Parkside 100bar 1450watt Pressure Washer £39.99 inc 3 yr warranty @ Lidl

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  poisondwarf10 months, 4 weeks ago9 LikesShow comment toolsReply

  bonnetbasher

  any idea if it can work taking water from a butt?

  
  
  Part them cheeks folks!

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  hooray henry10 months, 4 weeks ago #1Show comment toolsReply

  Good machine,got one 2 years ago and going strong.
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  bonnetbasher10 months, 4 weeks ago #2Show comment toolsReply

  any idea if it can work taking water from a butt?
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  poisondwarf10 months, 4 weeks ago9 Likes #3Show comment toolsReply

  bonnetbasher

  any idea if it can work taking water from a butt?

  
  
  Part them cheeks folks!
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  solarfusion10 months, 3 weeks ago #4Show comment toolsReply

  Perfect. My old pressure washer just died today.
  
  Thanks for posting!
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  custardy10 months, 3 weeks ago #5Show comment toolsReply

  good price
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  woohoo_postingid10 months, 3 weeks ago #6Show comment toolsReply

  Looks like a good price. Anyone care to advise whether they're any good ?
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  aircanman10 months, 3 weeks ago #7Show comment toolsReply

  woohoo_postingid

  Looks like a good price. Anyone care to advise whether they're any good ?

  
  
  There is a little video on the Lidl website, looks like it does the job, not going to be super super powerful but seems like it will do most jobs around the garden. Ideal for washing the car.
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  tyson2510 months, 3 weeks ago #8Show comment toolsReply

  @woohoo try reading first comment
  

  
  Edited By: tyson25 on Jul 23, 2012 14:00
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  woohoo_postingid10 months, 3 weeks ago #9Show comment toolsReply

  aircanman

  woohoo_postingid

  Looks like a good price. Anyone care to advise whether they're any good ?

  
  
  There is a little video on the Lidl website, looks like it does the job, not going to be super super powerful but seems like it will do most jobs around the garden. Ideal for washing the car.

  
  
  Yeah, watched that, looks ok. was thinking about getting one for the decking and patio but it doesn't look awfully powerful on the video
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  two8tone10 months, 3 weeks ago #10Show comment toolsReply

  bonnetbasher

  any idea if it can work taking water from a butt?

  
  
  I use my karcher of similar spec to this one from a water butt. It takes a little longer to get to full power (about a minute or two) and I think it does not quite get to its max pressure of 100 bar as it would from mains tap. For washing the car it is fine, but jet washing patio etc I haven't attempted yet.
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  bellboys10 months, 3 weeks ago1 Like #11Show comment toolsReply

  If you want a patio cleaner accessory included (and why wouldn't you lol?) I would recommend the Nilfisk C110 (with 2 year warranty) for £65 here:
  
  http://www.cleanstore.co.uk/products/Product.asp?ID=7506
  
  (It was £58.49 at Amazon until very recently as i got mine from there but it's up to £76 now!)
  

  
  Edited By: bellboys on Jul 23, 2012 14:54
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  SuperDavy10 months, 3 weeks ago #12Show comment toolsReply

  Just bought anf tested seems decent enough for the money.
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  ZedEx10 months, 3 weeks ago #13Show comment toolsReply

  Seems a decent deal. However if you want something from a more well known brand take a look at http://www.karcheroutlet.co.uk/ . Where i got my last one and not much more than this.
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  pieman197910 months, 3 weeks ago #14Show comment toolsReply

  i got one last year and only lasted a month but did use it doing everything so ran most days for that month just got refund back as i didnt want another.would go for a better brand?
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  intikab10 months, 3 weeks ago #15Show comment toolsReply

  two8tone

  bonnetbasher

  any idea if it can work taking water from a butt?

  
  
  I use my karcher of similar spec to this one from a water butt. It takes a little longer to get to full power (about a minute or two) and I think it does not quite get to its max pressure of 100 bar as it would from mains tap. For washing the car it is fine, but jet washing patio etc I haven't attempted yet.

  
  
  I would suggest that you might want to have a filter on the water pick up to prevent anything clogging the mechanism. Aside from that, it should be OK.
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  scribbler10 months, 3 weeks ago #16Show comment toolsReply

  As somone illuded to above you get residues in the water butt that you wont get from a tap that can harm the performance even kill your pressure washer. I assume its filled from a standard downpipe from a rainwater gutter. Therefore Bird poo, tree sap, tile mortar and all sorts of debris will get into the water butt, even with a filter of some sort i wouldn't risk damaging the machine is it worth it? even for those on a water meter your only talking pence to jet wash a car.
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  two8tone10 months, 3 weeks ago #17Show comment toolsReply

  ^ Cheers intikab, I did not want to pay another 20quid atm for hose with filter, as my water butt has only been installed for a couple of months it is relatively clean.
  
  My motive for not using the mains is not really eco or cost saving, rainwater is the best to wash with due to it not leaving a residue after drying
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  Sf2rox10 months, 3 weeks ago #18Show comment toolsReply

  scribbler

  As somone illuded to above you get residues in the water butt that you wont get from a tap that can harm the performance even kill your pressure washer. I assume its filled from a standard downpipe from a rainwater gutter. Therefore Bird poo, tree sap, tile mortar and all sorts of debris will get into the water butt, even with a filter of some sort i wouldn't risk damaging the machine is it worth it? even for those on a water meter your only talking pence to jet wash a car.

  
  
  very true.
  
  Used to have an industrial pressure washer for commercial use and ran it off a couple of giant open-air water tanks for a number of years. Being exposed to the elements made the tanks disgusting and had to have a huge filter on the end of the pipe.
  
  Theres no way i'd have ever took the filter off, i wish i had a photo of the state of the tanks to deter anyone from doing it. If i'd have had the option of taking it off a running water supply i would have, but didn't have that option.
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  aircanman10 months, 3 weeks ago #19Show comment toolsReply

  Went to Lidl to pick one up, just washed the car with it.
  
  It has potential surely, lovely compact size and it is ideal for the car, I have tried cleaning a patio stone with it and it does do it, but not as well as the karcher I used to borrow off my parents. The Karcher was about £200 at the time mind you, so I suppose it is going to do a better job.
  
  It does wrap nicely together, but the high pressure hose is a pain, and it will be needing some cable ties.
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  will324210 months, 3 weeks ago #20Show comment toolsReply

  Anyone know if one of the attachments with it can be used with snowfoam?

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