Pressure Washers, taps, and hosepipes

[Nanako]

You place the supply input hose into a tank of your choosing. eg a bucket of water.

As I said it's suitability depends on why you want one. If you don't know what your usage will be thern that it suggests you don't actually need one.

i had thought of that, but then wouldnt i need some kind of seperate pump to send it up that hose as well? What kind would i need to supply enough water for a pressure cleaner

I do know what my usage will be, exterior cleaning. I will be using this cleaner a couple times a year to blast clean the area around my porch and garden paths. I may find other purposes for it besides, but thats the main goal

 

[Nanako]

No, it's low pressure that's the problem, not high. You can, and should, fit a device on the pipework.

i don't understand.

The scenario i'm thinking is, if the tap is running, and the hose is filling the pressure washer, but then i leave it unattended for a few minutes, it might overfill and the water would have nowhere to go but back down the tap, isnt that the bad situation?

Modifying the pipework is absolutely off the table. I'm strictly thinking in the realms of working with what comes out of the taps as is

 

[denso13]

isnt that the bad situation?

No. Water can feed back into the mains if the pressure drops/is low for whatever reason. Low pressure in the mains could "suck" water from a property and if that water is contaminated then it could be dangerous. Hence, check valves are used so that water cannot back feed into the mains.

Modifying the pipework is absolutely off the table.

Then, unless you ignore the rules/law, you are stuffed unfortunately.

 

[Nanako]

Unless you want to purchase a bowser then you're asking for something that doesn't exist!

I have a friend who lives in 2nd floor flat... He wanted a way to wash his van from his kitchen tap... I simply installed a connection to the kitchen tap cold feed under the sink that had a lever valve, check valve and cap that enabled him to connect his hose there and feed it out of the window.

it doesnt exist? Why not? I can easily imagine how one might be made, you'd just need a little rubber aperture that stays closed until sufficient internal pressure blows it open, like the caps on sport drink bottles. Or hell, something similar to a hamster drinking bottle in reverse could work too. i can imagine a ton of devices that would release fluid when the internal pressure passes a certain point, i'm sure such a thing must exist

I looked up a bowser, that seems to be a huge trailer style water tank? Definitely excessive for my needs. Do they come in tiny versions, like 5 litres ?

 

[dilalio]

i can imagine

We can all do that!

 

[dilalio]

i'm sure such a thing must exist

When you find it, can you ask if they have money trees and send me a link please, to...

[email protected]

 

[dilalio]

Modifying the pipework is absolutely off the table.

You keep saying that but not why!

 

[CountryFan]

We can all do that!

John Lennon taught me that one

 

[dilalio]

John Lennon taught me that one

He never imagined how an airport would be named after him!