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Is my Pressure Washer good enough?
« on: November 03, 2016, 05:55:28 pm »
I'm planning on pushing Pressure Washing more next year and wondering if my washer is any good. We have done some big projects with it, but it may not be any good against the pro's.

https://www.grippatank.co.uk/2250psi-pw150-ph12gc-petrol-pressure-washer

2250 PSI

Cheers

Mike Halliday

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Re: Is my Pressure Washer good enough?
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2016, 06:40:15 am »
I personally would not use a machine  that small, it might slowly do the job but if you are going to start  pushing into powerwashing  I would make an investment in a bigger machine and keep that as a back up.

Some might say speed is not important but We are doing 3 jobs today if we were using that machine we would not finish until late into the evening, I would not have even booked 3 jobs today. That machine in summer would be so slow it would cost me money to use.
Mike Halliday.  www.henryhalliday.co.uk

Smurf

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Re: Is my Pressure Washer good enough?
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2016, 09:06:33 am »
Got any pics of your set up Mike?

Mike Halliday

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Re: Is my Pressure Washer good enough?
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2016, 03:59:02 pm »
 this is the guts of the set up


Carried around in this

Mike Halliday.  www.henryhalliday.co.uk

Smurf

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Re: Is my Pressure Washer good enough?
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2016, 06:02:21 pm »
Mike that's some van wrap you got going on there...I bet the little kids say "mummy has the circus come to  town? "  ;D ;D

Smurf

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Re: Is my Pressure Washer good enough?
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2016, 06:12:51 pm »
Can I ask what spec cat pump are you using on that old jetter setup?

chris scott

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Re: Is my Pressure Washer good enough?
« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2016, 06:21:15 pm »
Wow!
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www.render-cleaning.co
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Mike Halliday

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Re: Is my Pressure Washer good enough?
« Reply #7 on: November 05, 2016, 06:48:01 pm »
Mike that's some van wrap you got going on there...I bet the little kids say "mummy has the circus come to  town? "  ;D ;D

Bouncy castles is usually the first guess :D but you are right about kids pointing it out to thier parents.

Everyone takes the mickey out of my van but it was the best  marketing idea I ever had!!   I can honestly say (I believe) I'm the most well known person in my town,  everyone knows Henry Halliday and his animal van ;D


The pump is. 10gl / 3000psi
Mike Halliday.  www.henryhalliday.co.uk

chris scott

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Re: Is my Pressure Washer good enough?
« Reply #8 on: November 05, 2016, 08:30:10 pm »
50lpm @3000psi ?
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www.render-cleaning.co
https://www.cleaning-service.uk.com/bromoco-systems/
Exterior cleaning specialists covering Merseyside,Lancashire and Cheshire. TEL 08000 933267

Mike Halliday

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Re: Is my Pressure Washer good enough?
« Reply #9 on: November 05, 2016, 08:52:49 pm »
No it's a cat 660 which is 10/gl USA which is 38lts

http://www.catpumps.com/products.asp?id=89&criteria=1

Bought 6 of these off Ebay 8yrs ago, they were used for fire suppression on oil rigs, but had to be changed when out of warrantee even  if never used
Mike Halliday.  www.henryhalliday.co.uk

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Re: Is my Pressure Washer good enough? New
« Reply #10 on: November 05, 2016, 09:02:48 pm »
Very nice pump...know wonder you can do 3 jobs in a day  ;)