Pressure washers?

Ruski

Had a karcher k7 model for 10+ years - stored in a shed (and yes, stored dry so as to not be affected by freezing, simple common sense really)
Also have a patio attachment - acts a bit like a hovercraft! - and cleans patios/decking in minutes rather than hours - if you do this on a regular basis, buy the patio attachment for whatever brand you decide on.

HTH

Russ

leveller2911

Problem with running them dry for storage is it can damage the pump.

Most manuals will state the pump can be run dry for no longer than a few seconds which isn't enough to get rid of all the water in the system.

Each to his own but I will guarantee the number 1 reason for washers breaking is water freezing in the pumps.

cyclonebri1

leveller2911 wrote: »

Problem with running them dry for storage is it can damage the pump.

Most manuals will state the pump can be run dry for no longer than a few seconds which isn't enough to get rid of all the water in the system.

Each to his own but I will guarantee the number 1 reason for washers breaking is water freezing in the pumps.

No, don't run them dry, thats not what I meant, simply let them drain with the hose removed;);)

leveller2911

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

No, don't run them dry, thats not what I meant, simply let them drain with the hose removed;);)

By simply leaving the hose off you can't guarantee it will drain the washer completely.

The best solution is to make sure it can't freeze up ,it doesn't take much water to freeze up and crack the pipes and seals.

Each to his own.......:D