a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
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who has one, what kind and is it any good. going to buy a new wee presure washer just to wash car.
dont want to spend more than £150
was thinking of going to BnQ on way home but cant see any on there site 
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recarouk
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Registered: 30th Sep 05
Location: West Yorkshire
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father in law has an industrial one for washing wagons! its shoot hot on the car but just cant have the temperature up too high or it melts the windscreen seals!! 
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Rileysport
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Registered: 18th Jun 04
Location: West Yorkshire
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i bought a power devil one from b&q ... does a cracking job 
cost all of 30 quid
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Dean_W
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Registered: 13th Dec 05
Location: Downham Market, Norfolk
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Waste of money, nothing better than a sponge and elbow grease.
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
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it is just instead of the hose to take off all the shit before i wash it, good for in arches under car etc.
we have one for the back of the tractor but not very handy and would just strip all the paint
want sumthing i can just plug in turn hose on and away it goes
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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Got a Nilfisk pressure washer off my ex gfs parents for my birthday. They run a business that sells pressure washers and other cleaning equipment. Its electric and is way more powerful than the jet wash machines that you have to pay for at garages.
Have to use an extra thick power cable cos it draws to much current to use normal extension leads and has weatherproof plugs like they use on building sites.
Think it was about £180
Best of trying to find somewhere like that that just deals in pressure washers as can imagine the ones at B&Q and Halfords etc. to be piss poor
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Rileysport
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Registered: 18th Jun 04
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quote:
Originally posted by Dean_W
Waste of money, nothing better than a sponge and elbow grease.
yeah ok
use traffic film remover and a pressure washer... 10 minutes, unless i have beer and its a sunday, then the bucket and sponge comes out
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
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I only use the pressure washer to blast the grit off before I wash it by hand. And also do under the car and in the arches with it. And wash off with after
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Greasemonkey
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Karcher make good ones
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
Location: Scotland
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there the yellow ones.
have seen quite a few of them
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X 60RSA
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Registered: 20th Aug 01
Location: Lincoln
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I've used the steam cleaners a few times, they do do a mint job, especially around the engine, really pulls the crap of the paint.
[Edited on 05-04-2006 by X 60RSA]
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mwg
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Can make a bit of money too by using it to wash the grime off peoples patios and paths 
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Dean_W
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Registered: 13th Dec 05
Location: Downham Market, Norfolk
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Try machine mart.....
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/ranges.asp?g=101&r=2001
Bit expensive though!
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abdus
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Registered: 23rd Feb 06
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i use K.archer
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Rus
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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are you allowed to use them now? now that theres a hose ban 
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Dean_W
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Registered: 13th Dec 05
Location: Downham Market, Norfolk
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quote:
Originally posted by Rus
are you allowed to use them now? now that theres a hose ban
Who gives a shoot
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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Is there a hose ban
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Pablo
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argos
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
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i stay in the middle of the contry, you cant see my house from the road. how would anyone know if i was using a hose
oh and its only you english  
[Edited on 05-04-2006 by a_j_mair]
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
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went to BnQ on way home.
got a karcher 3030B £99
took it box and it was broken 
back to BnQ got another one.
worked ok, was bit disapointed when cleaning engine bay, then put other nozzle on and is a great wee machine.
mum is hopefully putting it through the buisness so i will get my ££ back 
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richysport
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Registered: 15th Apr 05
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quote:
Originally posted by Dean_W
Waste of money, nothing better than a sponge and elbow grease.
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vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by Rus
are you allowed to use them now? now that theres a hose ban
not in scotland their ain't or I broke it on sunday
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
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quote:
Originally posted by richysport
quote:
Originally posted by Dean_W
Waste of money, nothing better than a sponge and elbow grease.
as stated already it is only for engine bay, washing off all the solid crap and underneath in arches etc, will be used along side a bucket and sponge
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Ren
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Registered: 16th Oct 04
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whats all this about a hose ban?
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Rob R
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Registered: 31st May 03
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only effects us south easteners i think....all the resevoirs are drier than a nuns fanneh
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