Hi there,
Two years ago I bought a Kracker(sP) washer. I gave my friend a use of it. However she
has since had a neighbours one and she said it was much more powerful and did the job
in quarter the time. Any comments would be appreciated as I am now thinking of
replacing mine. Mine cost about £100 from BQ

--
Evelyn in Scotland

If you only have a small area to clean maybe one that cleans slowly is ok. Also it might be the nozzle attachment you can get different ones for different jobs and using the correct nozzle does help.

Stephen

"Evelyn wrote in message
Two years ago I bought a Kracker(sP) washer. I gave my friend a use of it.
However she
has since had a neighbours one and she said it was much more powerful and
did the job
in quarter the time. Any comments would be appreciated as I am now
thinking of
replacing mine. Mine cost about £100 from BQ

--
Two things affect the speed of power washing, the pressure of the spray
normally quoted in "Bar" and the type of nozzle used.
Find out what "Bar" the other person's one has, the higher the better. Most
are around 1 bar.

For cleaning paving I use a "Turbo" nozzle (Kew machine) , it's very
abrasive and my friends wooden garden bench can prove it, it ripped into the
wood. For goodness sake don't forget and use it on the car!!

--
Bob

www.pooleygreengrowers.org.uk/ about an Allotment site in
Runnymede fighting for it's existence.

Also check out www.screwfix.com they have 100bar,110bar and 140 bar
washers - take your pick!

Regards,
Mike Gilmore
www.winsfordwalledgarden.freeserve.co.uk
"Sue & Bob Hobden" wrote in message
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"Evelyn wrote in message
Two years ago I bought a Kracker(sP) washer. I gave my friend a use of
it.
However she
has since had a neighbours one and she said it was much more powerful
and
did the job
in quarter the time. Any comments would be appreciated as I am now
thinking of
replacing mine. Mine cost about £100 from BQ

--
Two things affect the speed of power washing, the pressure of the spray
normally quoted in "Bar" and the type of nozzle used.
Find out what "Bar" the other person's one has, the higher the better.
Most
are around 1 bar.

For cleaning paving I use a "Turbo" nozzle (Kew machine) , it's very
abrasive and my friends wooden garden bench can prove it, it ripped into
the
wood. For goodness sake don't forget and use it on the car!!

--
Bob

www.pooleygreengrowers.org.uk/ about an Allotment site in
Runnymede fighting for it's existence.

In article ,
(Evelyn Usher) wrote:

Hi there,
Two years ago I bought a Kracker(sP) washer. I gave my friend a use
of it. However she has since had a neighbours one and she said it
was much more powerful and did the job in quarter the time. Any
comments would be appreciated as I am now thinking of replacing mine.
Mine cost about £100 from BQ

--
Evelyn in Scotland


Thanks for all replies. Perhaps I should add that I have a very large paved area. It does
not get much sun all day.

--
Evelyn

In message , Evelyn Usher
writes
Two years ago I bought a Kracker(sP) washer. I gave my friend a use of
it. However she
has since had a neighbours one and she said it was much more powerful
and did the job
in quarter the time. Any comments would be appreciated as I am now
thinking of
replacing mine. Mine cost about £100 from BQ

One with an inductive motor will be quieter and last longer according to
a review I recently read.

--
dave @ stejonda

?why do Americans chatter during live theatre?

"Cerumen" wrote in message
Bob wrote in message
....
Two things affect the speed of power washing, the pressure of the spray
normally quoted in "Bar" and the type of nozzle used.
Find out what "Bar" the other person's one has, the higher the better.
Most
are around 1 bar.

1 Bar is normal atmospheric pressure, my, very cheap and now recently
defunct, B&Q cheap model was rated at between 80 and 100 and was quite
good
when the nozzle was needle set but not very good on fan spray. Generally
the more pressure the better and more expensive I think is the case.

Yes, my mistake, I intended to type 100 Bar.

--
Bob

www.pooleygreengrowers.org.uk/ about an Allotment site in
Runnymede fighting for it's existence.

Be careful though they only work OK if your water pressure is good enough
.........ours used to be fine and our KEW pressure washer 80-100bar was great
but now it "hunts" like mad
Water company of course could not give a monkeys


"dave @ stejonda" wrote in message
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In message , Evelyn Usher
writes
Two years ago I bought a Kracker(sP) washer. I gave my friend a use of
it. However she
has since had a neighbours one and she said it was much more powerful
and did the job
in quarter the time. Any comments would be appreciated as I am now
thinking of
replacing mine. Mine cost about £100 from BQ

One with an inductive motor will be quieter and last longer according to
a review I recently read.

--
dave @ stejonda

?why do Americans chatter during live theatre?

Evelyn Usher wrote in message ...

Thanks for all replies. Perhaps I should add that I have a very large
paved area. It does
not get much sun all day.

--
I have bought the Bosch washer this year, 130bar, and is does a very
good job, the rotating nozzle working better than the fan one on my
patio.

Mike
www.british-naturism.org.uk

"Sue & Bob Hobden" wrote in message
...
Two things affect the speed of power washing, the pressure of the spray
normally quoted in "Bar" and the type of nozzle used.
Find out what "Bar" the other person's one has, the higher the better.
Most
are around 1 bar.

1 Bar is normal atmospheric pressure, my, very cheap and now recently
defunct, B&Q cheap model was rated at between 80 and 100 and was quite good
when the nozzle was needle set but not very good on fan spray. Generally
the more pressure the better and more expensive I think is the case.
--
Chris Thomas
West Cork
Ireland