Pressure washer advice

**chaddy** · 10-11-2007, 08:24 PM

I am thinking about a pressure washer after seeing all those posts about foam cannons/lances. Turns out that I found a gas pressure washer on sale and I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with Briggs & Stratton pressure washers. It is a small, gas pressure washer that does 1900PSI @ 2 GPM. I was thinking about the electric Husky 1800S model but, with the sale that is on the Briggs & Stratton is 40 dollars cheaper, and it has the connection on the wand that fits the foam cannon. The Husky would need the wand replaced if I wanted to attach a foam cannon. So if anyone has any experience with Briggs and Stratton pressure washers please chime in and let me know. Did some internet searching and only found a couple reviews. Here is a pic of the model I am looking at

**Mikeyc** · 10-11-2007, 09:05 PM

I can`t comment on the B&S unit, but don`t buy the Husky. I have an electric Husky and it`s a total POS. The trigger sticks all the time, it`s almost impossible to get the lances to attach now, my turbo lance flew apart while I was using it, and sometimes I lose pressure.

**SuperBee364** · 10-12-2007, 01:07 AM

Yeah, I`ve been through several of the electric Husky washers, too. Total POS.

That looks like a darn nice washer you have picked out. Looks very portable, too.

**Mark77** · 10-12-2007, 01:13 AM

I would get a quality electric one instead. A gas PW has too much pressure for normal washing and is very noisy IMHO.

**MattPersman** · 10-12-2007, 05:27 AM

believe it or not I have good luck with my Black and Decker electric. bought it a few years ago at walmart. infact I just used it last weekend to pressure wash my entire cedar fence. I was using a gas powered one, but that sucked down too much gas, was too noisy and didn`t work any faster *in this application*

model is PW300, specs are 1050 psi, 1700 psi MAX, 1.55 gpm (cold water only)

only complaint about it after a couple years of using it was the quick connect for the water inlet sucked. it would pop off the back or leak. so I bought a female to female hose adapter and use that now instead.

**Mark77** · 10-12-2007, 05:39 AM

Even harder to believe is I have 2 KÃƒ¤rchers and both have worked well for years. But a PW breaks if it freezes or you have the motor on without water.

**chaddy** · 10-12-2007, 08:01 AM

Originally Posted by SuperBee364

Yeah, I`ve been through several of the electric Husky washers, too. Total POS.

That looks like a darn nice washer you have picked out. Looks very portable, too.

To be honest I was not even looking at gas ones until I saw this one. I did not want a big cart to wheel around. Good to know about the Husky washers though. Well I got a week to decide, then the price goes back up by 100 bucks.

Thanks