Looking for a pressure washer

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Hovy

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Hi guys,



I am looking for a good quality pressure washer. I intend to wash my cars and clean around the house. I heard a lot about Karcher but I am not sure if it's the right choice: reliability? can you use it for a long time or just 15-20 minutes each time?



I was thinking more of something like this:



AR AR767 - Blue Clean Prosumer 1900 PSI Electric Pressure Washer



But there again, I don't know what to look for in terms of specs: PSI? GPM?



What do I need to know?



Thanks ahead of time for your inputs/feedback/opinion!
 
From what I gathered on my research, buy a quality gas powered one. The electric ones tend to be finicky at best, generally don't have enough power to do much, blow circuit breakers, and are non serviceable because of the specialized (usually) plastic parts in them.



I'm using a electric b&s gas powered one - not the greatest unit in the world (it's fairly decent though), but I'm glad I didn't settle for an electric one
 
I recently (within last 30 days) purchased a Task Force brand 1600 psi unit from Lowes. It was an open box, regular $99 for $75. We've had good luck with an electric at work so I thought I'd give it a try. I was sure to keep the receipt, Ha!



I think it you have the right expectations you will be fine. I'm happy with mine. It is a good little machine. It was not intended to replace a quality, user serviceable gas powered machine. This one if fine for cleaning the car and trash cans and a multitude of small tasks. Fortunately my garage allows me to keep it at the ready so it's a nice convenience feature and worth $100. For cleaning the house, sidewalks and driveway a gas powered in really necessary, IMO.



I use brass quick disconnects on all hoses and made sure to put one on the supply side of the unit because the plastic doesn't look too reliable. Otherwise it's been fine. The advantage it has over the gas model (for light duty) is that it is quiet and shuts off when you release the handle which I find very convenient.



Good luck.
 
I have the Husky 1550 electric one I got at Home Depot couple years ago. I use it mostly for cleaning off my dirt bike and friends dirtbikes/quads.



One buddy I ride with used it to PW his house with no issues with the machine. I used it to PW off a fence, bought an hour straight of using it, no problems
 
Northern Tool has a decent electric one for about $450 - now, I know you can get a gas one cheaper, but this is 15 amp and has a good motor/pump - big step up in quality from the box stores. Anything bigger (electric wise) and you need a 20 amp circuit ( think CamSpray )
 
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