Cordless Pressure Washer ........ is it any good?
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- čas přidán 2. 08. 2024
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Handife Pressure Washer (Amazon): geni.us/Nsw5Z4
This is a surprisingly powerful pressure washer and to be honest I wasn't expecting it to be as good as it is.
Is it as powerful as an expensive mains powered pressure washer (e.g. Karcher)? No.
However, it is extremely portable, very affordable and it does a great job on paving as you will see from the video.
It's roughly 1/3 the price of my main pressure washer which is a Karcher K4 and I find it perfect for cleaning areas where I don't want (or need) a super powerful spray. For example, while draining the hot tub I can clean it as it is draining and use the water from the tub. That saves me dragging the Karcher, hose and extension lead out and makes the job much quicker.
Likewise, I can lead the garden hose onto my shed roof, connect to this washer and use it to clean the adjoining greenhouse roof so it's way more versatile than a traditional (mains) pressure washer.
In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:50 What's in the box?
03:20 Spray jets
05:00 Cleaning paving
06:30 Cleaning bird muck on render
07:22 Cleaning windows and sills
07:36 Cleaning hot tub
09:31 Cleaning algae on tarmac
09:57 Close-ups
11:28 Final thoughts / Summary
If you have a large area of paving, multiple cars or other 'big' jobs for a pressure washer I'd say go with a powerful mains powered pressure washer but for smaller jobs or areas which are more difficult to reach this cordless pressure washer is certainly worthy of consideration - I'm very pleased with mine.
If you have found this video useful feel free to share it anywhere and if you've checked out the review on Amazon please let me know it was useful by giving the review a 'Helpful' vote.
Thanks for watching - see you next time.
Richard. - Jak na to + styl
(Time stamps below)
Handife Pressure Washer (Amazon): geni.us/Nsw5Z4
This is a surprisingly powerful pressure washer and to be honest I wasn't expecting it to be as good as it is.
Is it as powerful as an expensive mains powered pressure washer (e.g. Karcher)? No.
However, it is extremely portable, very affordable and it does a great job on paving as you will see from the video.
It's roughly 1/3 the price of my main pressure washer which is a Karcher K4 and I find it perfect for cleaning areas where I don't want (or need) a super powerful spray. For example, while draining the hot tub I can clean it as it is draining and use the water from the tub. That saves me dragging the Karcher, hose and extension lead out and makes the job much quicker.
Likewise, I can lead the garden hose onto my shed roof, connect to this washer and use it to clean the adjoining greenhouse roof so it's way more versatile than a traditional (mains) pressure washer.
In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:50 What's in the box?
03:20 Spray jets
05:00 Cleaning paving
06:30 Cleaning bird muck on render
07:22 Cleaning windows and sills
07:36 Cleaning hot tub
09:31 Cleaning algae on tarmac
09:57 Close-ups
11:28 Final thoughts / Summary
If you have a large area of paving, multiple cars or other 'big' jobs for a pressure washer I'd say go with a powerful mains powered pressure washer but for smaller jobs or areas which are more difficult to reach this cordless pressure washer is certainly worthy of consideration - I'm very pleased with mine.
If you have found this video useful feel free to share it anywhere and if you've checked out the review on Amazon please let me know it was useful by giving the review a 'Helpful' vote.
Thanks for watching - see you next time.
Richard.
Looks like the ideal washer for having in the boot of the car when visiting trail centres with the mountain bike.
Yes for fresh muck blasting it will do a great job, and quite quickly too - for dried in hardened dirt you may need something more powerful.
Wheel arches. Answered my question. And it works on patios. I'm in.
Same as a Parkside. Good stuff. You've highlighted its advantages well. I'd add one: a Kårcher disperses the dirt over a wide area. This one doesn't.
Also better suited for cleaning motorbikes and bicycles. With this you don't force water into places where water does damage, like cabling, ball bearings etc.
The Parkside model is part of a 'family' of battery powered batteries. These can be bought separately and are interchangeable.
Nice one - that sounds like a great option - I like to have all the necessary machinery for the (many) jobs around my home and garden.
