to steam clean the oven are there any machines that do both?

Thanks.

julianashcroft

If it's going to be mainly used to clean the patio go for one of those that come with one of those dustbin lid shaped heads. Karcher call theirs the T-Racer. Your local DIY store will sell them or you can get them from plenty of places online.

I have a Karcher one and it works well on the concrete slabs.

PJB

petunia100 wrote: »

I want to buy a pressure washer for the patio etc. but are they any good?

Can anyone reccomend one?

Also would like to steam clean the oven are there any machines that do both?

Thanks.

I do not think that a pressure washer would steam clean your oven, unless you can attach a kettle! Look for specialist catering cleaners for restaurants etc, they will do it if you need a steam clean.

I bought this today and it is the nads!:

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=10787620&fh_view_size=10&fh_start_index=0&fh_sort_order=-1&fh_sort_by=_price_rrp_min&fh_location=%2f%2fcatal!!!1%2fen_GB&fh_search=karcher&fh_eds=%C3%9F&fh_refview=search&ts=1273846060802&isSearch=true

Done the outhouses and it took paint off the doors and walls! Has 3 heads, 1 T-Racer for flat surfaces (walls, garage doors, walls etc . . .) ! Normal jetwash head and 1 other jet that is 50% more powerful than the other, and it is!!!!

Other searches:

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?linktype=breadcrumb&&fh_search=karcher&action=search&isSearch=true&ts=1273846136437

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?pp=20&s=Price%3A+Low+-+High&storeId=10001&catalogId=1500002201&langId=-1&q=KARCHER+JET+WASH

http://direct.tesco.com/q/N.1999114$4294965141.aspx

ormus

ive got one like this. bosche. about 100 quid.
brilliant. does a great job.

jackieb

I've got a Karcher. It came with a T-racer and was abput £100 all in. The T-racer on it's on is over £40.

Just saw PJB's link. It's like the one he has.

It's great for cement paths or slabs, and walls.

moonrakerz

The main problem with using pressure washers on concrete or man-made paving is that they take off the top layer of the material.
The paving/patio looks great afterwards (I did mine when I put the house on the market!) but they will get dirty again "quicker" !

knowloads

It's in the LPM (litres per minute) the higher that figure , the better the job it will do. Most machines run at 1000 psi, but Litres gfoing through is what counts. NO machine like this should be used with hot water, and non I know of will give steam under £3000

jackieb

knowloads wrote: »

It's in the LPM (litres per minute) the higher that figure , the better the job it will do. Most machines run at 1000 psi, but Litres gfoing through is what counts. NO machine like this should be used with hot water, and non I know of will give steam under £3000

If you're not using an outdoor tap, and you're using it on a mixer tap, remember to turn the tap to the cold and not leave it a bit in the middle like my son did. We came back to find him washing his car, and water gushing out of the overflow pipe up in the loft - as the pressurised water had gone back up the hot water pipe! :eek: