/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>2800951
You get what you pay for. I had one k2 that broke after two years. I paid 120 bucks for it.
They are ok for use once in a while but if you are going to use it a lot look for something more pro

>>2800951
I had a Ryobi one once. It was like 4th of July sale for like 75 bucks or some shit. I figured what the hell, I've spent 75 bucks worse ways.
I got it with doing one particular job in mind. I used it for that job, which it did surprisingly well for what it was, and then never touched it again that year. Meaning, I forgot to winterize it.
So, the next spring when I got it out and tried to do something with it, the pump was cracked and leaking, and it wouldn't build pressure. I ended up giving it to my BIL, and told him it needed fixing. I probably could have got parts to fix it right at HD where I bought the thing, but I just didn't care enough to try.
So, on the one hand, yeah, they're OK. Just OK. Not good. Certainly not great. OK.
On the other hand, what do you need it for? One particular job plus whatever comes your way over time? Or regular use?
If the former, then yeah, get whatever and you won't lose any sleep when it breaks down. If the latter, just spend the money and get a good gas powered one and take care of it.

>>2800951
I have some $100 Ryobi one. The 4000psi gas units rape it when you do a lot of surface cleaning and such, but it’s straight for washing the cars and doing the driveway and outside the house once a year. The size and ease of storage was probably the biggest thing, and having another gas engine to maintain if it’s only going to be used twice a year is a bit annoying.

The electric ones still have some power, but you need a more concentrated nozzle and it’s less water flow so everything will take a bit longer. Decide if it’s worth the extra size and maintenance and ~$300 to go gas.

Also I did run the pump protector fluid through the thing and I’m on like year 3 or 4 of owning it, but I never froze the thing in a shed all winter. Make sure you have some plumbing/ silicone grease on hand because all the hose fittings and o-rings will get dry every few uses.

I've had this for 5 years, I only really used it to clean the mud and clay off of the 4WD after a weekend and the concrete once a year, it's more than enough for that.

>>2800951
Youre a fucking idiot

>>2800951
I have had this one for 2 years, Westinghouse ePX3050. It's pretty good. Powerful enough to strip paint and blow holes in outdoor rugs if you hold the nozzle too close. It will run for at least 2 hours of constant use without any problems.

Definitely recommend getting a turbo nozzle.

>>2800977
I power washed the clear coating off my car in about half a second before I realized what was happening. Makes me sad.

>>2801096
>what's this black flaky stuff coming out of sides of the windows?
>oh its the rubber seal

>>2800951
trust an item with so many parts to never break? no
I got my 1600 psi karcher from a resale shop for like $5 so it's not a loss if it breaks
one job more than pays for itself

I picked one up off the side of the road. Leaked, obviously why it was free but id did a job. The job. Kinda.

120v just doesnt have the same pzazz that a 212cc engine does. All there is to it.
That said the lack of noise was its best attribute.

The way the wand kicks on a gas one is truly pleasurable.

>>2800951
I bought a slightly larger electric Ryobi one from home depot a few years ago because I didn't think I'd use it enough to justify buying and maintaining a gas motor one. I've used it a lot more than I thought I would, especially for washing my car, there's times I think I should have just gotten a gas one, but then I am not sure if it would be as reliable.

If this shits out I might go gas but this particular one has been pretty good.

>>2801137
If you go gas in the future, make sure to go like 4000psi and higher GPM. That’s when you will really notice the difference.

>>2801137
that almost looks like it's designed to not have water sit in the plastic tube at the bottom for no other reason than to crack when it freezes. what the hell?

>>2801137
I got the honda 160 version of this and it's fucking great.

>>2801145
>Almost
Happened to mine last year cause I let a knucklehead use it. Oh well, who needs soap when you have 3000PSI?

>>2800977
Try the lawn sprinkler under the truck trick, if you haven't already. Works like a charm, and super easy.
t. constantly muddy truck

>>2801137
I have the 2000 psi one (the next smaller one from yours) and it's great for automotive use. I also have an old gas Karcher that I just resurrected from the dead and use that for anything that needs more oomph, like stripping paint off my decks or whatever. It's nice to have one that is a little more gentle on the surface, sometimes

>>2800951
I would definitely avoid that one, all of the fittings and connectors look non-standard and it'd be shitty not being able to use aftermarket accessories. I had the $100 Ryobi one for a while and it was fine but got wrecked in a way that wasn't it's own fault (cable somehow got damaged and then shorted out), and just recently replaced it with this Greenworks one that was on sale $100 off at Lowe's. Seems to work pretty well so far, I want to get a longer aftermarket hose though since it's not quite long enough to go all the way around my truck and having to drag the washer with garden hose and power cable back and forth sucks.

>>2801141
Yeah if I had to buy another one I'd buy something way stronger.

>>2801145
I don't understand what you mean. I do keep mine in a garage though so freezing isn't a huge deal for me.

The only problem I've had with it is the hose has a metal fitting on the connector and its begun to rust and swell up a bit so it's hard to connect the hose sometimes without a bit of fiddling. But that beats the alternative where the hose is rusted on.

Oh and God DAMN do I need a swivel fitting of some sort. I look like a black and white infomercial dad fucking with the hose and cord every time I drag it out to the driveway to do the cars.

Still like it tho. Good little unit.

>>2801223
Helps a little with mud but does nothing for clay, get an angled attachment to save your back.

>>2800951
>left you half deaf

Depends on what youre doing with it. But electric is pretty anemic. Whereas gas can be powered down with the tips. Electric cant be powered up. Also make sure your screens are clear as clogs made me lose GPM on gas and I thought I lost pressure and needed to rebuild. Turns out, on inspection it was just a hard water clog on a pre screen. Once cleared it started running like brand new. I would consider electric not even pressure wash and just a soft wash machine trying to bullshit you.

