All good points about "bigger is better" if you want to really peel paint with it. I presently have a Honda powered [8 hp] one that puts out 3500 psi at the tip. It has the quick disconnect tip set which I find very handy since it allows lots of variation in the washers use.
I also purchased a separate attachment for it that uses water pressure to blast sand. Previous sand blasters I've had used air pressure and were always over tasking the compressors. At 3500 PSI water pressure , not the case. Talk about "power cleaning" !!! Down to bare metal in seconds. Obviously, do not use it on sheet metal parts. In the past year of use, no problems with the engine or wash pump. I suggest that for winter storage you want to use a product called Staybil in the gas tank which keeps the fuel from turning to varnish, and make sure the hoses and pump are drained of water if you are above the freeze line. Bigger cost more money, so the question to be answered is "what do I really want to use it for"... a smaller unit with 2000 PSI pressure will do a nice job if you are only washing your car of hosing off the deck, but if you run mud bogs and have sea gulls on the deck you will need more volume and pressure, thus more cost. On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 2:59 PM, <drcscru...@aol.com> wrote: > I have had several pressure washers. Agree totally an electric is hardly > accecptable. I had a great power washer from wal mart. It was a briggs and > straton engine 2500psi 3gal which never gave me a problem. It got stolen, I > then "moved up to a honda 2800psi and 2.5 gallon. I have had several > problems with the honda engine that were never a problem with the Briggs. > If I were doing it again, I would definately consider the Briggs (cheaper, > a little louder, less problematic). I think the brand I had was excel. The > honda was purchased from Home Depot. I do like have an additional hose such > that the washer does not have to be moved as much. I try to run all of the > gas out of the power washer to keep it from clogging up the carb. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Howard Ginsberg <mbkindof...@gmail.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Wed, Jun 22, 2011 4:24 pm > Subject: Re: [MBZ] pressure washers > > > What are you interested in pressure washing? > -Howard > > On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 4:49 PM, glenn brown <g_010...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > What do you guys know about pressure washers? What to look for? What to > avoid, besides Sears? > TIA. > > G. M. Brown > Brevard, NC > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ______________________________________ > ttp://www.okiebenz.com > or new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > o search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > ttp://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
