Pressure washer to clean the patio

gingernut352000

Another vote for nilfisk and don't forget to store it in a frost free place in the winter as the can be water left in side freeze and cause damage.

Try screwfix and buy the highest pressure (bar) that you can afford

srm1

gingernut352000 wrote: »

Another vote for nilfisk and don't forget to store it in a frost free place in the winter as the can be water left in side freeze and cause damage.

Try screwfix and buy the highest pressure (bar) that you can afford

A very useful tip about water freezing inside the pressure washer and causing damage.
Thanks.

srm1

On a final note, it may be worth considering a RCD-safety adaptor - as we know water & electricity do not mix.
IMHO -the adaptor would be money well spent as this can be used for the electric lawnmower, hedge trimmer & strimmer and so on, infact any device that might bring damage to the power cable.

Nilrem

Assuming the washer is plugged in with the socket well out of the way it should be ok (the washer itself is designed to be water proof for obvious reasons).

Having said that an RCD is always a good idea, Aldi near me were clearing their stock from a previous offer out the other day for £3.50 each, they appear to be identical (except for the branding) to the ones B&Q and Tesco were selling under their branding for £7-9 each.
I ended up picking up 4 as I needed two for some external sockets I had fitted, and a replacement for the one I use on my long extension lead (I loaned it and a hedgetrimmer to a friend, who promptly cut through it).

robatwork

+1 for Nilfisk

It's a tiring job and will give you arm ache. But very satisfying to blast the dirt away. Wear rough clothes as you will get splattered. It will also splatter any furniture, fences and walls you have adjoining the patio.

teddysmum

Aldi do a cheap universal shield (about £1) that you put on the wand, to deflect splashes.

Nilrem

teddysmum wrote: »

Aldi do a cheap universal shield (about £1) that you put on the wand, to deflect splashes.

I've bought a couple of them, and they're utterly useless in my opinion (they don't grip to the wand properly so they tend to move around/fall off).

I may have to get it out again and see if there is some way I can get it to fit better, but IIRC the adjustment wasn't good enough last few times I tried.
I think the Karcher wand I was using it on was too thin for it.

Alisha2008

We got the Kercher this weekend, it works really well as a pressure washer but just found out my patio is very difficult to clean.. the water doesn't go anywhere (there's some sort of wall or border to each side, so i can't push it out), it just stays on top of the tiles with all the dirt.. so not looking much better now!

Billy_Boy

Alisha2008 wrote: »

it just stays on top of the tiles with all the dirt..

Just a thought but how does rainwater get away?

WestonDave

Billy_Boy wrote: »

Just a thought but how does rainwater get away?

And following on from that you may have just discovered why your patio needed cleaning - a load of stagnating water full of bits of leaves etc that have blown on there will lead to a nice black mess.


Next job sort out some form of drainage even if its just a hole drilled in one of the walls and some plastic tube put in it - but do it at the lowest point where all the water gathers.