| Few things in life are more fun than pointing a | | | | pressure in your hands to strip paint off most |
| power pressure washer at dirt, and watching the | | | | surfaces, and even gouge your name onto a |
| latter fall away under its mighty stream. Most | | | | wooden deck if you wanted to. That, my friends, |
| basic systems come equipped with the simple | | | | is over 3,000 PSI worth of blasting power. |
| essentials: high-pressure pump, reservoir for | | | | Gas washers come in two different versions: one |
| holding water, spray hose and nozzle, and an | | | | for hot water and one for cold water. Hot water |
| electrical cord for power. To use, you simply fill | | | | versions are popular where greasy stains are a |
| the reservoir with water (or use a water hose to | | | | common occurrence, such as vehicle repair |
| do so), plug the entire assembly into a nearby | | | | stations and food processing plants. Hot water |
| outlet, and you're ready to go. Small electrical | | | | units have no equal when it comes to cleaning |
| systems can spray over 1400 PSI worth of | | | | tough stains from hard surfaces in the shortest |
| pressurized water, which is, suffice to say, an | | | | amount of time possible, as hot water is much |
| amazingly high number. Thus, it is important to be | | | | more effective than cold water in taking greasy |
| careful as a high-pressure stream such as this one | | | | stains out. |
| could actually hurt you, so it is a good practice to | | | | Cold water has its own uses, however, like for |
| limit your choice of targets to inanimate objects. | | | | washing stadium seats, where heating enough |
| Always make sure you use units that are | | | | water for the task will set you back thousands in |
| appropriate for the task/s at hand, as not doing | | | | fuel costs. Cleaning fences, sidewalks, and other |
| so could have damaging consequences. Using too | | | | similar surfaces, as well as hard-to-reach areas, |
| much pressure, for example, can actually even rip | | | | are other good uses for pressurized cold water. |
| paint off a surface! A friend of mine fell victim to | | | | Whether you choose hot or cold, however, also |
| this when he was trying to clean his in-laws' cars: | | | | remember to match the right PSI rating with the |
| he managed to accidentally strip the paint off of | | | | right attachments, as different attachments are |
| one of their older cars when he used too high a | | | | for different jobs. Visiting a manufacturer's |
| pressure! With that said, don't say I didn't warn | | | | website before buying anything can save you a |
| you of the trouble about the dangers of incorrect | | | | lot of effort to have wrongly-purchased parts |
| pressure. Wooden surfaces are particularly | | | | replaced. |
| vulnerable targets for a power pressure washer: | | | | There are a wide variety of special attachments |
| accidentally creating gouge marks on wooden | | | | for more unique cleaning situations. There are |
| decks has a greater chance of happening than | | | | water brooms for cleaning floors, multiple nozzles |
| you might think. You may want to test your | | | | for varying your spray area depending on your |
| washer on small areas, therefore, before going full | | | | task, and so on. Get the right ones, and save |
| blast on a wooden deck itself. | | | | yourself the time and effort. |
| If you are serious with your washing, gas | | | | Other specialty attachments, such as rotating |
| pressure washers might just suit your needs. Gas | | | | brushes, multiple nozzles and water brooms, |
| washers out-blast even the most powerful | | | | compensate for a very wide variety of tasks. |
| electric power washers away: imagine | | | | Get the right one, and you will have saved |
| water-blasting all the dirt and grime crusting over | | | | yourself a lot of cleaning work. Make sure you |
| a surface, all the way down to the metal itself. | | | | research the different types of Gas Powered |
| That's right, with a gas washer, you have enough | | | | Pressure Washers online before you buy. |