David wrote:
On 23 Oct, 08:49, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:
Stephen wrote:
On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:54:14 +0100, Tim W wrote:

If you ever try a 'real' one it will blow your socks off. 200 bar
@ 20 litres/min is a thing to behold.

And to add meaning, 20 lpm is what a garden hose on 4-5bar supply
with no nozzle might give you. Rather more than the carwash one...

Sorry for the late reply. That's interesting to know. A lot of (non
uk-diy) people seem to think that pressure washers make your water
meter spin into orbit, but what you are saying is that they take the
same flow of water but increase the pressure, just as their name
would suggest. So they do not use any more water than someone using
a hose on their car/patio/whatever. I should have, but never did,
realise that before. Thanks.

Pressure washers use less water for any given cleaning job, because
they do the job in much less time. Thats why they were developed.

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Dave - The Medway Handymanwww.medwayhandyman.co.uk

What do you think of Nilfisk models?

They seem to have a much higher spec than Karchers for a cheaper
price.

Nilfisk are pretty big in pressure washers due to acquisition. They bought
Gerni some years ag, then KEW (both large Danish manufacturers) then WAP
(number 2 in Germany after Karcher).

They have huge resources & access to plenty of technology. KEW were always
ground breakers in design, Gerni & WAP first class engineering. Potent mix.

Good range of products & will probably get better.


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk