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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: mark311069 on March 07, 2010, 10:20:04 pm

Title: clarke pressure washers
Post by: mark311069 on March 07, 2010, 10:20:04 pm
as i dont have the dosh for a honda driven pressure washer, are these any good.
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/clarke-250-bar-petrol-driven-power-washer-pl/path/petrol-diesel-driven-power-washers
Title: Re: clarke pressure washers
Post by: Joe H on March 08, 2010, 02:12:35 pm
A 13hp Honda engined unit of the same spec will probably cost 3 times as much.

So what can you expect for £590 ????
Title: Re: clarke pressure washers
Post by: Oneills onb on March 08, 2010, 03:56:49 pm

I have 1 that is the same as that but under a different name, these machines are big units which can be a pain in the arse when trying to get it in & out of the van, but other then that it is a great machine :) :)
Title: Re: clarke pressure washers
Post by: mark311069 on March 11, 2010, 08:23:08 pm
took delivery of this pressure washer today at 11am and have just given up trying to start the bloody thing >:( >:( anybody got any idea what can be wrong before i send it back??
Title: Re: clarke pressure washers
Post by: BDCS on March 12, 2010, 09:23:42 am
petrol, oil, switched on ? is the plug wet ? is the plug sparking ?change the plug, send it back and get a honda
Title: Re: clarke pressure washers
Post by: Richy L on March 12, 2010, 02:15:03 pm
will the engine start at all? or is there just no pressure?
there is a manual choke on these i think
Title: Re: clarke pressure washers
Post by: drive surgeon on March 12, 2010, 02:16:02 pm
looks like a cheap bag of sh** to me. honda is the only way!!
Title: Re: clarke pressure washers
Post by: mark311069 on March 12, 2010, 02:56:23 pm
ds iam sorry to say you may be right
Title: Re: clarke pressure washers
Post by: drive surgeon on March 12, 2010, 04:45:38 pm
try get a second hand honda mate. even that would be better than a cheap copy. good luck mate.
Title: Re: clarke pressure washers
Post by: cleaner-exteriors on March 12, 2010, 06:03:48 pm
My mum bought a new lawnmower last year and spent a couple of hours trying to start it, phoned me up i went round, they had'nt noticed the ht lead was'nt attached to the spark plug ::)
Title: Re: clarke pressure washers
Post by: gwrightson on March 12, 2010, 06:05:04 pm

got my honda out this week , first time since last back end to do my own patio, bloody thing wouldnt start, took plug out bit of a clean up and hey presto firt pull :)

ran out of fuel half an hour later, no prob i thought some in a can that i had in bottom of my water barrel  over the winter,  filled her up with what i thought was petrol and off we go , 10 seconds later it stopped  :'( hmmm i didnt think that smelt like petrol when i was pouring it in ::)                                                                                  well as i keep my barrel outside it had a fair amount of water in it and my can was below the water level, and i guess the can had leaked water into it  ::)  as i had only topped up with water, never again I will always double check.
Well 10 minutes later after emptying tank and carb  of we go  ;D

geoff
Title: Re: clarke pressure washers
Post by: BDCS on March 12, 2010, 06:49:31 pm
Whilst I rate Honda the original post was the poor soul that bought the inferior clone and it don't go, the sooner we help him get it going the sooner it'll go bang and he can get a Honda ! These clones are like lighters - chuck them away when they run out of fuel ::) ::) How are you getting on with starting the old girl - have you tried pleading with it in Chinese ?