Petrol pressure washer

[Rob65]

I have a slight smaller unit than these. Mine I think has 6hp engine.

It does the job at about the level I expect of it. Has it a couple of years now. The only problem I have had is that a few months ago I was not watching what i was doing and the high pressure hose brushed on the engine exhaust. It immediately melted and blew a hole. I replaced the hose with a length of old high pressure hydraulic hose I had and it now more idiot proof

Rob

 

[Pedrod355]

This company were good to deal with jetmac.co.uk for pressure washers

 

[V8Druid]

I have a slight smaller unit than these. Mine I think has 6hp engine.

It does the job at about the level I expect of it. Has it a couple of years now. The only problem I have had is that a few months ago I was not watching what i was doing and the high pressure hose brushed on the engine exhaust. It immediately melted and blew a hole. I replaced the hose with a length of old high pressure hydraulic hose I had and it now more idiot proof

Rob

thought it looked like a placcy hose to me ...... I've got about 150m of hoses in various lengths, so it may well get a rubber one, if I acquire one.
just sussed that mine is a Wesley Nova Thunder .. out of production, but all pump parts are available ..... could be as much as 25 yr old, but I've had it pushing twenty years and it always performs well ....... just it's a bit large for quick jobs and way too much of a handful for Pam (and too complex)

 

[Russell]

Im sure my one would blast the mud off my dirt bike but it wouldn't do it quickly and probably wouldn't touch clay. Jetmac was where I got my second pump.

 

[Quattromike]

Would like to get shot of the little petrol unit as it’s too much of a faff to use and hence don’t use it as much as I could and replace it with something like this For use at home. 240v diesel burner. For Cleaning down tractor, implements , quad bike, van and the likes. We have krazzle at work but it’s three phase not sure what the equivalent model would be. anyone got any recommendations for a decent machine?

 

[doobin]

Looks ok to me. Put together from component parts by the looks, much like my cleanwell. A far better bet than the plastic nikfisks or karchers, and hopefully no circuit board to corrode either- that’s what kills karchers etc.

Replaced a few bits on my cleanwell and was easy.

 

[Quattromike]

I think something like this would be the offering from local industrial supplies place. I’d need to work out difference in cost and take it from there.

 

[Gecko]

so I can clean the machine on site and wash the dirt bike at home

Be aware that nothing pushes water past oil-seals faster than a pressure washer.
In a past life I repaired many bikes with rusted wheel bearings courtesy of vigorous cleaning with an HP washer.

That said, I was recently given one and it has proved itself very useful.
This one was a hard rubbish throughout with almost no hours on it. It was however showing signs of the chinese build quality:

• the petrol cap has 'sprung' inside and wouldn't stay put or seal
• the detergent tank lid has an outlet barb for feeding into the pump. because of the design, it was impossible to unscrew the cap without shearing off the barb
• the muffler guard was rusted significantly
• there is an unloading valve on the pump so when you release the trigger, the pressure should spike causing the valve to open and the engine governor to back off - this works about 10% of the time.
• The engine is a chondah OHV. The rubber breather hose from the valve cover is badly perished as is the fuel line.
• the bail for holding the hose/lance had snapped at a bend

My estimate is this machine was 1~2 years old with only an hour or two on the clock.

What I've got looks like the predecessor to this one and some of the problems look like they've been addressed.

These are better than a "bucket and a scrubbing brush" but I'd want something better if I expected to use it every day. For occasional use (and if you are prepared to fix it), these are good value.

Knowing it'd be running on river water, I added a filter for good measure

30 min later

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[Steve]

Always nice to have a bit of volume to shift the shite when washing machines as well as the pressure.

 

[doobin]

Always nice to have a bit of volume to shift the shite when washing machines as well as the pressure.

Agree, but you can’t get more than around 12lpm at pressure with single phase.

 

[Quattromike]

Agree, but you can’t get more than around 12lpm at pressure with single phase.

Agree, if you get a decent burner to get the heat into the stream it can shift the oily/waxy stuff better . Also if you use diesel to shift tar mess then you need to shift the diesel mess

 

[doobin]

I use a 12lpm steam cleaner for cleaning oily stuff, and a 200lpm petrol pump for washing down muddy machines.

 

[fred]

Be aware that nothing pushes water past oil-seals faster than a pressure washer.
In a past life I repaired many bikes with rusted wheel bearings courtesy of vigorous cleaning with an HP washer.

That said, I was recently given one and it has proved itself very useful.
This one was a hard rubbish throughout with almost no hours on it. It was however showing signs of the chinese build quality:

• the petrol cap has 'sprung' inside and wouldn't stay put or seal
• the detergent tank lid has an outlet barb for feeding into the pump. because of the design, it was impossible to unscrew the cap without shearing off the barb
• the muffler guard was rusted significantly
• there is an unloading valve on the pump so when you release the trigger, the pressure should spike causing the valve to open and the engine governor to back off - this works about 10% of the time.
• The engine is a chondah OHV. The rubber breather hose from the valve cover is badly perished as is the fuel line.
• the bail for holding the hose/lance had snapped at a bend

My estimate is this machine was 1~2 years old with only an hour or two on the clock.

What I've got looks like the predecessor to this one and some of the problems look like they've been addressed.

These are better than a "bucket and a scrubbing brush" but I'd want something better if I expected to use it every day. For occasional use (and if you are prepared to fix it), these are good value.

Knowing it'd be running on river water, I added a filter for good measure
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30 min later
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ive got the same mcallister one. In fairness its built like crap but does work better than any electric. I paid £99 for it ex-demo from b and Q couple years ago.

 

[craig]

I use a 12lpm steam cleaner for cleaning oily stuff, and a 200lpm petrol pump for washing down muddy machines.

What do you use? a 2" water pump with a fire hose or something?

 

[Furniss]

My single phase Kranzle Therm CA 11/130 T has given excellent service over the years and I would recommend one but saying that it has got reluctant to fire up the burner the last few times and when it did it smoked like feck .... so needs a look at I guess all the steam cleaners need a bit of servicing from time to time.

 

[doobin]

My single phase Kranzle Therm CA 11/130 T has given excellent service over the years and I would recommend one but saying that it has got reluctant to fire up the burner the last few times and when it did it smoked like feck .... so needs a look at I guess all the steam cleaners need a bit of servicing from time to time.

It'll smoke like f**k because it's been pumping diesel in trying to fire. First thing to try would be adjust the electrode gap.

 

[doobin]

What do you use? a 2" water pump with a fire hose or something?

Needs to be a high head type pump. I'll get some photos of my setup tomorrow if I remember.

 

[Furniss]

It'll smoke like f**k because it's been pumping diesel in trying to fire. First thing to try would be adjust the electrode gap.

Yep need to have a look and will start there - dont know which way to turn most of the time.... too much to look after, sure im not on my own

 

[Steve]

My single phase Kranzle Therm CA 11/130 T has given excellent service over the years and I would recommend one but saying that it has got reluctant to fire up the burner the last few times and when it did it smoked like feck .... so needs a look at I guess all the steam cleaners need a bit of servicing from time to time.

Got a karcher one here that was smoking like feck & it stunk, when I looked in to it someone had filled up the diesel tank with detergent that happened to be red in colour.

 

[craig]

Needs to be a high head type pump. I'll get some photos of my setup tomorrow if I remember.

Thanks