Power Pressure Washers

First let me ask you a simple question. Why do you really need power pressure washers when you have your garden hose? The simple and short answer is that it cleans surfaces in less amount of time, is more thorough and it leaves you with time to enjoy other more important and fun things in life. And Briggs & Stratton Pressure Washers allows you to do just that.

And pressure washing makes cleaning a whole load of fun too. Power pressure washers are capable of cleaning everything from decks, driveways, siding, garage floors and even cars. The difference between Briggs & Stratton Pressure washers and other competing brands is that they are capable of delivering up to 75 times more power than your average garden hose. This, when compared to their counterparts which gives about 30 times more power than garden hoses is a massive advantage when you need superb power to blast away built-up mold, stubborn age old grease stains, dirt and grime to restore surfaces to like-new condition. The beauty of it all is that it only takes about a fraction of the time it would normally takes for your garden hose.

The Briggs & Stratton brand is the market leader for Gas Powered Pressure Washers which deliver superior cleaning performance, flexibility and durability.

Briggs & Stratton Pressure Washers Features That Make A Difference

Briggs & Stratton pressure washers are powered by Briggs & Stratton Engines, designed for easy starting and reduced noise and longer life. And if you need to do heavy duty cleaning, get engines with OHV design as they deliver cooler, cleaner and more efficient engine.

Using the Easy Start proprietary technology, the maintenance-free axial cam pumps enables machine starting smoother, with high performance pumps designed for frequent and long periods of use. And for the most challenging cleaning tasks, the professional grade triplex plunger pump with adjustable pressure guage which is intended for daily usage, delivers optimal performance.

The proprietary ProjectPro Nozzle System provides a wide range of nozzles with preset pressure and flow settings for different cleaning tasks. The lower pressure and higher flow nozzles are designed for gentle cleaning like cars/trucks, patio furniture, lawn equipment. The medium pressure and flow range are made for multi purposes like home siding, brick patios, wood decks, garage floors. Giving you the maximum power with high pressure and lower flow, this range of nozzles are made for stubborn or hard to reach surfaces such as 2nd story surfaces, paint removal, oil stains, rust removal etc. Its Pro-Style Spray Tips have predefined spray patterns ranging from pinpoint of 0 to wide fan-like 40 degree spray angles for various types of cleaning as well as a soap tip for managing the spray pattern.

Frustrated with forever twisting and kinked hoses? Well, with the Pressurized Hose Reel you are literally liberated. This reel allows you use as well as store your hose easily and neatly without twirls and entanglement. You only need to unwind the amount of hose need for the tasks.

Your pressure washer’s engine and pump can only do so much in terms of maximum power. What adds to the cleaning efficiency is its attachments and accessories. The turbo nozzle, for instance, cleans up to 40% faster than standard spray nozzles and is recommended as accessory for cleaning brick, concrete and vinyl surfaces. The utility brush sweeps dirt and grime away from surfaces and water flows through brush while applying detergent for maximum cleaning power on hard to clean areas. The Rotating Brush is capable of easily remove dirt from a variety of surfaces with water pressure spinning the inner brush while applying detergent for removing stubborn dirt from vehicles, boats, windows and other smooth surfaces. This two prong function is high efficient to say the least.

For information on other brands, also check out Karcher Pressure Washers and McCulloch Pressure Washers.

Power Pressure Washers come with an average warranty of 1 year of parts and servicing although some do cover a period of 3 years for servicing. When planning to buy a pressure washer, you will need to consider many factors such as frequency of usage, the types of usage, and the type of machine considered for purchase. Often enough, electric pressure washers are effective for home cleaning, be it indoors or outdoors, as there are certain skills in using them to enhance the effects of the cleaning.

