It actually took some of the loose solid stain off the boards where the mildew was really bad.
The pressure with the 15 degree nozzle was more than enough to clean the mildew off the solid stain wood boards. That nozzle is best used for concrete or other hard surfaces due to it’s very high pressure. I haven’t used that one yet so can’t speak to it’s effectiveness. The third black nozzle is a turbo nozzle. The second orange nozzle is a 15 degree nozzle for most pressure washing uses and has enough psi to handle all the tough pressure washing needs. The blue one was a soap nozzle that lets you soak the deck with the cleaner/water solution for difficult mildew.Ī soaker nozzle has very little pressure. There are three tips that came with the pressure washer. This cleaner is hands down my favorite and will clean mold even without a pressure washer. I hooked up the water connection and added my mold and mildew cleaner in the storage container. It was very easy to slip the top handle part on and then connect the hose to the nozzle and to the machine. Once I finished cleaning all that up, I unboxed the pressure washer. Sorry for the side rant, but very important to keep in between your deck boards clean of debris, to extend the life of your deck. Larger gaps allow the leaves and needles to slip between the gaps and leaves the joist dry. When the gap is too small, it traps everything to sit on the joist underneath and stays wet, which rots the joist faster. In the past I butted the deck boards up like other people recommended but the gap once it dried was only around ⅛ of an inch and much too small if you have leaves or pine needles that drop on your deck. When I built my latest deck, I made sure to give extra room to leave a 1//4 gap once the wet pressure treated boards dried. I also took my 5 in 1 paint scraper and scraped anything stuck between the deck boards. I cleaned off the furniture and everything else off the deck and took my gas blower to get all the leaves off. I went to the store and bought the unit figuring I would try it and if it didn’t have enough power, I’d exchange it for the gas model ryobi that also had great reviews with the honda motor. There is a chart that showcases the required psi for the many different uses of a pressure washer. I know I have damaged my deck boards previously with a gas pressure washer with a 15 degree nozzle tearing the wood fibers. Induction vs Universal Motors in Pressure Washers – Pros and ConsĪs I kept reading the different reviews, I also noticed it had a touch button start and that was really what finally got me to go look at it in the store along with the fact that it showed it was capable of 2300 psi.Īll the things I do with my pressure washer and most other homeowners need only a little more than 2000 psi to clean most things. I had been noticing the mildew grow on my deck over the late fall and winter and knew I would needed to do something about it when the weather was nice enough to pressure wash it.Īfter borrowing a friend’s gas pressure washers the previous spring, I started researching good picks to buy. I never used an electric pressure washer again, until today. That thing had only a bit more pressure than a regular hose on the jet setting. One time I decided to borrow a friend’s electric pressure washer a couple of years ago and it was horrible.
I was lucky that friends usually had one that I borrowed. I never felt the need to buy a dedicated pressure washer since I used it maybe one or twice a year.Īnd I didn’t want to have to maintain another gas motor and deal with transporting it to the mechanic each spring to clean out the old gas from the carburetor. I’ve also resorted to washing a fence without a pressure washer, when I didn’t have access to a friend’s washer and too cheap to rent one.
I’ve used pressure washers for decks, house siding/roof trim, fencing, and concrete driveways, all the most common pressure washing needs.
I felt the need to review this product since I have previously always used gas pressure washers for all my home projects. If you’re in the market for an electric pressure washer, we’ll cover our review of the Ryobi 2,300 PSI 1.2 gallons per minute electric pressure washer in this article.
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