So, what you need to do is turn the pressure regulator all the way down before starting it, then you can get it to start in one or two pulls of the start handle. If the dust and grime on the exterior surface of your Champion Power Equipment house is making it difficult for you to recognize your home, then try this Ford FPWG3100H-J. Instead, it is equipped with a rather large 10 inch no-flat tires, which are also very mobile like pneumatic tires.
The Genmax GM9000iED, seen above, is fresh on the scene and represents a new breed of powerful dual-fuel inverter generators. Push Button ON/OFF switch and on-unit accessory holders makes it easy to assemble, use and store, giving you an easy product handling experience and control. So while you do sacrifice portability and mobility compared to the ePX3000, you gain some convenience of operation in return for your compromises.
The particular wood deck we cleaned had not been maintained or cleaned for at least five years so it was pretty caked on, but it would have taken a very long time to finish cleaning with this unit. This pressure washer has a well-engineered carbon-brush motor that delivers a surprisingly intense water stream. It comes with three quick-connect nozzle tips plus a turbo nozzle for washing large areas, such as siding, garage floors, and driveways.
After our picks, keep reading to learn more about how we test pressure washers and what you should consider when shopping for one for your home. If you’ve ever watched a viral video of someone steam-cleaning a tile floor, you know how satisfying it is to see a surface go from filthy to flawless in mere seconds. A top-rated pressure washer will give you that same sense of Champion Power Equipment accomplishment all around the outside of your house. Most of the time, you want to start out with the widest nozzle you think will get the job done. Then depending on how it’s going you can bring the wand closer for more cleaning force, or swap out to a narrower tip. The further you take the wand from the surface, the less force you get from the impacting water jet.
The AR Blue Clean AR383 is a low-cost washer, but after testing it, we can’t recommend it. We didn’t like the hose reel, wrapping the cord for storage was a tedious process, the machine tended to tip over, and the wheels were tiny. The cordless Ryobi RY40PW01DG9 usually costs about $500, nearly twice as much as the considerably more powerful Ryobi RY and DeWalt DWPW2400 . The cost of the cordless model is understandable, given the two 40-volt batteries that are included along with the washer, but the machine’s abilities don’t match the investment. The little RY1419MTVNM had less power than the other models we tested.
We later encountered this on future uses and it goes away after a minute or so of use, so it seems to happen by design. The only way to really avoid it is to switch to a gas-powered washer. In her role as Chief Technologist and Director of Engineering at the Institute, Rachel Rothman has overseen pressure washer testing for more than a decade. She has personally tested more than two dozen models in recent years.
The high-pressure hose on this felt extremely high quality — we actually thought we mixed it up with one of the hoses on the ~$400 gas-powered units. The hose itself has a fabric-like texture on it with good-quality connectors at the ends. There’s a block on the bottom of the spray wand you push over to the other side to lock, which feels very secure.
1800 watt universal motor coupled with the 5 piston pump gives an output of 3600 cleaning units. With a maximum peak pressure of 1800 PSI and flow rate of 2.0 GPM. Once you take the ePX3000 out of its box, assembly is incredibly easy. There are plastic attachments that you just slide on to pre-cut rails within the main chassis, and there are locking tabs that keep them in place.