Battery Powered pressure washers

MouldyOldDough

Looking for a decent pressure - battery powered pressure washer

That can cope with car cleaning and patio cleaning

Any advice ?

Brunokid

MouldyOldDough said:

Looking for a decent pressure - battery powered pressure washer

That can cope with car cleaning and patio cleaning

Any advice ?

Yes, use a mains one. A battery one would never cope

cymruchris

MouldyOldDough said:

Looking for a decent pressure - battery powered pressure washer

That can cope with car cleaning and patio cleaning

Any advice ?

Yes - as above - use a mains one if it's possible - even if you need an extension lead.

For a quick wash over the car, the battery ones are ok - but for running over a dirty green patio that needs a decent pressure and a fair whack of time, they're not.

marlot

I have both mains (Nilfisk) and battery (Worx).  The battery one is fine for a quick wash of the car, but no use on the patio.

Murmansk

As already said, the battery ones are OK for blasting bird excrement from the car but no good for patios - you need a mains one for that

coffeehound

A petrol one is another option

cerebus

If you are jetwashing your patio then you will have a socket nearby therefore mains powered for patio and battery powered for portability for washing the car 

MouldyOldDough

cerebus said:

If you are jetwashing your patio then you will have a socket nearby therefore mains powered for patio and battery powered for portability for washing the car 

Not without the addition of an extension lead - which worries me (electricity and water do not safely mix) 

victor2

MouldyOldDough said:

cerebus said:

If you are jetwashing your patio then you will have a socket nearby therefore mains powered for patio and battery powered for portability for washing the car 

Not without the addition of an extension lead - which worries me (electricity and water do not safely mix) 

Jet washers have waterproof electrical connections on them so it's only where the plug on the other end of the lead goes that you need to be concerned about. With a little care, that is kept well away from the water spray!

MouldyOldDough

victor2 said:

MouldyOldDough said:

cerebus said:

If you are jetwashing your patio then you will have a socket nearby therefore mains powered for patio and battery powered for portability for washing the car 

Not without the addition of an extension lead - which worries me (electricity and water do not safely mix) 

Jet washers have waterproof electrical connections on them so it's only where the plug on the other end of the lead goes that you need to be concerned about. With a little care, that is kept well away from the water spray!

That's what I meant 
With a max 5m lead I don't see how you can avoid getting the join wet 

victor2

MouldyOldDough said:

victor2 said:

MouldyOldDough said:

cerebus said:

If you are jetwashing your patio then you will have a socket nearby therefore mains powered for patio and battery powered for portability for washing the car 

Not without the addition of an extension lead - which worries me (electricity and water do not safely mix) 

Jet washers have waterproof electrical connections on them so it's only where the plug on the other end of the lead goes that you need to be concerned about. With a little care, that is kept well away from the water spray!

That's what I meant 
With a max 5m lead I don't see how you can avoid getting the join wet 

Every year I jetwash a drive with room for 3 cars. Never had a problem with the mains power. Unlike the electric hedge trimmer, which the OH managed to slice through its own power lead with! The RCD shut the power off before any lasting harm was done though...