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  Gary RK February 24, 2010 at 4:02pm

  Hi,
  
  I would be ware. It's probably only rated as a light cycle/domestic use.
  
  So, it depends on what you plan to do with it:
  - cleaning van & machinery - probably ok,
  - pressure a large m2 of hard surface - probably not long term
  
  The thing to do is find out the pump make and model number, google it and you'll find the manufactors website. On there it will tell you more about it's robustness.
  
  Ideally, you would expect to pay £600 upwards for honda powered pressure washer with a commercial rated pump.
  
  Go look here http://www.northerntooluk.com/pressure-washers - a good starting place ....or
  
  http://www.northerntooluk.com/Buyers-Guides/Pressure-washers-buyers...
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  Neal@ShenleyGardenMaintenance February 24, 2010 at 4:09pm

  Good advice Gary. I'll get the model no. & pump make next time i'm in there.
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  Lawncare-4u.co.uk February 24, 2010 at 7:24pm

  stihl do one for £350 or Karcher...............
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  Peak surfacing ltd. February 26, 2010 at 2:06pm

  i agree with all the coments already written,idealy you need 15l/min and around 230 bar if you are going into the power washing business.the flow rate is the most important factor.
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  Lawncare-4u.co.uk February 26, 2010 at 9:16pm

  check the 'rated bar pressure' , not the numbers in black bold letters.........................
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  William Moody May 1, 2011 at 1:59am

  Its certainly going to be a domestic washer for that kind of price. Its ok for really small patios, but driveays will take ages and wont do a particularly good job anyway.
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  Chris Auld May 1, 2011 at 10:38am

  I normally use a 9hp petrol power washer with a loncin engine and approx 200 bar. recently it has started playing up (pull cord keeps snapping, engine revs irregularly, difficult to start). as i couldn't afford to buy a replacement at the time i went out to B&Q to buy one of the Homelite models as a temporary replacement. I got it in the sale for about £200, but as you can imagine for that money its crap! It takes me over twice as long to clean an area as my 9hp model, but for £200 what do you expect. My advice save up for a good one, im going to save up until i can afford one of the big diesel electric start models, but they cost about £3k.
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  Adam Pilgrim May 1, 2011 at 12:23pm

  Heres an intresting thought on this topic, I rarely do surface cleaning and although I have a big old Kew industrial pressure washer, I have found a better option.

  One of my friends runs a drain jetting business - so I work in conjunction with him and his Rioned drain jetter, utilising the flat surface cleaner he has for cleaning up any contaminated areas he comes up against in his line of work. Its a win, win situation as he has the capacity to hold 1500 litres of water, the pressure is adjustable and he has over 300ft of very high pressure hose, so no need to move the van around. Think his machine has a max output of 15 gallons per minute at 3500psi......thats blasts off anything!
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  Lawncare-4u.co.uk May 1, 2011 at 9:40pm

  just bought an old karcher with wheels for £35 of an old guy today passing my house 3-42? model or similar better than my new karcher £79 replacement homebase one !!
  
  it will be better than any other make up to £300 ........
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  William Moody January 17, 2012 at 7:36pm

  Of course as others have said the lpm is an important factor when choosing the right machine

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