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Old 05-22-2009, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by RodKnock View Post
I own an electric pressure washer. I use it around the house for various cleanup jobs, but never considered it to wash a car. Can you elaborate further? Why aren't they good? I bought a fairly good one from Home Depot a couple years back.

Under "heavy duty" usage (more than washing windows; by h.d. I don't mean trying to strip concrete) they tend to overheat and break quite frequently. Parts are ~usually~ cheap plastic, and non-serviceable, so once it fails, it's usually done for.

From what I've seen, the average electric washer lasts a few months to a year or two, then starts exhibitting problems. This isn't to say they all do this, just your average one.
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