Power washer easy access ideas?

[brett14]

I’m looking for ideas to make my power washer more accessible. I would love to be cleaning my cars more often but having to lug the thing out *****.

I have a spot in the front middle of my garage and can easily get water to it. I would just need an idea on how to hang it and maybe they make a reel or something for the hose? I know I would need a longer hose too

just looking for some ideas. Thanks

 

[58Yeoman]

I finally went with a portable gas powered washer for my use. No having to run a hose AND electrical wire. I keep it in the garage in the space between the OH doors. I have a spigot in the garage, one in front of the house and one in back, plus a hydrant at the shop. I did get a 50' hose for it. That's what works for me. It's inside the garage in the winter so it doesn't freeze.

 

[foodie]

Agree with Yeoman. But also check out Obsessed Garage website. He has many different hoses and attachments that he personally tested
with many different brand name power washers. I purchased a package from him and it was well worth the money. Excellent quality products. He also has ways to hang your power washer and supplies.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Not to hijack your thread, but I'd like to put my pressure washer in a nook, and plumb it to a few spots around the place. Has anyone ever done hard plumbing for high pressure water, and with what pipe?

 

[oldmachinenut]

The answer to Kay’s question,
PVC of course, sorry I couldn’t resist!

 

[lowrollin70gmc]

Not to hijack your thread, but I'd like to put my pressure washer in a nook, and plumb it to a few spots around the place. Has anyone ever done hard plumbing for high pressure water, and with what pipe?

My work has a large pressure washer ran to hose reels in 3 different shop bays. I used pressure washer hose (with npt ends) mounted to the face of the wall. It works well, but I did have to swap in a couple new lengths of hose after about 6 years. That pressure washer is also heated and has 4400 hrs it in that time, so similar hose should last nearly forever in a home shop.

 

[P0234]

I looked at doing something similar a while ago but ended up with a simple setup that works well for me. The hose reels are expensive, more than the pressure washer and can be prone to leaks.

I’m a recovering detailing nut and have gone through six or more pressure washers from $30’refurbs to a pricey AR blue. Price seems to have little to do with durability. They last 2-3 years for me before the trouble starts. I now just buy the cheap ones when they go sale for under $50.

I have a water spigot in my garage and an outlet. I leave the pressure washer in the corner next to the door and have a simple way to wind up the hose. The only real mod I have is an additional 25’ high pressure hose added in.

Washing a car is simply turning on the water, flipping the switch and unwinding the hose. I have about 40’ of hose to work with. I’ve had this setup for over a decade and have no reason to improve on it.

 

[CN Spots]

Mine's gas so I still take it outside but the quickest time saver for mine was the addition of quick connects for the hoses/pump. Trying to neatly roll up a PW hose while it's still connected is an exercise in futility.

 

[THE RIP]

This might help. Wall mounted pressure washer and reel set up.

 

[Matt M PA]

My Karcher pressure washer sits on the floor, just inside the garage door with a hose reel above.

If memory serves, I got the reel on-line for about $125. Makes life much easier for washing cars. I also use a Metropolitan Master Blaster to blow the cars off....here's my set-up...

 

[metlmunchr]

Not to hijack your thread, but I'd like to put my pressure washer in a nook, and plumb it to a few spots around the place. Has anyone ever done hard plumbing for high pressure water, and with what pipe?

1/2" schedule 80 pipe has a working pressure rating of 3000 psi after derating for the threads at fittings. The important thing is to use only forged steel fittings for all the ells, tees, and couplings. Forged fittings also have a rating of 3000 psi working pressure. Burst pressure on both pipe and fittings is several times working pressure rating, so even though the system may be operating at max working pressure it is nowhere near its burst pressure.

If I was piping anything for high pressure, I'd check with local pipe, valve, and fitting suppliers and find out which of them carries US made pipe and fittings. Wheatland Tube, for example is a top quality US manufacturer. For high pressure use I wouldn't trust any imported pipe or fittings. I've run thousands of feet of imported pipe on welded installations working at 200 psi or less with no problems, but on any screwed pipe I have always used domestic pipe because I've never seen a piece of Chinese or Indian pipe that would thread worth a damn.

An alternate would be hydraulic tubing, but the cost of fittings would be a killer and the tubing itself would likely cost as much as, if not more than, the 1/2" sch 80 pipe.

 

[niget2002]

Mine would have to be a more semi-permanent solution. Some place where I can run it where it sits for washing cars, but still easily move it out to the back patio to clean the concrete.

I just got mine for father's day and have used it weekly since.