I've recently got some DeWalt drills, grinder and hedge cutter which have interchangeable 5.0AH batteries and they are great. If they did a small strimmer for the edges of lawns I'd get that too since my petrol strimmer is broken but their strimmer is no good for cutting around delicate shapes and curves.
A good review.
Battery opp can be used in wet area without worrying about electric shocks..
I have 18volt black and Decker drill and hedge trimer, so will buy the water blaster now..
Thanks for your time and Tips..
Cheers from NEW ZEALAND...
I'm glad you found the video useful - yes I've used this washer many times in quite heavy rain while I've been cleaning my roof and it's still fine. Availability seems to come and go on Amazon but I'm sure there are similar alternatives.
Thanks for that, I’m going to buy one plus I’ve subscribed cheers
Groovy - I'm not sure they are still available but there will surely be very similar jet washers on Amazon.
Hello and Season's Greeting's,
I bought a very similar version to your machine from Parkside tool's.
If you live in an apartment block it's a God send...I use mine to wash my MTB and the Balcony.
Yes, for small jobs it is great. I use mine for windows where it would be impractical to drag the full sized mains pressure washer to.
Hi Richard,
That looks a handy piece of kit.
I always admire your Harkila gear, did the sponsorship deal run out and Swazi come in 😃 lol.
Yes it's very handy for the difficult to reach jobs and smaller tasks where the larger washer would be inconvenient.
I'm wearing Harkila shorts in the video, lol
I don't get sponsored by any company but Harkila / Swazi are probably two I'd consider. However, when I set the channel(s) up I make a conscious decision never to be paid for anything by any company as I've seen so many people sell their souls just for fake money and then their videos and themselves become soulless.
Some of the offers companies have made to have their products featured in videos are mad but all have been turned down - it's really strange when I do that as they always come back with the same thing "by we're going to pay you" and they can't understand why anyone would turn down money but I will never sell out.
This reminds me of last year when Paypal were hassling me to put a feature on my website which they would pay me for and would allow buyers to purchase the products without having the funds in their account - I think it was called Paypal Credit or something similar.
Their first attempt was for £250, second was for £500 and the last one was for £1000 - every time I turned them down as I don't want anyone to buy anything unless they can afford it. The world is already in enough debt and I won't be part of adding to that nonsense.
Every time the people from Paypal said I was the only one who turned them down and it seemed to make their day to have someone going against the grain but I can't do anything else as I've been in crippling debt before (for about 10 years) and I know what it's like.
@@ThousandYardStare Harkila shorts 😂 going for brand ambassador LOL.
I do appreciate your reply because it's easy for someone like me to make a smartass remark (all in good fun) and possibly tarnish your unbiased reputation. I hadn't thought of that!
Fairplay for not accepting that offer, for not many would turn it down!
The debt bouble is not going to end well whenever it is to burst, but the longer we go suppling cheap credit and quantitative easing the worse it will get.
I just hope I am in a good place and have my little plan set before any major changes occur.
Your certainly well on with your plan, well done for that!!
@@declanmcguinness9374 I hope you ride out this nonsense too, man - there is an increasing number of people know what's going on and where it's heading but unfortunately the masses are still drinking the kool-aid. If they haven't even questioned what's going on by now they probably never will.
Great review and all we need to know about the product, LIKED and SUBSCRIBED keep the great videos coming !!!!!
Does it fit to a hose from the outside tap or does it have to be plugged in to a still water supply??? If its fits my hose from the outside tap il buy it
I use this regularly to this day and it fits my outdoor hose with a standard Hozelock / Gardena type of quick-fit connector on the garden hose. I like how I don't have to plug it in and drag an extension lead out to where I wan to use it and it is fine for small jobs like cleaning pigeon crap off our cars.
For more intensive jobs I still prefer my Karcher K4 pressure washer but for every day use, cleaning windows and cars this battery powered washer serves me well/
@@ThousandYardStare thanks again for us reply, brilliant work
Does this pressure washer work as well when drawing the water supply from a pond or bucket? Reviews of other similar washers are critical of performance when not connected to mains water supply. On the point of purchasing for our model boat club to clean off wildfowl droppings from lake edge.
