[Tony Edwards]

I have £2500-3000 to spend on a new jet washer. Dont want to buy 2nd hand even though I know there is stuff around.

If you were in my position ( I only ever do residential and have no wish to enter commercial market ). Looking for 21lpm min.


Where would you purchase from (company), best on price and customer service ?


What model would you purchase for the work that I do.


Thanks guys

[Rob_Mac]

Do you have the capacity to tow?

If you do I would buy a bowser & pressure washer set up. I know you don't want second hand but you wouldn't get one for £3000.00 new but you would get a very good one for your money.

Keep your van for your main activity and have the option of just coupling up and off you go.

I bought the Thor brand new, the H & M second hand and every machine before that was not new. There are some excellent machines for your budget.

I really don't see a need to buy new and I would always check the second hand market before I made a choice.

Rob

[chris scott]

http://www.malcleanse.co.uk/
£1500 13hp honda interpump/gearbox 250bar @15lpm
£500   18" whirl-a-way.
£400   http://www.chainsawspecialists.co.uk/acatalog/Husqvarna_B356BTx_Blower.html
£270  http://www.marispumps.com/products/pumps/submersible-pumps/js-rsd-400-submersible-puddle-sucker-pump.php?gclid=CIPH9ev_nbcCFZIPtAodpHoAlw

[Tony Edwards]

http://www.malcleanse.co.uk/
£1500 13hp honda interpump/gearbox 250bar @15lpm
£500   18" whirl-a-way.
£400   http://www.chainsawspecialists.co.uk/acatalog/Husqvarna_B356BTx_Blower.html
£270  http://www.marispumps.com/products/pumps/submersible-pumps/js-rsd-400-submersible-puddle-sucker-pump.php?gclid=CIPH9ev_nbcCFZIPtAodpHoAlw

Chris

Looking for 21lpm min

[Tony Edwards]

Do you have the capacity to tow?

If you do I would buy a bowser & pressure washer set up. I know you don't want second hand but you wouldn't get one for £3000.00 new but you would get a very good one for your money.

Keep your van for your main activity and have the option of just coupling up and off you go.

I bought the Thor brand new, the H & M second hand and every machine before that was not new. There are some excellent machines for your budget.

I really don't see a need to buy new and I would always check the second hand market before I made a choice.

Rob

Thanks Rob

That a possibility and prob a good idea.

Just worried about a 2nd hand one breaking down,most of my customers live in £2-5m houses and dont want let them down or be unreliable.

 Where would you look ebay ?

[chris scott]

Why? You will struggle to get it from a domestic tap...bad thing for your customers to be watching you doing nothing while a barrel fills. The 250 bar pump "nearly" makes up the difference to 200bar 21lpm pumps people use ...If you listen to this lot you will need 30lpm for washing grannies patio's!!  250 bar at 15lpm is more than enough for cleaning concrete.

[Tony Edwards]

Why? You will struggle to get it from a domestic tap...bad thing for your customers to be watching you doing nothing while a barrel fills. The 250 bar pump "nearly" makes up the difference to 200bar 21lpm pumps people use ...If you listen to this lot you will need 30lpm for washing grannies patio's!!  250 bar at 15lpm is more than enough for cleaning concrete.

Chris

Thanks for that advice, just everyone says you need to move from 15-21lpm to get better results

Is not correct ?

cheers

[Tony Edwards]

Why? You will struggle to get it from a domestic tap...bad thing for your customers to be watching you doing nothing while a barrel fills. The 250 bar pump "nearly" makes up the difference to 200bar 21lpm pumps people use ...If you listen to this lot you will need 30lpm for washing grannies patio's!!  250 bar at 15lpm is more than enough for cleaning concrete.

And do I need need 21lpm to get best results using a whirlaway ?

[Matt Gibson]

I bought a used machine. I clean multi million pound developments/commercial properties etc

Lee Blastaway, Mclean, BDCS, Kenny -  the list goes on. They all clean big jobs, both commercial and domestic with used machines. yeah you can get stung. I was stung on a yanmar engine i bought but you could get a lot of extras as chris says if you bought a used machine.

[BDCS]

This what I have - proper machine, quiet, economical and reliable. They offer good back up and use what they sell. Lee has also been there and see what they do.

http://www.wrightwayservices.co.uk/products/trolley-mounted-cold-pressure-washer.php

I also bought a boiler from them - neither secondhand. gear before beer

[Rob_Mac]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KEW-ALTO-Diesel-Pressure-washer-/190838837032?pt=UK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item2c6ee18f28

Item number:190838837032

Rob

[chris scott]

Why? You will struggle to get it from a domestic tap...bad thing for your customers to be watching you doing nothing while a barrel fills. The 250 bar pump "nearly" makes up the difference to 200bar 21lpm pumps people use ...If you listen to this lot you will need 30lpm for washing grannies patio's!!  250 bar at 15lpm is more than enough for cleaning concrete.

And do I need need 21lpm to get best results using a whirlaway ?

250 bar @ 15lpm  will work a whirl a way fine.

[Rob_Mac]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YANMAR-INDUSTRIAL-DIESEL-PRESSURE-POWER-WASHER-3000-PSI-1000LTR-7-MONTHS-OLD-/310669036598?pt=UK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item4855514c36

Not 21LPM but a decent buy

Rob

[chris scott]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KEW-ALTO-Diesel-Pressure-washer-/190838837032?pt=UK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item2c6ee18f28

Item number:190838837032

Rob

If he turned up to his multi million pound house with that he would look like the F**king clampits.

[Rob_Mac]

Nothing wrong with that set up. You bloody snob!!

Rob

[chris scott]

http://www.malcleanse.co.uk/delta-250-bar-15-lpm-petrol-pressure-washer-dt15250phr-p-4535.html
Ask for the return to tank unloader.
It will cost you 2/3 quid an hour to run it.

[Tony Edwards]

Nothing wrong with that set up. You bloody snob!!

Rob

Rob

is 250 bar @15lpm powerfull enough in your opinion for this and future work bearing in mind I have no interest i commercial ?

cheers

[Rob_Mac]

Certainly is.

Some good advice on this one from all.

I cleaned supermarkets for five years with Hilta Yanmars @ 15LPM & 200 bar.

That extra 50 bar will compensate for the flow and if you are sticking to domestic you shouldn't ever have a problem with a domestic tap keeping up with the machine.

I would say you will average 10 - 15LPM fill up on domestics, so you only want half a tank and you'll be lancing away like Ken Dodd & his stick.

Rob

[Tony Edwards]

Certainly is.

Some good advice on this one from all.

I cleaned supermarkets for five years with Hilta Yanmars @ 15LPM & 200 bar.

That extra 50 bar will compensate for the flow and if you are sticking to domestic you shouldn't ever have a problem with a domestic tap keeping up with the machine.

I would say you will average 10 - 15LPM fill up on domestics, so you only want half a tank and you'll be lancing away like Ken Dodd & his stick.

Rob

Cheers Rob

And everyone else

Have to admit, I am charging £300 a day jet washing and apart from the money, I love it ! 

Am I a saddo 

[Rob_Mac]

Pressure washing is superb because you have something that looks sh*t and you clean it and it looks like new, there are some people that can't clean stuff very well and they don't get the same satisfaction. No names 

I've cleaned a lot of store roofs and I still get excited when we do another one!!

Rob