New Pressure Washer needed

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Antoin said:
Also looking a small pressure washer.
Would Iike one with the proper rubber hose and a short lance to get up in and around wheel arches/ engine bays for MOT cleans.
That's all it will be used for. Doesn't need to strip the paint off the car.

Does that Halfords have a short lance @purplea4T ?
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Nope, just the regular 3ft or so boyo, they do sell them now but I had one already.
 

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Antoin said:
Also looking a small pressure washer.
Would Iike one with the proper rubber hose and a short lance to get up in and around wheel arches/ engine bays for MOT cleans.
That's all it will be used for. Doesn't need to strip the paint off the car.

Does that Halfords have a short lance @purplea4T ?
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You've basically just described the AVA p40 lol.
 

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I'm after something about £300/350, the Ava models really do look the job and I'd probably take a chance on one but they are out of stock for another 6 weeks or so it looks like.
 

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Antoin said:
Lol that's all well and good but it seems it would be easier to buy a night with Margot Robbie than get one of those Ava machines at present 😆
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Cleanstore :: AVA GO P40 Large Refurbished Pressure Washer Bundle (B-Grade)

CleanStore provides quality cleaning products for delivery across the UK.
www.cleanstore.co.uk www.cleanstore.co.uk

Worth a look if you can’t get one elsewhere. This is where I got mine and tbh it was brand new. Was a 5 year warranty but seems it’s 2 now instead of the usual 10.
 

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davyk31 said:
Nilfisk hard to beat with good backup if needed. @Woodcutter sometimes has good deals on them.
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Liked the look of the Nilfisk 160 but watched a review on Youtube and there are a couple of major design faults that put me off it.
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I have 1 brand new p40 in stock at £149 with 2lt UltraFoam free with the purchase.

I’m expecting 40;60 & 70 models before end of the month
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Few reviews online mention is the more the 60/70/80 models that are having issues, is that your experience?
 

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Graham2 said:
Liked the look of the Nilfisk 160 but watched a review on Youtube and there are a couple of major design faults that put me off it.
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What are the design faults? I have used a 150 for years and now a 200 for the past couple of years and both have been excellent.
 

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Graham2 said:
Liked the look of the Nilfisk 160 but watched a review on Youtube and there are a couple of major design faults that put me off it.


Few reviews online mention is the more the 60/70/80 models that are having issues, is that your experience?
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P180 is a great machine and is the one we sell. We use one for washing our vans so it gets a heap of abuse!
 

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davyk31 said:
What are the design faults? I have used a 150 for years and now a 200 for the past couple of years and both have been excellent.
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The hose isn't a fully flexible hose, there's still some stiffness in it, particularly in the cold
The stubby gun nozzle is low pressure only, potentially could buy a different nozzle to solve this
The trigger is poorly designed and so harder to grip and press in comparison to the Ava
The power cable and foam cannon are held in place with rubber bands, which look like a pain in the arse
The foam cannon isn't great, theres no volume markings on it and it appears to be solid blue in colour so you can't see how much liquid is in it. Obviously you could use a different one but you're still paying for it

I know none of them will be perfect and its not a cheap-ish model but there's too many negatives there for me.
 

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I wouldn’t ever use the foam cannon that comes with a washer as they aren’t up to the job.
 

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zafturbo said:
Works fine but it uses some serious amounts of product .likely 3-4 times more than my now broken a-Kem one
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What’s broke on it? My old one was the same as the A-Ken model by the looks of it and I have these few bits left from it if they are any good to you?

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purplea4T said:
I bought the Halfords PW50 there, was £202 with a trade card or £225 with a 10% off code - retail at £250.
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Antoin said:
Lol that's all well and good but it seems it would be easier to buy a night with Margot Robbie than get one of those Ava machines at present 😆
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I also bought the PW50 Advanced a month ago. It comes with a Halfords Advanced snow foam canon bundled although I already had one. I've been using the same canon for a year and it works great for me (Mostly with Bilt H Auto Foam) I bought the Halfords Advanced stubby too. Various discounts meant I didn't pay much over £200 in total.

Performance ways I'm very pleased, if it proves reliable (3 yr warranty) I'd definitely recommend it.
 

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They're giving you the option to take a refund on the machine rather than have it fixed.
 
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