5 Litre Pressure Washer, any good?

Ush1

http://www.lidl.ie/IE/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20100325.p.5L_Pressure_Sprayer

Not sure if it's the right forum but are these any good? How quickly would 5 litres go? Would it be as powerful as a normal pressure washer like?

Hal1

Cheap and cheerfull. I wouldn't buy it. You'd be better off with just the hose and your tumb over it for a jet wash.

EPM

For 12 quid I think you may already know the answer

inforfun

Good to water the plants, maybe.
Awfull to wash your car with i reckon.

Hal1

Get 2 buckets from woodies and a microfibre wash mit, with a descent car shampoo. Then follow this proceedure.

Hose down any loose dirt.


Two Bucket Methond - one with car shampoo in it, the other fresh water!

Dip the mitt - not a sponge, into the bucket with car shampoo, starting on the roof, clean half of it. Always work from the areas of least dirt to areas of most dirt

Return to fresh water bucket and rinse mitt out - ring out the mitt into the bucket.

Dip into the car shampoo bucket and clean other half of the roof

Back to fresh water bucket to rinse

Dip into shampoo bucket

Continue panel by panel......
Preferably using a different mitt or sponge on the wheels, bumpers!!

Fresh water bucket may become very dirty if the car is flithy, and if id does - should be emptied and refilled with more fresh water if it gets very dirty!

Once car is fully washed with mitt - hose down until all the suds are gone
Then dry with i Mircofibre drying towel

Alun

ROFL That's not a pressure washer, it's a pressure sprayer for spraying plants with pesticides etc.

jimbojetdriver

Ush1, seriously don't bother this is a pressure sprayer, only thing its good for is spreading weedkiller or plant feed. Certainly not for washing a car! Just follow Hal1's method for a good clean. You can get 2 buckets in B&Q for €3 and a good washmit in Halfords for €6

Ush1

Hal1 wrote: »

Get 2 buckets from woodies and a microfibre wash mit, with a descent car shampoo. Then follow this proceedure.

I was actually wondering for washing the underside and engine bay of the car.

MetzgerMeister

If you do ever see a pressure washer for sale in Aldi/Lidl stay away. I got one and it lasted less than a year. It still works but the pressure has dropped and the pump is fooked!

Get a Kärcher. They are pricey but well worth it.

EPM

I wouldn't be using any kind of washer in the engine bay tbh. You'll do more damage than good.

Pack of wipes and take your time if you're realy that bothered

voxpop

einheisserschre wrote: »

If you do ever see a pressure washer for sale in Aldi/Lidl stay away. I got one and it lasted less than a year. It still works but the pressure has dropped and the pump is fooked!

Get a Kärcher. They are pricey but well worth it.

Would say the opposite myself. Got one of the Aldi ones (re-branded karcher), works great. Plus I think it has a 3 year warranty

Ush1

EPM wrote: »

I wouldn't be using any kind of washer in the engine bay tbh. You'll do more damage than good.

Pack of wipes and take your time if you're realy that bothered

I've washed it before with a proper pressure washer. Does no harm. Cover the alternator, bit of WD40 over the electrical connections, degreaser over everything else and spray. Obviously not very high pressure as you may blast off cables and such.

RobertM

That yoke from lidl it's for plants :pac:, just use a bucket and a sponge.

Hal1

Mit or towel, sponge will scratch it.

tossy

The clue is the name 5L pressure sprayer,not washer.

JHMEG

Flow rate is half a litre per minute, at 2.5 bar.

Home-grade power washer would be 35 litres a minute at around 110 bar.

Hal1

You would have a better flow rate after a nite on the beer :pac:.

Esel

If I was the OP, I'd be well scarlet :o:o:o by now.....