[antony chan]

thinking of doing some patio clean and have seen this product.. can any one give  me there thoughts on it? many thanks

Ryobi RPW2500WB

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/ryobi-rpw2500wb-cyclone-walk-behind-pressure-w/path/petrol-diesel-driven-power-washers

[Roger Oakley]

Sorry but a bit of a toy if you want to do pressure washing as a living.

[jaespray]

  i think i will buy one of those for when i wash tennis courts
  it might manage to do the white lines
  or at least one
  regards john

[Blast Away]

thinking of doing some patio clean and have seen this product.. can any one give  me there thoughts on it? many thanks

Ryobi RPW2500WB

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/ryobi-rpw2500wb-cyclone-walk-behind-pressure-w/path/petrol-diesel-driven-power-washers

You're on a WUM surely? 

[antony chan]

thanks for the replys, not as a living as a side job so its not recomended

[BDCS]

I think that was a NO

[TomCrowther]

I have actually got one of these and you can get it for £100 cheaper online. I only do the odd pressure washing job and i have used it on four jobs so far and all have come up brilliantly. If it looks like I am going to do more and more pressure washing I will upgrade to a 13hp honda which is pretty much the standard machine most companies use but for every now and then, on smaller jobs the Ryobi is fine {imo}.

[Darranvps]

Hi
In my opinion, you should be very weary of any advertisements that only show the BAR of the machine and not the litres per minute.

Litres per min are very important and heres why

Imagine a machine at say 100 BAR with 5 ltrs per min and a nmachine at 100 BAR at 15 ltrs per min, it would have the same effect as this;
A motorbike hitting a wall at 30 mph - what would happen? Biker would hurt himself but not the wall.
A 40 Ton truck hitting a wall at 30 mph - what would happen? The wall would dissapear.

So with any pressure washer flow rate is very important as well as a good enough pressure.

Thats it basically

[TomCrowther]

Cheers Rhinoman.

[antony chan]

last one... as a newbie to it what product (kit) would you's personally recomend for me

[BDCS]

13hp petrol or 10hp diesel 15ltr/min 200 bar, turbo nozzle. Search e bay or the sale stuff on here for second hand

[Blast Away]

last one... as a newbie to it what product (kit) would you's personally recomend for me

Come down the Lancs to Bolton and you can have a used 10hp Diesel with a 15 liter per min pump 200 bar. On a quad trolley(4 wheels) 500 quid. Cost 1000 quid new. I'll even throw in 10 meter of hose and a fan lance.

[jaespray]

 for professional pressure washing    in my opinion any less than flow rate of less than 15 ltr min >>>> you might as well poke it with a stick
i have a zeta petrol 200bar 30lpm  i am not saying us it on full power all the time   i rarely do
if i was starting again i would have the thor model probably the tpw29250 or tpw18400
i like the format of these machines    they cant be easly nicked  you can take it to your work
regards john

[jaespray]

my van dedicated to pressure washing   in so much as i have a raised floor on 8 by 4 inch "battons" slots cut in floor so all heavy wheeled kit is "grounded" and safe in transit   and is classed as such in my h&s
regards john

[jaespray]

if you say you cant afford this level of professionalism
you "wont" afford your ins & h&s & training
pressure washing is not a SPORT
so stop under cutting the good guys and making it harder for us
PUT YOUR SPURES ON AND RIDE OFF TO WHERE THE SUNSETTS

fondest regards john

[Steve peel]

Join the pro's
do not use less than 15lts per min and 200 bar (2900psi), unless on sensitive areas

there are too many undercutters out there doing a crap job
hit them with a stick and move on.
if you lose a job , the customer will always get  back to you  sooner or later when the guy who did a crap job goes to sign on for his dole, yeah your right No insurance !!!!!