[Shop-talk] Pressure washers

[Battmain]

I picked up a 3000 psi unit from Lowes for around
$500 a few years ago after
some dipstick's version
of pressure washing was using my garden hose
on the
paint. Grrrr!
Other than the fuel shutoff valve going bad, it has
cleaned the
house in preparation for painting and
cleaned the sidewalk multiple times.
I bypassed the
fuel shutoff valve and it has been working fine 
since I did
it. 
For the tip, I got a rotating one because all the 
other valves didn't
work fast enough for my liking with
the four layers of paint that was on my
house. 
Looking at the lowes website, the closest I see is
now $799, but I
figure the more pressure, the 
better. Yeah, I tried the little electric unit
from a
friend and all it did was annoy me. :) It wouldn't
even remove a paint
spot from the driveway. The
new one will and if I'm not carefull, remove the
driveway too.  Don't forget the safety gear. I had 
goggles, ear protection,
thick leather gloves. 
Brian
battmain at yahoo.com
----- Original Message ----
From: Bob Nogueira <nogera at worldnet.att.net>
To: Shop Talk
<shop-talk at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 2:14:44 PM
Subject:
[Shop-talk] Pressure washers

Okay I'm giving up on those little electric 
pressure washers.  I've gone
through three in as many years. I'm going to up
grade to a more expensive
one that I don't have to replace every year. 
Problem is I really don't need
one that can blow the paint off the house and
is bigger than my lawn mower
to wash off the patio. 2000 psi would be plenty
since the cheapies worked
okay for what I needed at 1500 psi.
Any suggestions
as to what to get?  Like I said I'm not looking for the
Hemi of pressure
washers but rather the Toyota of pressure washers,
something that will last .
Thanks for any suggestions

Bob Nogueira
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