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This is my set-up with a Kranzle K1322TS electric power washer and deionizer. PW requires a dedicated 20-amp circuit. Really enjoy never having to worry with spots using the DI. Kranzle K1322TS electric power washer
I love pressure washers. I have used them for 40 years and have custom built a couple of monsters. Nothing like them for cleaning wheels and bugs. These 120v electrics are really weak. If you can afford a gas one, get the biggest one you can. If you are a snob, then you want a triplex pump and not a Wobble-plate pump. CAT pumps are very good, as are Honda engines. But, a cheap wobble pump with a Briggs or Chinese engine is worlds better than an electric. Simpson make a great inexpensive premium washer with a CAT pump and a Honda GX engine for $700. It’s a deal. If you have the big engine, you can get a nozzle set. Use a wide angle nozzle. It will give you the same pressure as an electric, but with a way greater volume of flow. This cleans so much better than the anemic electric ones. If you use the narrow angle nozzle, you will start taking paint off. Don’t do that. Use it in wide flow. For extra goodness, add a pre-pump soap injector. It’s a great way to baby your car. A 120v washer is little more than a high pressure urine stream. It just isn’t enough. I have had pressure washers as big as 13hp and 5000 psi, but I found that a 6 or 7hp with a 3GPM 3000 psi pump is enough for any car and even driveways and decks. It may take a smidge longer on the driveway, but was adequate.
I have a 1700 PSI Ryobi electric that I also use on my pool decking. It has been working fine for almost 10 years and counting (although I have had to replace the hose and nozzle at least once so far). I combine it with a Chemical Guys foam cannon and CR Spotless DIC-20 conditioner.
For the rinse cycle I'm hooking up my Ryobi electric pressure washer to a model Simple Chuck SpotLess Water System deionizer: Click here for access to their website.
For the rinse cycle I'm hooking up my Ryobi electric pressure washer to a model Simple Chuck SpotLess Water System deionizer: Click here for access to their website.
Just bought the ryobi 1800 psi 1.2 GPM one plus the water broom and undercarriage cleaner. Worked out really good. Undercarriage cleaner fits everywhere but the rear where the affixed jacking pucks are, could just jack the car slightly if it was a big deal. I’d strongly recommend getting the 35 foot pressure hose, the one it comes with is just barely long enough to get around the car with the pump at the nose. Pump also came with a foam blaster so that’s nice. Can’t complain about it for $99 at HDX.
Last weekend I bought the DeWalt DWPW2100. Super convenient with the accessories stored inside and works great on both the cars and the siding of the house. Not super cheap, but well made and relatively quiet. Enough cord to plug in on the far wall from the garage door and use outside.
03-31-2022, 07:52 PM
