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Dolmen

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Just about to order a cordless pressure washer for the van and was wondering which one other members use? I have a full blown mains washer, however, too cumbersome for regular outings and the risk of using too high a pressure, was also wondering if a foamer was a useful addition. Txs.
 
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Dolmen said:
Just about to order a cordless pressure washer for the van and was wondering which one other members use? I have a full blown mains washer, however, too cumbersome for regular outings and the risk of using too high a pressure, was also wondering if a foamer was a useful addition. Txs.
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I use a Works brushless one…works a treat and not too powerful as to cause any damage to sealant etc. Bought a spare battery for it too. Recommend 👍
 
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Care should be taken when using a pressure washer as the front windscreen rubbers are not designed for that higher pressure you could also trap water under the seals and if it freezes on rare occasions cause the screen to crack. The side motorhome window seals are certainly not up to that pressure or anywhere near the fridge vents or external lockers. You could also drive water into side marker lights on rear ones in some cases. Not try to doom and gloom but 40 years repairing them. If you want to pre wet it or rinse off just stand well back to lower the impact the pressure will drop off rapidly at a short distance a meter or so should be fine
 
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Bessy765 said:
Care should be taken when using a pressure washer as the front windscreen rubbers are not designed for that higher pressure you could also trap water under the seals and if it freezes on rare occasions cause the screen to crack. The side motorhome window seals are certainly not up to that pressure or anywhere near the fridge vents or external lockers. You could also drive water into side marker lights on rear ones in some cases. Not try to doom and gloom but 40 years repairing them. If you want to pre wet it or rinse off just stand well back to lower the impact the pressure will drop off rapidly at a short distance a meter or so should be fine
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Agree 100% with Bessy765, I wouldn't go anywhere near any vehicle with a pressure washer.
 
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I have a number of Makita cordless tools - so bought a Makita pressure washer unit and utilise the same batteries/ charger. Good quality and sufficient for giving the motorhome a wash when touring in the EU. It can be connected to a mains water tap via standard hose/tap connectors and/or fed via a short hose from a bucket of soapy water in the first instance. I also take my Makita hand held vacuum cleaner and a tyre inflator with us. They are brilliant and the vacuum cleaner runs forever off a full battery.

if you plan to build up a range of cordless units it is worth thinking about which manufacturer you will choose initially - such as Makita, Bosch, DeWalt etc as the batteries and charger are normally the expensive part. Thereafter, the base units are relatively cheap. At home, I have the usual range of Makita cordless stuff like, drills, saws, etc. which I have built up over time as a keen DIY person.

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Alsatian said:
Agree 100% with Bessy765, I wouldn't go anywhere near any vehicle with a pressure washer.
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I wouldn't either, with a mains powered pressure washer, which I do have, what I am looking at here is a cordless pressure washer, they are not that high powered and its use would mainly be as a boost to the low pressure I get straight from the garden hose which hardly reaches the motorhome roof at the moment, main use will be around skirts and rinsing off.
 
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TheAleMan said:
I use a Works brushless one…works a treat and not too powerful as to cause any damage to sealant etc. Bought a spare battery for it too. Recommend 👍
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Hi, that's just what I was hoping. Not trying to be clever, was wondering if you could confirm you meant Worx as they get really good reviews
 
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I put a post about this the other day, I use a swiffer mop. 5.99 the range.. I use a long folding bucket the swiffer fits in, fill with hot water, I elongate the handle and standing on a sturdy ladder, wash the roof and rinse off with a hose, my swiffer is 47 cm x 10 cm, once I have done the roof I do both sides, the back and front, I then use a sponge to do all the joints, nooks and crannies again I rinse off with a hose. It takes me less than 30 minutes, I also take it with me on our travels to wash the front after murdering billions of gnats, driving at 70 mph. I never use a pressure washer, except if it’s to point it at the MH from 2.0-2.5 metres away to rinse off the front and back.
 
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I won't even go near my car with mine.
Slightest damage to paint or stuck on badges won't stand up to well over 3000 psi.
That enough to cut soft brick.

