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Pressure washer revision
cbxjeff
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After the suggestions from my previous post about this, I've decided that for my modest needs in the shop, metal indoor siding & windows, I want to go electric. Any serious job I'll just borrow me BIL's gas powered washer. In looking at the on-line home improvement stores and reading reviews of their offerings, none seem to be favorable. Do any of you guys have an electric and like it?
It's too late for me, save yourself.
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I have a Ryobi and it does a good job for a small electric pressure washer.
not a lot of feed back I bought one a campbell hausfeld maybe 20 yrs ago give or take
so my wife could use it on the porch and siding with out having to mess with starting the gas version pressure washers
it was pretty basic one and does what its suppose too , we still have it for what it is cant complain , it does ok but my wife went back to using one of the gas versions soon after
I never ask her why maybe the power factor, maybe the gas versions because they use and I converted the older one to use interchangeable tips on the wand. they are nice and I could easy change the electric one but we don't use it so I never got around to it
we still have it and I am sure after 20 yrs or so the electric ones have gotten a lot better . like all electric powered tools no gas or oil no exhaust no worry about starting to deal with .
I am sure some on here have them and can add to the comments.
off th etop of my had I would say th eelectric would serve you well as you have access to a gas version if needed .
Combining water, wet hands/feet, electricity and power outlets with any tool just makes me shiver regardless of the so-called safety features, be sure to read the instructions carefully and stay safe.
"Never do wrong to make a friend----or to keep one".....Robert E. Lee
I have the same thoughts .Water and electricity not a good combination
I made sure to have it on a round fault breaker and keep the plug. As far as I could from the water spray zone
But I have never heard of anyone getting fried using one but don't want to be the first.
Have had an electric one for decades. Came with two wands for point or oscillating spray. Does a perfectly fine job on garbage cans, sidewalk, TREX deck boards, BBQ grill grates, etc.
I borrowed a friends ryobi electric small one and used it to spray a brick house with hardi-board trim to clean off about 10 or more years of dirt and mold. Used it to do the back yard picket fence also, Worked well enough to get the job done and sold that house last year, I liked the electric enough to buy my own, but got a slightly larger with wheels Craftsman electric haven't taken it out of the box yet... My only other experience was with an older commercial fuel powered one on it's own trailer back before they made units for home owners in the early 80s I spent a few months doing that job one summer in downtown San Antonio on the tall buildings. with scaffolding, not the funniest job I ever had...
I wore out 2 electric power washers before getting a gasser. Gasser was better in 'almost' every way. Downside of gasser is long term sitting between uses sometimes make starting difficult.
Drain the gas tank down to a few ounces. Add an equal amount of Sea Foam and run until it quits. Next time, use fresh ethanol-free gas.
That's how I store my snow blower, and it starts first or second pull every winter.
Thanks for all the replies. I'm going to Home Depot and look at the Ryobi. I like the aluminum frame - some are all plastic. If you never hear from me again you will know that there was a terrible accident.