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» Pressure washer chads, which machine should I buy?
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post 1701256123 05-18-2024, 12:10 PM
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Pressure washer chads, which machine should I buy?

Karcher, Nilfisk, or this Swedish brand Ava? Those machines look hnnng af. Will mostly be used for car cleaning and blasting the patio to get the dirt off. Any recommendations?

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post 1701256213 05-18-2024, 12:13 PM
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Every electric one is going to suck dude. If you really want one go on fb marketplace and get a Honda powered gas one used
post 1701256403 05-18-2024, 12:19 PM
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Lectrik pressure washers are Richard Simmons gay.

I got a 3100 psi gas for $300 at Lowe’s.
I loe e.
post 1701256643 05-18-2024, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted By Redfish225
Lectrik pressure washers are Richard Simmons gay.

I got a 3100 psi gas for $300 at Lowe’s.
You wash your car with a gas pressure washer?


Get this op

https://www.kranzleusa.com/k1122tst-1400-psi-2-1-gpm
post 1701256783 05-18-2024, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted By Redfish225
Lectrik pressure washers are Richard Simmons gay.

I got a 3100 psi gas for $300 at Lowe’s.
No need for the hassle of having to fill it with gas, service the engine etc and they're so loud. Electric is superior tbh
post 1701256863 05-18-2024, 12:33 PM
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LOL at going for a pressure washer on aesthetics.

Good thing you asked the misc before being the joke of the block.
post 1701257203 05-18-2024, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted By OneLegSquats
No need for the hassle of having to fill it with gas, service the engine etc and they're so loud. Electric is superior tbh
Too loud? For who? your sensitive ears? hassle putting gas?

BRO, you about to power wash some ****... if you think getting gas for it is a hassle?.... I got some bad news.


You dont need power washer OP, youre just bored.
post 1701257253 05-18-2024, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted By GooBaaa
You wash your car with a gas pressure washer?


Get this op

https://www.kranzleusa.com/k1122tst-1400-psi-2-1-gpm
I don’t wash my truck breh, someone else does it.
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post 1701257313 05-18-2024, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted By Redfish225
I don’t wash my truck breh, someone else does it.
That’s gay
post 1701257363 05-18-2024, 12:48 PM
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I have electric for the same purposes and it's totally fine.

I don't need 10000 psi to blast the paint off my car. I just use it for cleaning my walkways/patio/cars/bikes/kayaks blah blah basically anything and everything. If I was a pro maybe I'd consider something gas/more powerful. For home use tho meh I couldn't imagine needing more blast power. Get the foam cannon attachments and car washing is ezpz


Electric is still fairly loud tho not sure how much quieter it will feel realistically
post 1701262353 05-18-2024, 03:36 PM
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Bought a 3200 psi one with a turbo nozzle last summer since I needed to clean a lot of concrete and stucco. Got it from northern tool for like $350 srs.

If you need it for concrete or brick you absolutely need a gas powered one. Also don’t put regular gas. Find a station that sells non oxygenated gas (gas without ethanol mixed in).
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post 1701262693 05-18-2024, 03:45 PM
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Gas crew checking in.

post 1701263543 05-18-2024, 04:04 PM
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Electric? Bruh.

If you're doing flat stuff like your patio, a surface cleaner is the only way that makes sense. Gotta have gas power for that.
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post 1701263973 05-18-2024, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted By GooBaaa
That’s gay
Why waste time on it when I can just pay someone to do it?
I loe e.
post 1701321593 05-20-2024, 09:03 AM
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OP did you get the one you can handle:

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Electrics are OK, if you don't mind being tethered to extension cord. And a good extension cord at that. A 3000 psi pressure washer is going to pull close to 15 amps and that requres a cord that can support. Not cheap.


Gas is superior.
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post 1701322213 05-20-2024, 09:23 AM
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If you are just washing your deck and your car then electric is fine. If you are doing concrete/brick/etc then I'd probably want more power.
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Gas, Ass or Grass - no one washes for free (or at least a ghey little electric one)
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Tougher jobs such as concrete definitely require a gas powered machine. Do some research on pump brands because that's the more likely part to fail -- I prefer Honda engines with cat pumps.

With that said, my cheap sunjoe chinesium brand is light, portable and, with the correct nozzle, can take paint off a trailer. I'll probably use it to strip my deck in a couple weeks over the gas one for simplicity sake.
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Have this one. It kicks ass for an electric. Have two gas ones also. Hardly ever use them anymore, unless I have a real heavy duty cleaning job to do.



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post 1701324033 05-20-2024, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted By homersexual
Tougher jobs such as concrete definitely require a gas powered machine. Do some research on pump brands because that's the more likely part to fail -- I prefer Honda engines with cat pumps.

With that said, my cheap sunjoe chinesium brand is light, portable and, with the correct nozzle, can take paint off a trailer. I'll probably use it to strip my deck in a couple weeks over the gas one for simplicity sake.
lol.
that's what i have. the "best" cheap electric on amazon according to some youtube reviews.
i bought mine a few yrs ago.
cleans the winter grime off everything i need it to and mildew off the house and side of pool.
plus gutter cleaning with attachments.

this yr i bought a surface cleaner attachment i'll try out tonight for the deck.
just to make cleaning faster.

only concrete i have is city sidewalk and 10ft of walkway to front porch.
both old AF but still solid.
cleans that just fine.

if i had a concrete patio or driveway, maybe.
but you have to let it get filthy in the first place to need high power to clean it.
yearly cleaning, electric is fine.

and i hear you on the pump part for gas powered.
have owned a few gas powered ones cheap and not so cheap and the pumps crack like every other yr it seems.
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