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Offline Chris92

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Pressure washer without water mains
« on: August 18, 2015, 11:11:12 pm »
Can I feed a electric pressure washer with a tank/drum of water instead of having to have it connected to the water mains?

« Last Edit: August 18, 2015, 11:20:51 pm by Chris92 »
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Offline DANBOY66

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Re: Pressure washer without water mains
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2015, 09:49:01 am »
it should work fine  :happy2:
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Re: Pressure washer without water mains
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2015, 09:54:08 am »
Yep.... will work. Just get some sort of filter to make sure no crap gets sucked into the unit.
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Re: Pressure washer without water mains
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2015, 12:26:45 pm »
drop the water feed in a bucket, preferably bigger the better
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Re: Pressure washer without water mains
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2015, 12:35:25 pm »
also worth noting, try and keep the hose from the container to the washer as short as reasonably possible (2/3 metres or less ideally) or you're gonna shorten your pumps' lifespan a little  :happy2:
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Re: Pressure washer without water mains
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2015, 10:35:10 pm »
Thanks for the help and advice   :happy2:
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Re: Pressure washer without water mains
« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2015, 11:00:20 pm »
Yes it will work fine. I have just bought a karcher which I use off a water butt, it works perfectly.
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