Posted: Fri Sep 18, 15 1:20 pm Post subject: as good a place as anywhere,pressure washer,the autopsy
no dought folk with critters find pressure washers useful.
mine just went pop pop grrrrpop and then started smouldering.
how do you decide if one's washer is dead or merely resting?
is a �150 five year old one best mended or replaced?
that was a bit exciting and im wondering why it didnt trip the rcd as it sounded electromechanical (perhaps a motor brush?)but there is supposed to be a seal between the electric bits and the outside world so where did the smoke come from?
water and electric ,always a good combo
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 15 2:13 pm Post subject:
Replace, (not tripped-could be fatal!) and expect to spend about a grand if you want it to survive for any length of time. We sell commercial farmers' models around the �1-2 grand area, and in the last 5 years we haven't had one back-touch wood! My knowledge of these things is limited as I am non mechanical, just the OAP storeman who assembles them pre delivery. The only replaced part has been a couple of hoses-a pig and plough. I don't want to 'sing their praises' too much as it may tempt providence. German made. I will make noises at work and find out a bit more from the big chief about other sizes of this make before I tell you who it is, in case they don't do smaller models. Water and Leccy-both have the ability to kill!
Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Posts: 34535 Location: Hereford
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 15 2:58 pm Post subject:
At the over end of the scale b and q were flogging the little Karcher at half price last week. Forty odd quid. Never used one but the reviews were good.
Unless you want to strip paint or something similar, then those little Karcher washers do the job just fine and its not the end of the world if they conk out on you. You just buy another one.
dog wee and blackberry stains(dye stuff magnates pay note,it fixes well) are my most serious issues so i recon a little domestic "on offer"one will do fine.
thanks
Argos, not very expensive with a two year guarantee, they usually don't last that long and you get a free replacement. It is a long task cleaning the sheds with it and we have had words since this seems to be my job. However it would be perfectly adequate for your needs.
gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 15 10:06 am Post subject:
I know the feeling about sheds and baby washers, Cathryn, no joke. They really are horses for courses, I could suggest you explain that it could affect how soon his dinner is produced, or his smalls may get blasted at the same time ref, Bodger, in order for you to find time to cook!
the teeny weeny karcher cleaned the yard,not bad cleaning,the squirter thing and hose seem to be cheap light carp but so far it squirts enthusiastically
Arriving late - we have a teeny weeny Karcher. Had it for several years, use occasionally, perfectly fine. Used it for blasting loose paint off a wall, for cleaning moss off concrete blocks before wall building, all that sort of thing.
Just one thing - don't store it anywhere that the water remaining inside it at the end of the job could freeze. We lost our previous pressure washer to ice.
the sealey is dead,i took it to bits to see if it was repairable which it would have been if the small bit of motor brush that chipped off the end had not shorted out part of the motor windings.
daft thing is that the failure of the brush ,which had at least as much left as used,killed it when with a better 20 pence worth of graphite it had a few more years in it.
Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Posts: 34535 Location: Hereford
the teeny weeny karcher cleaned the yard,not bad cleaning,the squirter thing and hose seem to be cheap light carp but so far it squirts enthusiastically
lasted 30 mins is not an endorsement
Has it lasted 18 months?
B&Q have the Karcher K2 at �60, and I am tempted.
You should have bought it 18 months ago when it was �40
I've no issues with my Karcher. No idea what model - nothing fancy - was mid range when I bought it. No idea how many hours - easily in excess of 100.
I think the main thing is not running them dry (turning water and electric on in correct order helps) and protecting from freezing - although I've not really bothered with either.
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