vue - Pressure Washer Buying Guide

See All Pressure Washers: http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/automotive/pressure-washers.html Once you have a pressure washer youll wonder how you ever did without! A pressure washer can deliver up to 75 times more cleaning power than a garden hose while using eighty percent less water. Pressure washers are divided into LIGHT MEDIUM and HEVY DUTY models. Select the model thats right for the kind of jobs you want to do. LIGHT DUTY pressure washers are good for general cleaning like cars and patio furniture. MEDIUM DUTY pressure washers are best for heavier duty cleaning like fences and decks or driveways. HEAVY DUTY pressure washers can be used for work like stripping paint and second story cleaning. Pressure washers are rated by how much the water is compressed -- PSI or pounds per square inch and by how much water they pump per minute -- GPM or gallons per minute Light Duty washers compress the water to around 1700psi or pounds per square inch. Great for washing cars lawn furniture and small decks. And a Heavy Duty gas washer compresses the water up to 3200psi. This is enough power for heavy duty cleaning paint stripping and large decks Multiply the PSI rating and the GPM flow and you get the CU or cleaning unit rating. This Light Duty pressure washer has a CU Rating of 2380. And this Heavy Duty gas pressure washer has a CU rating of 8320. Use the CU rating to compare pressure washers so that you get the best value for the type of cleaning you want to do. There are two kinds of pressure washers to choose from: electric and gas. Electric pressure washers are quick and easy to use. They need little maintenance and there is no fuel to add. Theyre great for Light and Medium duty cleaning. They use an indirect drive pump with a simple design that delivers consistent performance. Gas pressure washers allow you work virtually anywhere. They offer higher pressure than electric models so theyre ideal for Medium and Heavy duty work. This model features a heavy duty maintenance free axial-cam pump that delivers durability and performance. You can make your pressure washer even more useful by adding accessories... ...special cleaning tips for a wide range of surfaces like decks and soffits.. ... wands and extensions... .. and detergents for just about any cleaning job. Electric or Gas you can see a wide range of pressure washers and accessories at... ...Canadian Tire