Power Pressure Washers

Power Pressure Washers are very efficient and convenient washing tools which could be a great help for home use and are must have tools for commercial cleaning to ensure that factories and manufacturing plants comply with industrial guidelines.

Safety must be your main concern when using power pressure washers, especially when combined with pressurized hot water, detergents or other chemicals, driven by electricity or gasoline. Together with every power pressure washer, is the manufacturer’s instructions which should be read very carefully before your proceed to start your cleaning activities to avoid any mishap.

Here is a check list of Power Pressure Washers Safety Tips for your reference:

Keep The Children Away
First and foremost, if you are doing home cleaning with your power pressure washers, remember to keep children away to avoid accidents. Children love to play, and they might think that you are playing with water and the spray does seem fun. Even with cold water pressure washers, high pressure washers with high PSI could cut deep into tender flesh if not handle carefully. Also, hot water pressure washers and steam pressure washers could scald badly if mishandled.

What You Need To Know About Your Power Pressure Washer
Pressure washers are manufactured with safety standards in compliance with industry guidelines. Most pressure washers are equipped with safety features which reduce pressure accumulation. Thermal relief valves prevent heat and water pressure build-ups from reaching dangerous levels and automatically unload the excess heat and pressure. Your oil-level meter also ensures that the washer stays properly lubricated. Remember to check all the indicators every two hours to ensure all mechanisms are working well. Rest your machines intermittently to prevent over heating.

The Right Nozzle For The Right Job
The various PSI power determines the cleaning efficiency and it is imperative that you use the right pressure washer nozzles fitted for the type of cleaning. A nozzle concentrating too much power can harm some surfaces, especially wood and synthetic tiles which crack easily under pressure. In addition, Never fit a high power nozzle to a low power machine or vice versa.

The Right Chemicals For The Right Job
Some Pressure Washers allow you to use chemical for washing, to enhance the result. Remember to use the right chemical as recommended by the manufacturer and are detergents and waxes officially approved for use in their specific range of washers. Understand that different chemicals are suited for different cleaning purposed, be it for degreasing, car waxing and washing, patios and garages etc. Should you wish to use alternative chemical agents available in the market, always check with the manufacturer.

For more tips on handling your power pressure washers, check out the Power Pressure Buying Guide Series.

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.

If you are getting serious about cleaning up, Gas Pressure Washers are the right tool for you. Electric pressure washers hit their maximum capacity usually below 2,000 PSI or pounds per square inch. PSI is essentially the measurement of water pressure and the greater the psi, the better the cleaning efficiency. Gas Pressure Washers range above 2,000 to 4,000 PSI and are capable of blasting away dirt and grime right down to the metal.

Gas Pressured Washers which give you more than 3,000 PSI of water pressure is efficient for thorough cleaning, powerful enough to strip paint from most surfaces. These units are usually for industrial uses whereby huge cleaning jobs are the norm at manufacturing plants and factories which need regular or daily cleansing. The on wheels or skid mounted versions of gas powered washers are highly versatile in reaching out to nooks and crevasses free from encumbrances of electrical cords. This makes it the better choice compared to its electrical driven counterpart and extends its functionality all the way into locations where electric power is scare or unreliable such as a lodge by the lake or in the woods. You would definitely not need fret about not having an electricity socket outlet for gas pressure washers.

Key Types Of Gas Pressure Washers
There are two main types of Gas Pressure Washers, namely hot and cold pressure washers. Both have their respective usage applicable for different cleaning purposes. The Hot Water Gas Pressure Washers are typically used in huge locations whereby greasy, stubborn staining need to be removed and cleaning done on a very regular basis like food processing plants, oil exploration rigs or your local petrol station etc. The hot water, with its proprietary detergents coupled with the sheer force of more than 3,000 PSI not only remove grease, stubborn stains, but also serves to disinfects the environment.

Although the Hot Water Gas Pressure Washers tend to dissolve dirt and grime much more effectively than cold water does, there are still extensive applications for the Cold Water Gas Pressure Washers where hot water is not a prerequisite. Let say that you need to clean up a huge Olympic sized stadium with tend of thousands of seats to wash, a county zoo where the numerous pathways and cages need to be cleaned, or simply doing your monthly cleaning of your patios, balconies, poolside, sidewalk, fence etc. Detergent or even merely cold water will surely do the job just as well. And not to mention the fuel cost for heaters would be greatly reduced.

Let your cleaning needs drive your choice, be it gas or electric driven, cold or hot water pressure washers, or the level of PSI your Power Pressure Washers need to get your tasks completed efficiently. It is important to note that the more powerful the PSI, the more GPM gallons per minute of water flow you will need. Understand that the right combination of PSI and GPM will deliver your desired cleaning power and end result. When in doubt, always check with the dealer or manufacturer for more details.

Also Check out the Full Range at Karcher Pressure Washers and McCulloch Pressure Washers