Can I use this oil, in this compressor?

[fatfillup]

There are no new $1500 hot water pressure washers and if there are, I would run the other way


A small 110 volt from Northern will do the job, it will be slow compared to a 220 volt machine.

I hesitate to give brand names as most everyone has cheap models as well as good ones. I would recommend you buy from a local distributor as hot water machines can be maintenance intense when they get some age on them and a local guy you buy it from should have parts and service.

Alkota, All American, Aaladin, Landa, Hotsy all make good equipment but hitting the $2500 mark will be hard from a local guy. I have nothing under $3000 new.

I agree a washing machine is a time saver, just don't know if you'll find one big enough to stuff a large carpet in.

Thanks for the tip on washing seat covers and such, that will come in handy.

 

[sberry]

Yes, at 2500 to 2800$ 120v hot machine is about 3000 cleaning units, the 5 hp hot is about 8500 units or so and 3800 to 4K$. For a grand or 1200 more get a machine close to 3x as good and will heat a lot more. Way better grime removal. Mine will clean a car well in under5 minutes even if it looks like it went thru a bog. In cold winter the smaller one is slow cutting ice, if its really cold even slower and re freezes before it really washes.
I should have got a pic, had a steel truck deck that got pine sap on it, just covered about a third of it. Even my portable, a bit smaller than the shop unit but super hot let me heat it enough to clean it in about 20 minutes. Took it right to bare steel. No sticky left. I am not sure how long a little one would have taken or really worked.
It is a tool that cost some up front but after a guy gets one it becomes like a right hand. They last a long time. I had mine, use it near daily, fixed a couple minor problems, at least for me they were minor but 1 and it wasn't a great deal, same burner nozzle it came with and its 33 years.
I can clean one of these mudballs in about 3minutes 30 seconds with discipline, about 4 comfy. 5 really quite well. About a quart of diesel if I want bug cutting hot.

 

[sberry]

I know its a hi jack but I want to elaborate a little more. I have a need and live on backroads. This is the same class of tool that a good portable welder, hoist, some feeders, air compressors are and its a place that really returns fast in the nature of the work. It cost some to operate, same for welder etc but when you need work done you might use air power due not to efficiency but work done fast.
A good unit allows cleaning outside in cold weather. I have a storage, its dusty, birds etc but basically in the summer I clean before I leave and when its muddy, salty and icy I clean when I return and when cold park inside to dry. I can go all winter parking 2 or 3 cars and not get 5 gallons of dirt on the floor and its not all that hard because I can pick the weather a little but also they are not caked with weeks of ice to start with.
New cars at 40 or more $ depreciate on these roads fast. I keep the new to a minimum but it allows older ones not to look so ratty therefore not such an inclination to buy new. 5 large for a washer unit saves money and once its paid for it really saves.

 

[sberry]

I clean a lot of stuff. Even cooling pots etc But my Dad came in with this, its about 85 degrees out at the time and he gonna bend over with a little utility knife and go at it. I told him,,, whoa, go get a coffee, give me a few minutes.

 

[Bennylava]

Thanks for the tip on washing seat covers and such, that will come in handy.

Just make sure you always do seat covers on DELICATES mode. Works great. Throw a couple of somewhat soft towels in there to kind of scrub on them a bit. No hot water. Saves a lot of time vs using a power washer. Toss em in, add soap and hit the button, go do something else. For the floor mats, you can use hot water and skip the delicates button. Not real important there. Probably a few more towels in with them, and they can be rough scratchy towels. Been doing this for years on in an old used washing machine, and it doesn't seem to care. After they dry, do 2 light coats of scotch guard, 4 hours between coats. I've had stuff that I thought must be trash, come out looking close to new.

So for the hot water power washer, I'll just save up for the $4k one. And buy local. I take it that the top brands are all fairly equal in reliability and parts availability?

 

[fatfillup]

So for the hot water power washer, I'll just save up for the $4k one. And buy local. I take it that the top brands are all fairly equal in reliability and parts availability?

The distributor is key to parts availability and service. Some are better then others. In the $4K range, most of the machines will be good quality. I can sell for or against any of them as none are perfect, IMO