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Re: recommendations on pressure washers..

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Subject: Re: recommendations on pressure washers..
From: "Matt" <mbarre@juno.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 22:09:12 GMT
-- "john niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com> wrote:

>a grand for a hi-pressure hose is way out of my retirement budget !!
>will I be pleased with something in the 2500 psi 3 gpm range for 
>driveway cleaning ????


I have the same questions.  SO far my buddies have said the main 
difference is time...  The lower pressure units do the job it just 
takes longer.  I found in the past with large rental units you can 
get the pressure too high and actually cut up the concrete.  I did 
have one coworker advise that contrary to popular thought, you can 
get too big!  He likes the speed of his mondo huge blaster, but now 
he hates to have to move the unit away from well cleared, hard 
surfaces.

Sams has a nice Karcher with 13hp Honda motor for around $800.  On 
the other hand, Home Depot often has smaller units out front marked 
refurbished at a decent discount.  Apparently they have returns 
pretty often - Either they have a surprising failure rate, or lots of 
folks get them for a specific job then bring them back when done...

Either there is a sweet spot where the cost and time required are 
optimized, or it will just come down to finding a good deal.  I would 
never buy a used chain saw - are PWs like that?

Matt in GA




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