>>2801137
>but then I am not sure if it would be as reliable.

Got a gas powered one used for $60. Cleaned the carb, changed the oil and it suddenly started running. Read the manual. To pack it up, run the gas dry from the tank and carb bowl. Disconnect all the hoses. and pull start it to eject any residual water. Now next time you come back to it you will be like me and it will start like its brand new years later if you do the shut down properly every time. My only issue after years has been a prescreen starting to clog from hard water after years of use.

God bless the retarded fucker that sold this to me.

>>2800951
depend what you want fag, for cars you can get one the is nice, for cleaning a big ass drive way you gotta spend big bucks to gpm good with psi.

>>2801086
i had the same unit i died in warranty got a another from warranty and it died again. they last 2-3 year tops, and did i mention i changed the oil on the second unit. That unit has plastic caps that blow eventually. second unit had alot of metal scrap in the pump. feels like a gear tooth got fucked and cause motor to bog down and smoke.

>>2801137
alot of electrics are the same gpm no matter the brand on low end. you payed for a better motor on that ryobi, also i hear that thing doesn't have auto stop but it just slows down.

>>2801275
green works is pretty good hear some models with blue hose is uber flex which is one the best hoses, even if it's a shorty.

>>2801391
I think that's what the hose on mine is. It's definitely a nice hose, much better than my previous Ryobi, I just wish it was more like 35' or 40' instead of 25'.

>>2801389
>unit i died
RIPIP ghostposting anon

>>2801365
Yeah, I'm lucky that there isn't much clay here. My back doesn't suffer tho...once the sprinkler is under there the pressure in the hose makes it firm enough that I can just scoot it around under the truck using that.
I was knocking around making a device out of PVC with holes drilled in it until I tried the sprinkler. Love it

>>2800951
The one in your pic is fine if you wanna wash a car once in a while.
You can of course buy a good electric pressure washer but to match a $500 gas one, it will cost you $3500 for the electric one. And even then, do you have 240V/50A plug where you want to run it?

I have the SunJoe with two detergent tanks that was like $130. Had it for 5 years and wash my car with it almost every week in the spring/summer/fall and clean my drive/walks with it annually. It won't clean rust off the concrete from my fence, but isn't bad. A good Snow Cannon is useful and use the Briggs "Pump Saver" every winter.

Hell, if it died tomorrow, it was something like $15 a year of useage and I'd buy another.

>>2800951
>>2800953

kärcher went shit when they started producing in two colors, gray for professional and yellow for homeowner.
the cheap models are no better than the chinese stuff plastic pumps and brushed motors.

get a Kränzle made in germany, brass pump, the cheapest model is 270€

>>2802224
I have a kächer from the 90s and its still going strong, if it breaks one day i thing i invest in pic rel its build like the kärchers in the 90s just without the plastc housing.

the great thing it is much quiter since it has a slow rmp brushless motor which also makes the pump last longer.

>>2800951
I have an electric on that's only about 1800psi. It's fine for just household shit, cleaning a patio, washing your car etc. You need a high psi gas one if you want to like clean oil stains off concrete and heavy duty shit.

>>2802233
just look at this kek

>>2802240
>>2802235
cleaning power is the combination of pressure and flow, psi and gpm. many cheap moddels claim high psi because it sells but sacrifice gpm for it. because pressure x flow = engine power if you lower one you can increase the other with the same engine power.
specially to remove moss dirt and dust like a patio you want more gpm to flussh the dirt away,

I just got this bad boy, I don't even care if the state are fake and gay the balor motor pays for itself, plus the pump too.
GOT THIS BAD BOY ON AMAZON FOR 320 USD.
I only care that this bad boy can be maintained and won't shit itself like chink karcher boxes.

>>2801137
I have that one too, lasted 5 years so far, no complaints

>>2802390
sweet washer

>>2801275
I have the same one.
Have to replace the hose soon, but that's because it stayed wrapped up too tightly. (My fault).

Base gas models pretty much have twice the pissies that the high end electric have. And sometimes just 100 more PSI is what you need to strip that paint.

Nawh gas base entry=electric high end anything more and motor becomes huge anything past 7hp is too much.

>>2802390
pretty weak, ngl

>>2802914
>And sometimes just 100 more PSI is what you need to strip that paint.
I wash cars more than I do anything else with mine so that's exactly what I'm trying to avoid.

>>2803104
Car paint is way tougher than the stuff you put on treated wood though. You really don't need a lot of PSI to wash a car, but having the option there to remove dried dead bugs and tar sure helps, and if you can have a little more kick for other tasks like cleaning concrete patios then that's a plus.

Don't get a gas model if all you will do is wash your car. In fact, just a garden hose water gun with a soap implement would be more than enough if you're not washing your trail truck with it.

>>2802980
don't care, it got a triplex pump bottom of commercial end and a motor that won't die.
I already went through 2 homedepot tier electrics and my third added would cost me the 328 this thing cost. I just gotta oil this bitch and put rv refrigerant and it's golden.

>>2800951
You obviously havent much experience with pressure washers. 4000 psi gas powered or GTFO. Also use your ppe ya' dingus.

>>2802246
>>2802240
>>2802233
>paying so much for a fucking wobbler pump found in a 99 dollar unit.

I got a plastic Karcher, you can pick them up dirt cheap used because trades but them for one job.
Electrical that plug into the wall are far more reliable than battery shit, which is basically a scam to lock you into tools from one brand

>>2805152
yeah this is the 99$ pump >>2802246
and this not >>2802233

>>2802224
Which model is €270? I’m considering but in NL the cheapest one I can find (the one you posted) is €470 without the tools.