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a few weeks back i bought the Lidl version it lasted all of 10 minutes. so have difficulty reccomending it.
havent been able to come to terms in deciding whether to buy another one or not.
 
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pappajohn said:
I won't even go near my car with mine.
Slightest damage to paint or stuck on badges won't stand up to well over 3000 psi.
That enough to cut soft brick.
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That’s amazing, I haven’t seen a cordless one that can go above 650 psi, my Karcher might, however, not seen a cordless in this range
 
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Dolmen said:
Hi, that's just what I was hoping. Not trying to be clever, was wondering if you could confirm you meant Worx as they get really good reviews
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Yes sorry Dolmen it is indeed Worx. Brushless..more robust apparently 👍

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our poppy lll said:
I put a post about this the other day, I use a swiffer mop. 5.99 the range.. I use a long folding bucket the swiffer fits in, fill with hot water, I elongate the handle and standing on a sturdy ladder, wash the roof and rinse off with a hose, my swiffer is 47 cm x 10 cm, once I have done the roof I do both sides, the back and front, I then use a sponge to do all the joints, nooks and crannies again I rinse off with a hose. It takes me less than 30 minutes, I also take it with me on our travels to wash the front after murdering billions of gnats, driving at 70 mph. I never use a pressure washer, except if it’s to point it at the MH from 2.0-2.5 metres away to rinse off the front and back.
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I am not familiar with the term "swiffer" is it basically a floor mop?
 
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funflair said:
I am not familiar with the term "swiffer" is it basically a floor mop?
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Yeah, it’s like .. on the end of long adjustable pole a flat plastic oblong which has a removable cover the cover being the mop. You find that they are great for cleaning ceramic floors, large windows, the sides and roof of motorhomes and cars. It’s quick because the surface is 47x10 cms. So you cover a lot of area quickly, and it’s designed to collect dirt it’s also solid, but very soft.

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our poppy lll said:
Yeah, it’s like .. on the end of long adjustable pole a flat plastic oblong which has a removable cover the cover being the mop. You find that they are great for cleaning ceramic floors, large windows, the sides and roof of motorhomes and cars. It’s quick because the surface is 47x10 cms. So you cover a lot of area quickly, and it’s designed to collect dirt it’s also solid, but very soft.
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It can be viewed on Amazon, search flat mop microfibre.
 
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I think they are intended to wipe dust off laminate floors, but using as a moho washing sounds like a good idea.

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our poppy lll said:
Yeah, it’s like .. on the end of long adjustable pole a flat plastic oblong which has a removable cover the cover being the mop. You find that they are great for cleaning ceramic floors, large windows, the sides and roof of motorhomes and cars. It’s quick because the surface is 47x10 cms. So you cover a lot of area quickly, and it’s designed to collect dirt it’s also solid, but very soft.
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Thanks, thought that was it, I do actually use one but just with a drying towel wrapped over the head for drying off after washing and rinsing down.
 
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Morning

The above pressure washer, can this be used from water containers (syphon) or do you still need tap water supply?

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Swap nozzles on your pressure washer and you can run it at any pressure / spray pattern you want.
 
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Oisin said:
Morning

The above pressure washer, can this be used from water containers (syphon) or do you still need tap water supply?

Thanks
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I have been reading a lot about them over the last few days and they all (battery cordless) have a hose with a float to use from a water container, or even a river. If you are referring to the worx above it can be used from a container. What I am less sure about is how big a container you would need to wash and rinse a motorhome, however, I don't see myself using anything else other than garden hose
 
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I use snow foam gun on the mains pressure washer and extendable soft mop pole to reach the top. Snow foam gun drops the pressure, use it without the foam solution in it for initial spray , then with the foam , then rinse off again without . Use normal lance for wheels and arches with no issues.
 
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I have the Worx cordless and found that it's more suited to rinsing the van after a manual wash as it's not powerful enough to take off ingrained dirt properly, plus I'm concious about damaging seals. I use it more for the MTB as mentioned previously and it's a handy piece of kit. I normally use one or two buckets of water to fully rinse the van off. I've got the snow foam attachment but haven't used it yet.
 
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