Hi,
Wickes are selling a range of four pressure washers. There are two washers with yellow bodies:
However, there are two models with blue bodies that sound much more interesting:
IIRC plastic is bad, aluminium is good, and brass is best. Is that right?
I am unsure what a "pump head" is. Is all the pump brass or just part of it?
I would be very interested to hear if anyone has bought one of these. I'd particularly like top hear from the Medway handyman because I know he has many years experience of pressure washers and is a big shopper at Wickes.
The diy faq says a cleaning effect of 2.3 is the best you can expect from a 3kV, 230v, single phase supply.
If my maths is right: 160 * 510 /60 /600 = 2.26, which is pretty close
Of course, I know the disclaimer that the pressure stated is the maximum. Reading the reviews, one says the machine is made by lavor and has an operating pressure of 145 bar. If that is so, the figure becomes: 145 * 510 /6 /600 = 2.05, and the faq says anything over two is good.
When I have looked at pressure washers before, the 160 bar models are always £400, so this sounds too good to be true. Is it?
Thanks in advance.