On the other hand, if you are buying a few machines to start a small pressure washing business the nature of usage would be very different from that of a home use machine. If the purpose if for business, you need to account for potential the amount of usage indoors and outdoors, all depending on your cleaning contracts. Most commercial pressure washers would be at least 3,000 or 4,000 PSI for effective industrial cleaning. Commercial Diesel or Gas Powered Pressure Washers are more often the choice for small businesses. In addition, if you deal mostly with industrial grease removal, you will require powerful commercial machines with the full array of detergent and grease removal agents. To meet such cleaning needs, Hot Water Pressure Washers are more effective than the cold water units. This would mean not only buying bulkier machines, but also having the storage space for them.

If you are running a power pressure washers rental business, whereby you lease or rent out your machines to third parties who will conduct the cleaning, you need to factor in a higher cost for wear and tear. Third parties conducting the cleaning tasks are often more concerned with getting the job completed rather than machine care.

You will also need to note whether your power pressure washers are direct drive or belt driven units. While direct drive units are more compact and require low maintenance, they wear down much faster as compared to the belt driven units. Belt driven units have a mechanism which works like a shock re-director which routes away the motor vibrations away from the pump, thereby enhancing the machine life span. The belt driven models will suit your business needs more often than not.

Knowing the differences in cleaning requirements between household and commercial pressure washers is imperative as first steps to your purchasing guide. Always remember that the nature of your business or your household cleaning needs drives your buying decision.

Power Pressure Washers have become a very common sight for household users, and different models and brands have flooded the market to cater to this need. There are an entire range of machines with different levels of cleaning efficiency from 1200 PSI to 4,000 PSI to meet all your cleaning needs, from the light weight handy man cleaning to heavy duty applications for small businesses.

Here is a brief power pressure washers buying guide to help your narrow down your choices.

What Are You Cleaning?
If you are planning to do household spring cleaning, your criteria of choice should be very different from those who are planning to start a pressure washing business with power pressure washers for industrial environment. If your business contracts require to disinfect apart from cleaning the surfaces, you would also require steam pressure washers as well.

If you are conducting normal home cleaning as in the scenario above, Cold water pressure washers will do the job just fine, are less expensive and use much less fuel. However, should you need to clean dirty, stubborn thick globs of grease, hot water pressure washers are more powerful and is the better choice.

Note that there are some models in the market which provides both hot and cold pressure washing functions which hence does not require you to buy two pressure washers, but of course, the cost would be higher for the great convenience accorded.

Where Are You Cleaning Most Often?
Should you be cleaning nooks and crevasses and difficult to reach exterior areas, or your summer lodge in the middle of the wood with limited and unreliable electrical power source, you would need a very different pressure washer from the cord connected electric pressure washers. Since mobility and portability is key to your needs in this case, you would do well to purchase a gas powered pressure washers instead.

It is important to note though that Gas Pressure Washers are more portable but is only for exterior cleaning use as the units will produce lethal amounts of carbon monoxide when used in enclosed areas.

How Often Do You Clean?
If you are planning to do regular weekly household cleaning, you will need a reliable pressure washer which lets you stretch your dollar further. You would not want a buy a pressure washer which keeps breaking down in the midst of cleaning out the greasy garage oil drips or the dog house for instance.

For Home Or Commercial Use?
Should you be planning to stat a power pressure washing business, you might need to have a wider range of machines to cater to different contracted cleaning jobs. Cleaning an industrial factory is very different from cleaning a home. Pressure washers which fit the bill for cleaning homes would have PSI ratings of 1,200 to 2,000, and most of which are electric pressure washers which cost less. Gas pressure washers have higher PSI ratings from 2,000 to 4,000 and are designed to handle heavy duty cleaning.

If saving time is important your purpose, then a heavy duty Power Pressure Washers would suffice better as they are capable of cutting cleaning times by at least half. That said, heavy duty power pressure washers would need more storage space compared to their compact counterparts.

Get more in depth understanding of PSI, GPM and CU at Power Pressure Washers Buying Guide Part 2 or visit our other categories for more good reads.