William B
Would like to know proper type before purchase
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I wouldn't try it. You don't want to risk getting water in the air compressor.
My son just washed our house w/o a pressure washer. He used Jomax (from Wal-Mart, in the paint section), mixed it with Clorox according to directions (buy a cheap measuring cup so you won't be tempted to use one from the kitchen, which you might then be tempted to wash and reuse in the kitchen!), and sprayed it on the house with a garden chemical sprayer. (It held 2 gallons and you pressurized it by pumping a handle in the lid by hand--it held enough pressure to spray the stuff, but not enough to be called a "pressure washer." I cost about $10.)
Then he waited a few minutes, scrubbed it, and sprayed it off with a garden hose with a spray attachment. He could wash it off from the ground.
The scrubber was a scrub brush screwed onto a telescoping pole. The pole cost $30 but extended to 30', so he could stand on the ground and scrub.
He had to climb the ladder for the chemical spray, but since he did little physical labor on the ladder, there was little danger of him losing his balance.
Total cost was about $70. We already had the ladder; you might be able to borrow one if you don't have one.
We were afraid to use a pressure washer because we'd heard it can force water under the siding. We'd also heard it wouldn't, but we didn't want to take a chance. We got the whole job done for less that it would cost for a pressure washer.
I wouldn't try it. You don't want to risk getting water in the air compressor.
My son just washed our house w/o a pressure washer. He used Jomax (from Wal-Mart, in the paint section), mixed it with Clorox according to directions (buy a cheap measuring cup so you won't be tempted to use one from the kitchen, which you might then be tempted to wash and reuse in the kitchen!), and sprayed it on the house with a garden chemical sprayer. (It held 2 gallons and you pressurized it by pumping a handle in the lid by hand--it held enough pressure to spray the stuff, but not enough to be called a "pressure washer." I cost about $10.)
Then he waited a few minutes, scrubbed it, and sprayed it off with a garden hose with a spray attachment. He could wash it off from the ground.
The scrubber was a scrub brush screwed onto a telescoping pole. The pole cost $30 but extended to 30', so he could stand on the ground and scrub.
He had to climb the ladder for the chemical spray, but since he did little physical labor on the ladder, there was little danger of him losing his balance.
Total cost was about $70. We already had the ladder; you might be able to borrow one if you don't have one.
We were afraid to use a pressure washer because we'd heard it can force water under the siding. We'd also heard it wouldn't, but we didn't want to take a chance. We got the whole job done for less that it would cost for a pressure washer.
How can an air compressor be used as a pressure washer?
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Apologies that this has been asked before (need & would much appreciate more detail).
The "Best Answer" was that apparently filling a sandblaster with water works wonderfully.
Has anybody else done this?
Do you know What specs of of air compressor you need? Mine is 2HP/150psi 2.6SCFM @ 90 psi, 6 gallon. If powerful enough, what sandblaster would you recommend?
(A website that confirms compatibility would be super). I have searched the web without luck.
Thank you!
Thanks Las Vegas: solved in way under 4 hours. Two different animals was my gut feeling but had wishful thing after seeing that post. (Won't shop at Wal-Mart, but nice to know they can be had at a reasonable price). Thanks again!
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It might 'sort-of' work.. but you'll be disappointed with the results.
An air compressor is an air compressor, a pressure washer is a pressure washer. They are two different animals entirely.
Save yourself a lot of time & trouble, if you go out & buy the cheapest wal-mart electric pressure washer that they have, it will be a thousand times better than what you are trying to rig up. I think you're looking at around $70 or so.
That compressor you have wouldn't be powerful enough for the tiniest of sandblasters, anyway. They take a LOT of air, far more than your little consumer unit can deliver.
Ingenuity is great, and I love seeing people thinking out of the box. Kudos to you for that, but on this one, there is no substitute for the real thing. Sorry!
It might 'sort-of' work.. but you'll be disappointed with the results.
An air compressor is an air compressor, a pressure washer is a pressure washer. They are two different animals entirely.
Save yourself a lot of time & trouble, if you go out & buy the cheapest wal-mart electric pressure washer that they have, it will be a thousand times better than what you are trying to rig up. I think you're looking at around $70 or so.
That compressor you have wouldn't be powerful enough for the tiniest of sandblasters, anyway. They take a LOT of air, far more than your little consumer unit can deliver.
Ingenuity is great, and I love seeing people thinking out of the box. Kudos to you for that, but on this one, there is no substitute for the real thing. Sorry!
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