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During our drought (which places this around 2012) I purchased a CleanForce 1400 psi electric power wash at Lowes or Home Depot, and its worked just fine. The wand has plastic molded around it and the tip which is important to me. I dont want any metal on the wand or tip exposed. The tip on the 1400 is adjustable to allow a sudsy soap from the soap reservoir, or a nice spray. Its not too powerful to cut into tires or damage paint unless it is adjusted to a tight spray. And if the wand or tip touches the vehicle while cleaning out the wheel wells it wont damage the paint.
When turned on, the pump cycles up and down until the handle on the wand is depressed. The cycling is very annoying. But once the water is flowing, the pump stops cycling up and down and does a good job. Its a little bit of a pain having to plug it into an outlet and run a hose from the mixing valve in the garage to the power washer. And it has the old fashion threaded pressure hose instead of quick disconnects (yuk) but they never pop off either. After reading about this Adams 2.0 I'm hoping mine craps out soon so I can buy a new and improved pressure washer.
Mantis, thanks for posting about it.
When turned on, the pump cycles up and down until the handle on the wand is depressed. The cycling is very annoying. But once the water is flowing, the pump stops cycling up and down and does a good job. Its a little bit of a pain having to plug it into an outlet and run a hose from the mixing valve in the garage to the power washer. And it has the old fashion threaded pressure hose instead of quick disconnects (yuk) but they never pop off either. After reading about this Adams 2.0 I'm hoping mine craps out soon so I can buy a new and improved pressure washer.
Mantis, thanks for posting about it.