This week, along with the sunshine, we have seen a surge in demand for pressure washers. Both petrol pressure washers and diesel pressure washers are selling well. This is the time to get those driveways and patios brought back to life after a hard winter.
When customers call us to discuss ordering a pressure washer, there are a number of questions that keep coming to light. I have listed the ‘frequently asked questions’ below:
1. Will the pressure washer suck water from a drum? Yes, it will draw water from a drum, however, there are a few tips to make this process easier - If there are air locks in the suction hose, it can prevent the pump from drawing the water through, this is prevented by starting the water flowing by syphoning through the hise, before connecting it to the pump, this will then remove all the air from the hose and prevent air locks.
2. Will the machines work if I connect a number of high pressure hoses together? There is no real problem in doing this. You may experience a slight drop in pressure, but this will hardly be noticeable. The one thing that may be effected is the detergent suction effect. Under normal conditions, with the standard length hose, in order to use the detergent facility, you have to use the black, low pressure nozzle on the lance, when this is used, the detergent is sucked into the high pressure hose and sprayed from the lance. If a number of hoses are joined together, there is a slight pressure increase in the system and the detergent may not get sucked from it’s container. May I stress that this only happens if 2 or 3 hoses are joined together.
3. What is the fuel consumption of the portable petrol pressure washers compared to the diesl pressure washers, the EPW3600? The EPW3600 uses a 10hp diesel, typical fuel consumption is approx. 1-2 litres an hour, depending on the load and engine revs. With the petrol pressure washers, the EPW2700 will use approx. 0.75 to 1.5L an hour, where as the bigger machines like the EPW3400 will use 1L to 2L an hour. Ths big saving for the diesel machine, is in the use of red diesel, which is less than 1/2 the price of road going fuel.
Please use the following links to view our petrol pressure washers:
Evopower EPW2700 petrol pressure washer
http://www.genpoweruk.co.uk/product.php?productid=16168&cat=272&page=1
EPW3600
http://www.genpoweruk.co.uk/product.php?productid=16215&cat=273&page=1
As normal, the portable generators continue to be good sellers. The Hyundai machines are proving to be quite a hit in the UK and there is strong demand, especially for the 5kw silenced diesel, the Hyundai DHY6000SE :
DHY6000SE
http://www.genpoweruk.co.uk/product.php?productid=16261&cat=264&page=1
Please let us know if you have any questions, or need any advise. Or if there is a topic you would like us to add to our blog.
Roland Llewellin
of Hyundai inverter suitcase camping generators in stock.
