[drive surgeon]

someone told me today that petrol is not allowed to be used in conjunction with a hot pressure washer cos of flammable reasons.     yet you can buy hot washers from america that have diesel burner and petrol engine and they ship them over here.

roger oakley will know as he has one.

does anyone know what im going on about?

 i might get electric washer and a generator for cheapness.

[BDCS]

What sort of site are you going onto ? You'd be better with a diesel/diesel - maybe a little dearer on outlay but cheaper in the long run.

[drive surgeon]

im just talking about in general?, somone said some businesses wont allow you on site with petrol hot washer.  ?? this is what i was told.

[Roger Oakley]

DS
Ours is Diesel engine and Diesel burner so all Diesel.

[drive surgeon]

oh yeah rog i forgot,  but t george podell sells a similar machine but petrol engine?   its ok to use petrol with cold machine but not hot apparantly???  have you heard this rog?

[drive surgeon]

roger i sent you email, have a look. it shows you the machine.

[Roger Oakley]

roger i sent you email, have a look. it shows you the machine.

I've emailed you DS

[drive surgeon]

yeah cheers rog i will look now 

[BDCS]

What about something like this ?http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Edge-V200MD-Steam-Cleaner-Pressure-Washer-Interpump_W0QQitemZ200297324067QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM?hash=item200297324067&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

[BDCS]

Well the item number is in there  200297324067 - Have you already got your cold set up ?  Why not get a hot box ?

[drive surgeon]

is that run by diesel?

[BDCS]

Diesel / diesel. ideal as the pound versus dollar is pants at the moment

[drive surgeon]

yeah i know, i would always buy from america usually.

[drivewasher]

Some sites may have thier own particular reason/H&S implications as to not allow petrol on site, period. but that would exclude the petrol driven engine.

As for the dangers in refilling a petrol engine on a diesel heated hot set up. I really don't se the problem, as the engine is very hot and you would't fill it when it was running (would you?)

I alays advice filling petrol engine up only when it's been stopped for 5 mis or more just to let the exhaust cool slightly. So we always top up just after a brew before restarting again, even if it only needs a couple of litres

[drive surgeon]

cheers drivewaser.