Despite these seemingly minor features, they can have a big impact, especially with larger units. No sense in lugging around one of these in your yard and tripping all over the place. The predefined spray patterns typically come in different angles, allowing for you to quickly switch between a broad, lower pressure spray or a narrow, higher pressure stream. Item prices do not include fees for pickup, shipping or delivery (if applicable) unless noted in the item description. Item prices may vary between online (for pickup, shipping or delivery) and in club. Doug Mahoney is a senior staff writer at Wirecutter covering home improvement.
You can also fill them with two different cleaning solutions for easy multi-surface cleaning. Switch between tanks with the detergent selection dial, which also allows you to control the concentration of soap. When a push broom just won’t do, you should reach for the Sun Joe SPX3000 Electric Pressure Washer. This medium-duty washer starts with the push of a button and handles most small cleaning jobs with ease. Another quibble is the length of the extension wand, which, at 34 inches, is a few inches smaller than competing washers.
In early 2021, we tested two additional pressure washers, including a new cordless model from Ryobi. Many pressure washers, particularly those at lower prices, come with plastic wands that have a twist adjustment for you to change the spray pattern. We don’t recommend these; they’re less durable, and the connection points are proprietary from company to company, so additional accessories are more difficult to get, and you may have fewer options. Pressure washers are not only thorough cleaners but fast cleaners, as well. Cleanup jobs that would normally take 20 to 30 minutes with a garden hose and a sponge or wire brush take maybe two minutes with a pressure washer, and for less work you get better results. During our testing, we cleaned a manure-covered wheelbarrow in a matter of minutes, and a set of ancient Adirondack chairs took maybe three or four minutes apiece.
The performance of a gas pressure washer starts with the engine, and the Ryobi RY comes equipped with a 160 cc Honda engine that has a truly stellar reputation. To highlight the significance of adding a Honda engine, Ryobi includes “Honda” in the name of this pressure washer. The main advantage of the RY1419MTVNM is that it’s so light and compact.
The connection is the same as on the other nozzles, so the RY is fully compatible with surface sprayers and other add-ons, including individual spray tips, should you want them. Another major factor in the power of a washer is simply how far away you hold the nozzle from what you’re cleaning. As Kramar explains at his site, “A little trick is to remember moving 2x further away will 1/2 the force the surface feels.” So just moving the nozzle lets you control the pressure.
This makes it easy to use one cleaner for the body of your car and then to switch to something stronger for the grime on the wheels and rims. The Sun Joe Pressure Washer is about the size of a household vacuum cleaner. I was especially impressed that the unit has a very long 35-foot power cord. I had just assumed I would need an extension cord to use this in the backyard, but the built in power cord was more than enough.
In fact, this was one of the few models we even bothered to roll across the lawn—most of the others we half dragged and half carried due to the total ineffectiveness of their smaller wheels. This Ryobi model also has a padded handle, which adds to the ease of rolling it around. A pressure washer makes short work of big cleaning projects (and small ones, too). Because water sprays from a washer’s nozzle with such intensity, it can lift up and remove dirt, mildew, and grime that a regular garden hose simply can’t handle. Pressure washers are most often useful for cleaning decks, driveways, yard tools, house siding, fences, cars, and patio furniture.
The unique roll cage design of the DeWalt is a dramatic departure for a pressure washer and it looks to have some benefits. Most pressure washers are bulky and their awkward shape makes them tricky to store, but it appears the DeWalt can be stacked, sun joe lawn mower thanks to its boxy shape. We also like that the hose, cord, and spray wand are all stored within the outer box, making it a tidy package compared to other washers. Once we get some time using it, we’ll update this guide with our thoughts.
In the photo below, you can see how I could write my name in the grime. After checking out the Sun Joe electric pressure washer on sale above, if you keep reading, you’ll find a selection of new green deals that will make your Tesla experience better in multiple areas. From storage to keep recordings on to phone mounts, car chargers, and anything else we can find, it’ll be listed below.
It’s a noticeable difference, especially when you are reaching to clean the side of the house. Our rental house was built in the early 80s and I doubt that the patio had ever been cleaned. Several patches of the concrete had turned black from years of barbecues and miscellaneous grime. It was gross, but that also made it the perfect place to test a pressure washer.