Advice to people about to buy a Stihl pressure washer

Apr 25, 2021 Last reply: 5 years ago 2 Replies
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Dont.



This one is three years old. It failed within a few weeks of purchase the shop said 'pressure switch' and fixed it under warranty - or did they?



Last week it started getting 'lazy' with restarting after having switched itself off.



So stripped it to get the pressure switch off. It's a simple enough assembly - mainly plastic - screws into mazak housing. O-rings seal it.



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No way would it unscrew. Whether it had been deliberately glued in place by the tossers who replaced it under warranty, or what I do not know.



I managed to get *most* of it out but damaged the housing in the process.



So that's a new housing was well. Half the cost of a new washer.



German Kunts


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I don't think, quite often the designers test the materials they use to make stuff from enough. They believe what the makers say then end up with egg on face later on. I had a great ratchet Screwdriver made by a company beginning with g. I bought a later version a few years ago and the handle started to slip within a year. Crap plastic. I had to araldite it back on.

Brian

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My original ratchet screwdriver was made by a company whose name began with S (bought whenat university), I bought a longer one a few years later which had G as the initial letter - and a wooden handle. I still have them

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