Advice to people about to buy a Stihl pressure washer

[The Natural Philosopher]

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.

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

[Brian Gaff (Sofa]

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

[charles]

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