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Posted by metal (My Page) on Tue, Feb 10, 09 at 16:48
| I am looking for a good pressure washer for under $200. The one currently at the top of my list is the Husky 2000psi unit at Home Depot. Does anyone own this pressure washer, what are your thoughts on it? Are there other units around the same price I should be looking at?
I need it to strip my deck (10' x 20' cedar deck) for refinishing. I might also use it to clean the driveway, siding on the house, etc. Nothing big, but I would like something that would last a while (at least 3-5 years). |
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RE: What is the best electric pressure washer for under $200
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- Posted by canguy British Columbia (My Page) on
Tue, Feb 10, 09 at 21:59
| You are not going to find a top end unit in that price range. Most of the small electric drives, Husky included (no it is NOT the same as Husqvarna),are made offshore, little or no service is available. If it craps out within the warranty period, it should be replaced. Afterwards, throw it out. |
RE: What is the best electric pressure washer for under $200
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| If you are planning to remove concrete stains, e.g., rust, from lawn sprinklers, you may need more than a 2,000 psi pressure washer. Stripping a deck should be done with a lower pressure and cleaning siding can be done okay with soap type chemicals and a lower pressure water spray. You may be able to find a used higher pressure washer in your community and have it both ways. |
RE: What is the best electric pressure washer for under $200
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| Budget is what budget is, but for doing large areas it will seem to take forever. I have a little 2000 PSI Generac that was gotten cheap years ago. It's washed a lot of house, driveway and fence. I didn't buy it for that purpose, but now that it is used in that way, I wish I would have gotten larger. Even my neighbors 3500 psi is a nice improvement. He has a surface attachment that it runs for cleaning that has some merit. |
RE: What is the best electric pressure washer for under $200
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| Why would you want elect. when a gas driven one can be had for alittle more. Plus you don't have the stigma of cord, electric, and water. Cheap can work you just have to make sure you got all the air out of the hose before you fire it up and water going to the pump at all times. |
RE: What is the best electric pressure washer for under $200
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| I have both an electric 1750 husky and a Ridgid 3000psi gas pw. I won the husky in a raffle. It works good for what it is and will clean items that don't need alot of pressure because 1750 is not a lot of pressure. It will clean a deck and has enough psi to damage the decking if your not careful. Its psi is perfect for cleaning your car as well. The power cord can make moving the pw a pain especially with the hose attached, the pw hose, and the power cord. The reason I bought the ridgid was to clean the siding on my house. The husky just doesn't have enough gpm or pressure to effectively clean siding. I used vinyl siding wash and I had to get within about inches of the siding to clean it off. Honestly for the time I spent just cleaning one garage door, I would have spent a lot less time with a regular hose and a scrub brush. I think more of the water ended up on me. The ridgid has enough power to clean the house and I don't need to get anywhere near as close. If you have small cleaning jobs, the 2000psi will be fine, but driveways, siding etc your going to want something with much more gpm and more psi which means more than $200 |
RE: What is the best electric pressure washer for under $200
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| Since it sounds like there really isn't a "better" choice I bought the Husky last night. I don't want to have another gas engine around to take care of and my main purpose for this unit is to refinish my deck, which it sounds like it will do (slowly albeit). I will post to let you all know how it works once it thaws enough to work on the deck (probably March). I do like the fact that it has two soap tanks so I can have car wash in one, degreaser in the other. |
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| At this time, I think it would be hard for you to find a pressure washer for that price range. If ever, those would probably second hand ones. I think it would be better if you would just settle for hose and a set of car brushes such as detail brush and towels. |
Here is a link that might be useful: detail brush
RE: What is the best electric pressure washer for under $200
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| It always amazes me when someone trolls through the archives and then pulls out a LONG DEAD thread for no good reason. If everyone did that, the main page would be cluttered with CRAP that no one is really interested in, especially the OP....who in some cases.....doesn't even come here to read any longer, let alone reply. |
RE: What is the best electric pressure washer for under $200
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| You can get a electric pressure washing for $169. I have one. Problem it is not strong enough. It does not reach second floor window. Takes forever to clean cement floor and side walk. Not worth buying. Gas is pretty much a must. |
RE: What is the best electric pressure washer for under $200
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| metal still posts once in awhile, I'm still waiting for his review of the elect. pressure washer? Metal, is it dead or has if preformed up to your expectations? as far as the old posts, some people don't look a the dates before the add comments and some have their own reasons to add a comment. |
RE: What is the best electric pressure washer for under $200
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| I was speaking in general, not specific terms. And I know that metal still posts here but this thread is the exception to the rule on that issue. All too often, the thread got started by someone who simply dropped in here, made the one post and then left. So many times, the OP never even comes back to make a second post so who exactly is being responded to when somebody like ema02 pulls out a three-year old thread and then says: "Hey....here's a link for you to look at."? If you go beyond the first page of listings, you are in the archives. The further you go past the first page, the more pointless it is to respond to an issue that was already discussed. If you have something to say, then start your own thread and then see what happens with it from there. |
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| This is a chat forum, people just need a topic to talk, be it old post or new. People don't like it don't have to join in. |
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