Pressure Washer Selection
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Selecting a pressure washer
Comments (4)Hey zoulas - thanks for your input. To be honest, I had never heard of the North Star brand until recently. I must say though, they appear to be the best built of all I've looked at so far. I am looking at the 3000 PSI with the Honda GX engine. This model has a Comet pump. The assistant at Northern Tool told me that the Comets are made here in the U.S., and the CATs come from Japan. I guess the CATs are more industrial/commercial? Anyway, I have a Honda mower with a GX engine, and those engines can't be beat. Guess I'll just wait for the one I want to go on sale. Thanks again for you thoughts....See MorePressure washers - feedback wanted on selection table
Comments (9)On an axial pump, the pistons of the pump run in the same direction as the armature of the motor and are driven by a "swash plate" or wobble plate. A plunger pump has a crankshaft drive setup just like a gas engine with the plungers 90 degrees to the armature. The easiest thing to do is to go the websites of the manufacturers and look at the parts explosions for the pumps to see how they are built. The last time I looked, all the major manufacturers had that info on line. Start with the Dewalt unit, for instance. Get the model number off the CAT pump they use and go to the CAT pump website and lookup the pump and information. CAT has always been the premier pump manufacturer in the industry, and still makes very good stuff that can actually be repaired and rebuilt as needed. Top of the line CAT pumps will outlast even a Honda with a little maintenance. The warranties on these units are not a good indication of quality. A normal homeowner only uses a washer 5-10 hours a year so 3 years is only 30 hours for most of us. Most of the wobble plate pumps are designed for 50 to 100 hours of use (realistically, not what is told to you). If things are the same at CAT as they were 5 years ago, even the low end pump plunger pumps would go 500 hours and then could be rebuilt to go another 500 or more....See MoreSelecting pressure washer
Comments (8)Hi everyone...Just purchased a 6HP Honda powered pressure washer from Northern Tools and could'nt be happier. Puts out 2600 PSI and has the larger 3/8" ID hose which is 50 feet long. Most machines are only 25" long. Has a quality Comet pump and this washer is excellent. Sometimes too powerful! It'll clean whatever you have. Recently power washed off a concrete patio badly grown over with moss and black algae and its like new. Check them out at Northerntools.com. Regards, Mark in Buffalo...See MorePressure Washer - will not release pressure?
Comments (3)Hey thanks guys for all the info on lubing the uploader valve.I have had the same problem for years on my Karcher /Costco pressure washer.Once again I started it up and had no pressure,. I followed the instructions to lube and reinstall the valve and voila it worked great and I used my machine all afternoon.This was after being told that it was a piece of junk and should be replaced by still another small motor repair shop....See Moregarandman
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