Einhell TC-HP 130 Pressure Washer | 1500W Power Washer, 130 bar, 390 l/h | Jet-Wash Kit With 5m High-Pressure Hose, Gun, Lance, Various Cleaning Nozzles, Brushes And Spray Containers

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The K5 Premium Smart Control is a little bigger and more powerful than the K4, and comes with the bonus of a built-in, wind-up hose reel to keep its longer 10m high-pressure pipe under control. Yet the real advantage is its Smart Control system, comprising a new trigger gun with a built-in LCD panel and Bluetooth connectivity that hooks into a smartphone app. On its own, the trigger gun allows you to turn the pressure up and down, with six levels and a boost setting to deal with the most persistent grime. Meanwhile, Kärcher’s 3-in-1 multi jet lance can switch spray patterns, so that you can change from a wider spray to a focused, rotating jet within seconds. Detergent nozzles: some pressure washers come with a detergent nozzle that lets you attach a bottle of detergent so you can mix water and soap as you wash. This can save time on a task such as washing a car. A conventional garden hose usually has a pressure of 4 bar and uses about 3,500 litres of water per hour. A mid-range high-pressure cleaner, on the other hand, which has 145 bar, only uses about 500 litres per hour. My favourite is the foam jet, which attaches to the end of the ‘gun’ with a bottle of cleaner screwed in. Press the trigger and a tide of foam roars out to cover the car. Then you swap it for the wash brush, then finish off with the spray lance. I got months of London grime off in just a few minutes. (The second time, I even remembered to buff the car dry to prevent water marks.) The hose is short, so I found it easier to carry the K2 around while I used it, but it’s so light that wasn’t a problem. Key specs – Size: 27 x 92 x 25cm (WHL); Weight: 8.3kg; Max pressure: 130 bar; Water flow rate: 420l/hr; Hose length: 5m; Cable length: 5m; Cleaning area: N/A; Motor power: 1,600W

There are two options here; it will either be air-cooled or water-cooled, which relates to how the motor is kept cool when the pressure washer is in use. Water-cooled is on the higher-spec models from Karcher and is designed with the water pumping around the motor to cool it down when in use. The benefits of this include a high level of efficiency and durability. Detergent intake Another advantage of cordless pressure washers is that their batteries are often interchangeable with other power tools you might already have, such as cordless drills. In our tests, we generally found these cordless models more convenient, especially when cleaning cars or working at a distance from the house. What is the best PSI for a pressure washer? This is the most important factor. It will depend on your needs; the higher the pressure, the easier it is to remove dirt as there is more power. In addition, the higher the maximum pressure of the device, the more difficult and therefore more expensive this becomes. However, the delivery rate should always be in proportion to the maximum pressure, otherwise only spray mist will come out of the nozzle after a short distance. As you have read above, this would exactly counteract the sensible effect of a pressure washer with more pressure (bar).That is why a maximum pressure of 85 bar and a litre capacity of 420 l/h is recommended. You can also regulate the pressure with the distance to the surface, but with pressures over 150 bar it is enough to make a mistake and the surface is “ruined”. Other crucial features of a pressure washer Length of hose: lengths can vary from 2m to 15m. Consider how long a hose you’ll need. A 2m hose may be fine to clean garden furniture, but a longer one will be better for a large patio, for example. Pressure washers come with various features, which makes them best suited to different types of cleaning tasks. The water pressure: this is measured in bar and can range from 90 bar to 280 bar, although lower bar options are available in some handheld options. The higher the bar, the more powerful the pressure washer.

Yes. Except for industrial use, these days all the best power washers – as they are sometimes known – are electric. Many are cordless, but they are not as powerful as plug-in electric models and the runtime can be limited.Pressure washers with a maximum of 120 bar are those at the mid-level and are best used for cleaning fencing, patios and dirty cars, for example. The maximum pressure of a pressure washer indicates the maximum pressure the unit can reach. For example, if the water flow is interrupted, a high pressure can build up in the unit for a short time. This is then calculated or measured and is output as the maximum pressure. Muc-Off, the pink detergent invented specifically for bikes (the salt in other detergents can corrode their moving parts), turned out to be such a massive money spinner for its makers that they sponsor Team Sky and have now launched the world’s first pressure washer for bikes, deliberately set to output just 70 bar pressure.