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How does a pressure washer with a telescopic lance compare to a water fed pole for cleaning fascias' soffits and outside gutters?
Would a pressure washer half the time? Would a telescopic lance be too heavy? Is it not worth the hassle of more kit to lug around?

[tomy jackson]

its ok two do with wfp its not hard ,

[ftp]

I know, I often do it, but it seems very long winded and time consuming and one large house is enough for one day to be honest. Cleaning windows is soooo much easier.

[Oakley Windows]

Probably make a stinking mess of the windows though

[john tomkins]

Probably make a stinking mess of the windows though

It does, and the walls, and the paths, and next doors windows and conservatory and any cars in the immediate vicinity

It does do the actual cleaning quicker though.

[Oakley Windows]

It does do the actual cleaning quicker though.

Oh well, job done     

[*Derek*]

I do a lot of powerwashing and i always use a telescopic lance rather than wfp....

[ftp]

Well, went out and picked up a second  hand 7metre lance today, brought it home and had a play with it. The only pressure washer I had to hand was a cheapo Karcher 330 in the garage so I connected it up. This washer is only able to produce around 5L per minute at what pressure I don't know.
Anyway, the lance is horrible, heavy and very flexible. There was enough pressure to blow it backwards from the gutter. Emptying the gutter was pretty easy but terribly messy, blasting crud everywhere (got quite worried about next doors washing at one point). However, cleaning the soffits was extremely fast and fairly straight forward exept the windows were splattered in tap water (tds 300).
So, I conclude that jet washing is very fast, very messy and rather crude for clearing gutters, not as neat as a vac but handy for poking down a drainpipe. You don't need a mega expensive Honda driven water gulping pressure washer! I might buy a reliable electric one though, just for guttering type work - that's when my arms recover. 
Mind you a ladder and a bucket is far simpler and much cheaper and easier to transport.

[Nathanael Jones]

I empty out the gutters first, then use the telescopic lance to wash the outside of them & the fascia & soffit. Fastest way I've ever found. The windows do need a clean after,.. but with most of my gutter washing custies they're manky before I start anyway, so I use the "Free window clean included" line and that helps win the job too!

[ftp]

I think the way to do it is use my vac first then the washer for the rest. It's a lot of kit to lug about though. :  Oh and a fair bit of expense.