That's a difficult one to answer effectively since the longer the 'draw' pipe is the less water the pump will be able to draw (due to friction loss in the relatively narrow pipe) and therefore the less it will be able to pump out.
It is definitely better when connected to a pressurized supply.
For cleaning duck crap off the edges of a lake it should cope fine when the draw pipe is in the lake but if it is some particularly dried on muck it may struggle.
How much is a secondary battery and can you buy them separately for that device? With a Bosch, you can just use the batteries for your drill. They’re all interchangeable and readily available.
I've just checked the link n the video description as I was sure extra batteries could be bought but the product link says 'no longer available'.
I just used my cordless pressure washer yesterday when I was cleaning out the pipes under my sink - did the job well.
Brilliant review mate can you get spare batteries for it & also you didn’t mention the make of the model & also the price so is it possible to let me know the price &.we’re you can buy one from thanks
I tend not to mention prices in the videos as I put links to the products in the video description and pinned comment - prices fluctuate and I don't like to give inaccurate information.
As this was on Amazon the price will probably yo-yo like all the other products on there but the link takes you to the exact product in the video - it is Handife Pressure Washer (Amazon): geni.us/Nsw5Z4
I can see it's currently unavailable which is becoming a problem for many products. There are similar versions from different manufacturers but the prices seem very high compared to mains powered (more powerful) pressure washers.
Have you any idea how much a spare battery would cost at all & also we’re can you buy that pressure washer from
The link I have in the video description and pinned comment says "Product unavailable" so unfortunately I can't answer that.
Hi from flat, how long until the battery is fully charged please Thank you for the video.
I think it takes somewhere between 1.5 and 2 hours from flat although I've never timed it exactly.
Is it awkward to hold and use when using the brush attachment as you are using both hands when cleaning the windows? Would this be suitable for cleaning a motorhome?
Much will depend on the size of the motorhome but I use a standard mains powered pressure washer for our cars as it gets the job done much faster - that is a Karcher K4.
It isn't the easiest thing to use with the brush attached - better to either use a pressure washer or a brush - both together doesn't really work.
@@ThousandYardStare Thank you for your reply.
I was an early adopter of cordless gadgets and came to regret it because of the batteries. First world problem indeed. It's still good to have an honest reviewer.
Back in the day I wouldn't touch cordless machines apart from high end battery drills as everything else was poor quality which didn't last.
It's only very recently that I've started buying a few cordless machines as the battery technology has come on in leaps and bounds over the last few years.
@@ThousandYardStare There is still the fundamental gimmick of a piece of kit whose utility is fully tied to the availability of a working battery which the supplier will stop supporting after an indecently short time even if they remain in business. You can't just buy an upgraded battery like with a car, they want you to buy into a whole new system.
@@puirYorick Yes that is always a risk with the less well known brands bu I've been pleased with the performance of items I've bought over the last few years. The one I've had most use from (apart from battery drill) is the bosch trimmer: www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-Cordless-Edging-Shrub-Shear/dp/B00GZLFQB6/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=bosch+clippers&qid=1629745843&sr=8-1 and that does a great job on small bushes and conifers. I should maybe make a video on that one as I need to trim some small conifers near my greenhouse.
@@ThousandYardStare I got burned by globally known brands' big ticket buys: Sony (camcorders) and Makita (drill-drivers) as well as the lesser items like Philips, Casio & V-Tech (phones). Cordless means disposable now to me I have to say. I just won't risk adding another gadget to my dead pile.
I agree that others' usage may make it still very worthwhile for the portability.
@@puirYorick My battery drill is the same one I bought over 20 years ago,lol
It's had 2 new batteries to replace the original 2 batteries but is still working no problem - it's a Hitachi and cost a lot way back when I got it. I used that for years when I was landscaping to make lots of large decks and continue to use it today for drilling walls and screws - it's probably put in hundreds of thousands of screws over the years so it's definitely paid for itself.
My phone is an old Samsung A5 and works as good now as the day I got it (second hand) although it hasn't been updated since late 2019 as I knew some shenanigans were coming in 2020 with increased digital surveillance via phones.
