Hey, so I was wondering is it possible to build a pressure washer, but not the one that connects to electricity and water hose, but something like:
A 5-10 litre bottle/tank, and some kind of handle on top, you pump it and build up pressure, then using something like this:
[IMG]http://www.aspw.co.uk/images/budget_pressure_washer_gun.png[/IMG]
to release that built up pressure along with water/chemical inside the tank either water or + soap or other mixes to wash car?
The problem is: I rent a parking space in underground parking lot, it has a water drainage system so run water down, but no electric sockets around. + I don't need a super powerful pressure washer just medium + I could drive off somewhere and use it there to be away from other cars for example.
Would it be possible?
I went to go check what the power washer in my garage is like but it's not there, i'm sure you could rent maybe a gas powered one(i'm sure thats what the one we have runs off of) from a hardware store
Yeah most powerwashers that are worth buying are gas anyways.
[QUOTE=Ajacks;41081734]Yeah most powerwashers that are worth buying are gas anyways.[/QUOTE]
But thing is: I am not gonna use it much, + I am low on budget for one.
I would search craigslist, most models are $200+ new, but I think you could pick up a used gas one for under $100. Anything you'd try to build to do this by hand would probably require some hefty engineering, and probably reduction gears to get a reasonable amount of pressure, not to mention the cost of a water storage tank to hold the pressure.
Not saying it's impossible to build, but I can only imagine it would end up being larger and heavier then a compact gas unit, and probably cost more then you can get a used gas model for. It would be pretty unique though.
Just an idea on a cheap portable, non-electric pressure washer. I used to use a weed sprayer in my garage. It could hold a lot of water, you could add soap or anything you wanted, then you pump the tank pressure up by hand. They come in many sizes.
Heres a picture of one to show you what i mean;
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The wand is usually adjustable. Mine went anywhere from straight threw like a stream, to fanned out far
You'll hardly get any pressure hand pumped.
Not as much pressure as a true gas powered pressure washer, but it provides enough power for washing cars and such.
If i remember right, the one i had provided more spray power than a standard garden hose with a nozel on it.
You could also say its a bit easier than using a garden hose or true pressure washer. Add in soap/water, screw on the top, pump it, and the whole thing is portable.
Not saying its the best solution, however it is one option. I did use that for quite a while, washing an ATV I had, blasting away mud that was caked on, etc.
[QUOTE=oakman26;41105749]You'll never get anywhere with a weed sprayer. The rate of flow and pressure is too low to do anything with. The best way to go is probably get a nozzle for your garden hose.[/QUOTE]
As i said, ive used both a weed sprayer and a garden hose with a nozzle.
A weed sprayer can have just as much power as a hose, coming from experience. It may not flow as much water, but it still does the same job and just makes less of a mess doing it.
I personally just pay £10 to a guy to do a mini-valet on the car every 2 weeks - He just comes around my works car park. Very cheap (Cheaper than the fuel for my petrol pressure-washer which pretty much uses a tank of fuel for every wash.), doesn't take up any of my time and the inside gets cleaned. The pressure washer only comes out when I need to do the drive way or something like that.
I will probably just end up going to typical petrol station I always go to, for 10 Eur you get:
A guy comes out with pressure washer and sprays car with water, then soap, then water again all alloys, and hard accessible places like under wheel arches, then he turns on the thing and car gets moved into brush wash where it gets underbody wash, 6 strokes of brushes top and sides of car. Then wax is sprayed onto car and brushes come in again and polish it well, then water rinses off excess of things that may've been left, then fan blows onto car and dries it out. Holds well for a week or two.
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