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Title: Pressure waahing as an add on ?
Post by: Total shine cleaning services on March 09, 2012, 04:52:23 am

Hi all, just looking for a bit of advice on this

What is a good level entry pressure washer to get on a budget.?
Petrol or diesel.?
Whirlaway or not to whirlaway that is the question.?
Do you run it off pure water tank..?
What patio cleaning chemicals to have.?
Anything I have missed.?

Help greatly appreciated

Graham

Title: Re: Pressure waahing as an add on ?
Post by: Cliff perkins on March 09, 2012, 07:52:40 am

I got 1 but dont get much work from it. Better of buying a gutter vac

Title: Re: Pressure waahing as an add on ?
Post by: Total shine cleaning services on March 09, 2012, 08:18:18 am

I have a gutter vac but have been asked by custies to do drives and have passed 4 jobs onto a mate during summer months and he was making good money from them

Graham

Title: Re: Pressure waahing as an add on ?
Post by: Darranvps on March 09, 2012, 08:35:31 am

Great entry level machine is this one
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/clarke-250-bar-petrol-driven-power-washer-pl?da=1&TC=GS-050411260 (http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/clarke-250-bar-petrol-driven-power-washer-pl?da=1&TC=GS-050411260)

It has 250 BAR and 18 ltr per min and is cheap enough to buy
Add a whirlaway and you cant go wrong

Title: Re: Pressure waahing as an add on ?
Post by: richardlingard on March 09, 2012, 09:16:09 am

noooooooooooooooo, dont do it, its hard work a right pain, places that you clean never have the right drainage etc, while a pressure washer is imo a great bit of kit to have on a personal level as a businness you will earn far more and not break you back by doing window cleaning. plus brushing the sand back into block paving is a right pain and you have to wait till its dry.. .i hate this type of work as much as builders cleans

Title: Re: Pressure waahing as an add on ?
Post by: Simon@ Clearview contractors on March 09, 2012, 11:33:59 am

pressure washing at this time of year is a good earner...

Buy the best kit that you can afford.  Turbo nozzles are a must have.

That machine Rhino linked is a belter for the money, the pump on one of my machines cost about that to replace :(

Title: Re: Pressure waahing as an add on ?
Post by: Roy Cauldery on March 09, 2012, 12:42:48 pm

Quote from: Totalshinemk on March 09, 2012, 04:52:23 am

Hi all, just looking for a bit of advice on this

What is a good level entry pressure washer to get on a budget.?
Petrol or diesel.?
Whirlaway or not to whirlaway that is the question.?
Do you run it off pure water tank..?
What patio cleaning chemicals to have.?
Anything I have missed.?

Help greatly appreciated

Graham

I would never ever want to do pressure waahing! :P
Pressure Washing on the other hand is a nice diversion fron the windows ;D