I tend to go for JVC camcorders and have one for indoor filming and one for outdoor filming - both have done well for years and still function perfectly so maybe you're just unlucky with the brands or the individual models from them.
Even my TV is over 20 years old and still good enough for me.
Can I have this using a water butt in my garden to water my garden plants.
Yes as it also works from bottles, buckets etc.
Welke pressure washer is dat op amazon? Kan deze niet vinden die op de video wordt getest.
Leider kommen und gehen sie bei Amazon und sind daher nicht immer verfügbar. Ich benutze meinen Reiniger alle paar Wochen, um die Fenster meines Hauses zu putzen.
looks like something i need. do you know if you can buy additional batteries?
The sellers will likely be able to source them - hat's the one main drawback as I always like to have 2 batteries.
However, as it's more of a specialist / occasional use washer for me the one battery isn't a deal breaker.
the only thing people really want to know is can you do away with the short pipe and use a standard hose pipe and how much water do you need to run it continuously say 5 mins
A standard hose pipe will keep the washer operating as long as the battery lasts for which is approx. 30-40 mins of use.
I'm not sure what you are asking here with "can you do away with the short pipe"
@@ThousandYardStare the pipe your using is the pipe that came with it. cheers
@@jlindell6532 The pipe I'm using is the hose pipe I have in my garden apart from the section of video where I'm cleaning the hot tub. The hot tub section of video uses one of the hoses which comes with the washer.
@@ThousandYardStare ok cool . i have just bought one but may want to use it on a 50M mains hose pipe to use on the car etc
How much are the cordless pressure washer.
This particular one is not currently available using the link in the video description and pinned comment but there will be similar cordless washers available.
Aye brother! Give us US viewers more credit - we've heard of a pop bottle! Maybe not on the Westside as mooch, but in other parts they call soft drinks soda pop... 2:39 ☆
It's the same here, most people in the South don't call fizzy drinks 'pop' but they do up North.
How about using it on the car, that's what its handy for, no more e cables an hosepipes dragging on the floor...
I have a decent Karcher pressure washer for the family cars but I've been using the washer featured in this video over the last week to spray a bleach solution onto my roof to kill the moss after manual cleaning with a brush and trowel. It did a great job and was way more versatile than using something rigged up to the mains with an extension cord. I simply attached the hose to the battery pressure washer and got to work.
I swapped the mixer bottle which come with the pressure washer for a bigger one and it worked great. The roof looks class now.
NEVER use a pressure washer on windows and especially not on solar panels!! Tap water will leave limescale marks which obviously affects the performance of the solar panels.
Use only 100% pure water (de-ironised). It won’t leave any film of limescale.
Or never buy solar panels...it takes about 20 years to get your money back
@@karldean4067 How long til you get your money back on your car? What about your computer? How about your smartphone? How long until you can sell those for more than you paid? Why is the length of time something takes to "pay for itself" so unevenly applied?
Depends if you live in a limescale area! I have 450w of cheapo flex panels on a flat roof in Japanese summer, some days they produce 6w. Not even EACH, that's the TOTAL! But once we had rain followed by immediate sun and the output shot up to 150w.
Good an all but £90
Did anyone ever tell you how much you look like that pond guru guy lol
He is my evil twin.
Just bought a really cheap and crappy one of these, but all the CZcams reviews of "cheap and crappy" ones look way better made and more heavy-duty than mine, I might have been sold a duck!
Oh well, I got some animation making software for half price at the same time.
I still use mine for cleaning bikes, windows and my house roof and it works great - I just wish it came with 2 batteries instead of 1.
Who got distracted by the tiger?
kjgb
I was wondering do you still use it or do you have something different now…..👍
Yes I use it semi-regularly to clean my greenhouse roof and also my house roof since it is very light and simple to get up there compared to a standard jet wash.
Very much obliged. Sir how’s the battery? Mines almost gone can’t find a replacement battery. 🙏🫡
My battery is still fine as I cleaned my house roof late last year with this washer. However, it would have been much better if it came with 2 batteries or even if replacement batteries were available alongside the washer.
I tend to use the washer for windows, gutters and my house roof since it doesn't need any other attachment other than the water pipe.
If you contact the company surely they could supply a replacement battery.