PP Performance power washer.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

Bought this the other night. Again cheap andf cheerfull from B&Q.

Â£28, 100BAR pressure, 1300W pump.

Comes with the lance (non adjustable, what do you expect?) 3m of hose to the lance, plug and hozelock adaptor so you can plug your hose straight in.

Auto cut off, so when you let the trigger go the pump turns off instead of running on.

It also has a detergent hoze, plon the hose into a bucket with soapy water and it will come out of the lance.

Anyway remopves all the crap you need it to. It cleaned up the 16V hatches subframe I had spare a treat and it cleaned up the chamades nicely as well.

It does get blocked despite an inline filter so you need to remove the tip of the lance and blow through it.

Time will only tell how long it will last, but so far does the job just fine.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

well its still going strong and I have been using it for extended periods everyday.

Cleaned up a 16V cylinder head with it, and that sure cleaned out the oilways.

I also cleaned up the slabs, which were really manky and oily, turns out theyt are white not black!

Done the back wall beside the rear bedroom as the gutters leakign and the wall was all black, not any more.

So much happiness for only 30 quid, get one! lol

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

possibly the best 30 quid I have spent. Its more than earned its keep in 2 months I have had it.

Its removed paint from the porch walls, the bottom of the house, the black marks from the walls caused by the leaky guttering, the oil and grime in many an engine bay, the grime and grease etc from various engines, hub carriers, slabs, gearboxes etc etc.

Think its time to get some attachments for it.

Site Subscriber Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 1141

Maybe there is an owners club you can join Chris? You can go to meets and share tips and tricks, have compertitions Wink

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

i got one of these for xmas Very Happy

need an excuse to go try it out...also i will treat it to a new hose too i think as the hose i have been using to date is about 30 yrs old and as flexible as a stick!

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

its not green by any chance is it?

if so..yes

there brilliant

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

yes the green one.

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

yeah

there cool..

makes ya hand buzz after a while though

:p

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

Jonnyboy wrote:

i got one of these for xmas Very Happy

need an excuse to go try it out...also i will treat it to a new hose too i think as the hose i have been using to date is about 30 yrs old and as flexible as a stick!

how much was it jonnyboy if you dont mind me asking? and from where did you buy it?

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erm

Chris H wrote:

Bought this the other night. Again cheap andf cheerfull from B&Q.

Â£28, 100BAR pressure, 1300W pump.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 5:21 pm Post subject: PP Performance power washer.

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Bought this the other night. Again cheap andf cheerfull from B&Q.

Â£28, 100BAR pressure, 1300W pump.

come on mate ,that was ages ago ,the price might have dropped or gone up.do yo know what i am sayin? Laughing

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

still the same price but the casing has changed shape. Mine was old and square the new version is rounded.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

cheers chris ,will have to buy one asap as i nearly had a fight with an impatient fella at morrissons jet wash . i hate to rush washing my car as well .

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

anyone ever tried connecting the washer to the hot water tap, for hot blasting of extra grimy engine parts?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

empties the boiler...

also max inlet water temp is about 90 degrees mate.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

wont try that then lol

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

it doesn't really use much water but hot taps rarely supply enough pressure and they supply it to hot.

Its a cheap pressure washer, plastic heads, expensive ones use brass so they last longer and take more heat ok.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

i am going to buy that washer today hopefully .i hope they still have it in b&q

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

ok i tried it out at last....got a head that needs cleaning up so i thought id blast it with the new pressure washer first get all the crud off.....

BEFORE:

and AFTER:

not bad at all eh! seeing as it was obviously freezing cold water, if only it could use hot water then i reckon it would have been spotless...but its got all the crud off which is good, plus flushed out all the internals...

i got totally soaked btw and so did the contents of my garage...oops

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

I do heads in the back garden! lol

never gets them clean properly though, but if its covered in thick sludge thats the best thing to do.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

yeah this head has been standing for a very long time by the loks of it....sludging, dusty, cobwebby, muddy,....got it all off...

next i cud get some oven cleaner or clit bangon it and blast that off too..

btw saw clit bang in tesco.....whoever it was couldnt find it