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Does lowes carry the adapter you can put on your garden hose to use it as a pressure washer? Also does this thing work good, anyone used it? Thanks.
Answer
Pressure washers INCREASE the pressure of the water entering the washer by means of a HIGH PRESSURE pump. Nothing that does not reach similar pressures will have the same effect.
(Pressure washers usually operate up to 1500 - 3000 PSI, up to 15 - 30 times Household water pressure.)
There are a few items that use compressed air to additionally pressurize the water, but they require a separate air compressor and a second hose and never reach really high pressure. (These can discharge at up to about 250 PSI, up to about 2 1/2 Times Household water pressure.)
http://www.expeditionexchange.com/staun/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHBAT4G55T0
These are usually only used in industrial applications where compressed air is already available.
I am assuming that this is the sort of item you were looking to find.
http://www.asseenontvvideo.com/511962/Water-Jet-As-Seen-on-TV.html
This type of item DOES NOT increase the pressure coming into the device,
it merely maintains more of that pressure and hence has a somewhat increased force to the stream of water coming out of the tip, by simply reducing the size of the orifice (hole) at the end of the nozzle. (Household water pressure is usually under 100PSI.)
There are quite a number of common nozzles that achieve much the same effect at a much LOWER COST.
The Adjust-a-Power nozzle is a common one widely used by forestry fire fighters, and car washes.
http://www.dixonvalve.com/dpl/dpl_page/2007/239.pdf
http://www.jmesales.com/item/143575/Dixon-Adjust-a-Power-Nozzle.aspx
You may even find this type of nozzle at Lowes, Home Depot or your local hardware store.
An even cheaper unit to try that is sure to be available at Lowes, Home Depot or your local hardware store is a SWEEPER nozzle. Which has a smaller orifice than a regular Garden Hose Nozzle, but larger than the Adjust-a-Power nozzle.
http://www.dixonbrass.com/dpl/dpl_page/2009/029.pdf
http://www.jmesales.com/item/148800/Dixon-Brass-Sweeper-Nozzle.aspx
Keep in mind that when the orifice is smaller LESS water comes out per minute (or per hour) if you are at the same pressure, so with these devices if the water is doing the real washing it may take significantly longer to achieve the effect you want as well.
Pressure washers INCREASE the pressure of the water entering the washer by means of a HIGH PRESSURE pump. Nothing that does not reach similar pressures will have the same effect.
(Pressure washers usually operate up to 1500 - 3000 PSI, up to 15 - 30 times Household water pressure.)
There are a few items that use compressed air to additionally pressurize the water, but they require a separate air compressor and a second hose and never reach really high pressure. (These can discharge at up to about 250 PSI, up to about 2 1/2 Times Household water pressure.)
http://www.expeditionexchange.com/staun/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHBAT4G55T0
These are usually only used in industrial applications where compressed air is already available.
I am assuming that this is the sort of item you were looking to find.
http://www.asseenontvvideo.com/511962/Water-Jet-As-Seen-on-TV.html
This type of item DOES NOT increase the pressure coming into the device,
it merely maintains more of that pressure and hence has a somewhat increased force to the stream of water coming out of the tip, by simply reducing the size of the orifice (hole) at the end of the nozzle. (Household water pressure is usually under 100PSI.)
There are quite a number of common nozzles that achieve much the same effect at a much LOWER COST.
The Adjust-a-Power nozzle is a common one widely used by forestry fire fighters, and car washes.
http://www.dixonvalve.com/dpl/dpl_page/2007/239.pdf
http://www.jmesales.com/item/143575/Dixon-Adjust-a-Power-Nozzle.aspx
You may even find this type of nozzle at Lowes, Home Depot or your local hardware store.
An even cheaper unit to try that is sure to be available at Lowes, Home Depot or your local hardware store is a SWEEPER nozzle. Which has a smaller orifice than a regular Garden Hose Nozzle, but larger than the Adjust-a-Power nozzle.
http://www.dixonbrass.com/dpl/dpl_page/2009/029.pdf
http://www.jmesales.com/item/148800/Dixon-Brass-Sweeper-Nozzle.aspx
Keep in mind that when the orifice is smaller LESS water comes out per minute (or per hour) if you are at the same pressure, so with these devices if the water is doing the real washing it may take significantly longer to achieve the effect you want as well.
Hot Water Pressure?
~*LadyL*~
I've got a problem. I have very low hot water pressure in the shower and for the washer. I checked the valves and they are completely open. My cold water pressure is ok tho. What's going on? Any advice on how I can fix this? I don't know what else to do. Someone please help.
My bathtub is low too. but everything else is ok.
Answer
I assume that your hot water pressure is OK in most places of the house, except for the shower and the washing machine. You say that your cold water pressure is OK, which I interpret as everywhere in the house, including the shower and washing machine. If this is correct, we can rule out the flow restrictor in the shower head. Furthermore, if the valves are completely open, it doesn't leave many possibilities.
It makes me wonder if you have an older home that was plumbed with iron pipe. Iron pipe will rust faster on the hot water line, and these two locations may be the first to go. But if you have rusting here, you had better start budgeting for a copper repipe soon.
On the other hand, if you have copper pipe, it may be that a loose piece of solder in the pipe has worked its way into a constriction, like in the valve mechanism. I know you said the valves are completely open, but there is not much else where debris could become lodged.
You could run a simple test to see how much water is getting to your valve. Turn off your water supply and then remove the hot water valve stem for your shower. Then have someone slowly turn the water back on while you watch the water come out through the opening where the valve stem goes. This may flush out the debris. But if the water trickles out, you'd better check for iron pipe.
I assume that your hot water pressure is OK in most places of the house, except for the shower and the washing machine. You say that your cold water pressure is OK, which I interpret as everywhere in the house, including the shower and washing machine. If this is correct, we can rule out the flow restrictor in the shower head. Furthermore, if the valves are completely open, it doesn't leave many possibilities.
It makes me wonder if you have an older home that was plumbed with iron pipe. Iron pipe will rust faster on the hot water line, and these two locations may be the first to go. But if you have rusting here, you had better start budgeting for a copper repipe soon.
On the other hand, if you have copper pipe, it may be that a loose piece of solder in the pipe has worked its way into a constriction, like in the valve mechanism. I know you said the valves are completely open, but there is not much else where debris could become lodged.
You could run a simple test to see how much water is getting to your valve. Turn off your water supply and then remove the hot water valve stem for your shower. Then have someone slowly turn the water back on while you watch the water come out through the opening where the valve stem goes. This may flush out the debris. But if the water trickles out, you'd better check for iron pipe.
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