Cheap pressure washer

50Twuncle

I am thinking of buying a pressure washer - mainly for car cleaning and also patio cleaning

What pressure should I be looking for ?
https://www.diy.com/departments/mac-allister-pressure-washer-1300-w/1580839_BQ.prd is only 90 bars and costs just £58 - will that suit my needs ?
It seems too cheap

AdrianC

It's B&Q's own-brand generic Chinese rubbish. Whether it's "too" cheap depends on how much you plan on using it.

Inner_Zone

50Twuncle wrote: »

I am thinking of buying a pressure washer - mainly for car cleaning and also patio cleaning

What pressure should I be looking for ?
https://www.diy.com/departments/mac-allister-pressure-washer-1300-w/1580839_BQ.prd is only 90 bars and costs just £58 - will that suit my needs ?
It seems too cheap

So you were two years ago:


https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5604204/which-karcher

Ant555

In my opinion that will be fine as long as you can get a suitable patio cleaning adapter head for it.

Ive had far too many sessions covered in dirt when cleaning the patio over the years using a normal lance and now wouldnt dream of cleaning mine without the head. Regular sprucing up of the flags/blocks with the patio head works a treat and is very quick, I found the lance took me far longer anyway.

For the car, you dont really want too much pressure anyway on the paintwork.

So, my opinion is to price up a patio cleaning head or see if there is a bundle with one included.

PS - dont forget we have a couple of bank holidays coming up - this kind of stuff is often in the sales.

Hope this helps

50Twuncle

Inner_Zone wrote: »

So you were two years ago:


https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5604204/which-karcher

Yes and never bought one at the time !!

50Twuncle

Ant555 wrote: »

In my opinion that will be fine as long as you can get a suitable patio cleaning adapter head for it.

Ive had far too many sessions covered in dirt when cleaning the patio over the years using a normal lance and now wouldnt dream of cleaning mine without the head. Regular sprucing up of the flags/blocks with the patio head works a treat and is very quick, I found the lance took me far longer anyway.

For the car, you dont really want too much pressure anyway on the paintwork.

So, my opinion is to price up a patio cleaning head or see if there is a bundle with one included.

PS - dont forget we have a couple of bank holidays coming up - this kind of stuff is often in the sales.

Hope this helps

Are the hose connections standard - ie) Will a karcher head fit ?

DoaM

Buy cheap, buy twice. So if what you want is much less than 50% of a good quality equivalent then go for it.

neilmcl

50Twuncle wrote: »

Are the hose connections standard - ie) Will a karcher head fit ?

No. Nearly every major manufacturer will have their own connectors.

neilmcl

Have a look on Amazon's Spring Sale to see if there's any currently for sale.

DrEskimo

I have a Nilfisk c110, then swapped out the hose for this one from a seller on eBay:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/QWASHERS-YOUTUBE-EBAY-CLICK-AND-CONNECT-NILFISK-ALTO-RUBBER-HOSE-1-WIRE-10-METER/172791338040?epid=16005951504&hash=item283b2a9438:g:99YAAOSwySRZ0-Xr

Had it for about 5/6 years now. Bought the Niflisk washer off Argos for £99 and sold the extra attachments on eBay to fund the replacement hose pipe. So much better as it doesn't coil or tangle.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

50Twuncle wrote: »

I am thinking of buying a pressure washer - mainly for car cleaning and also patio cleaning

Inner_Zone wrote: »

So you were two years ago:

50Twuncle wrote: »

Yes and never bought one at the time !!

car ready for a clean by now then, and patio a mess?