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Hmm - the preview pic thing is broken for me too - try this link
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that works
Picture link works for me, good price and it's the time of year when an after ride bike clean is more likely to be necessary
Great deal. Mine has started running rough after 4 or 5 years so I took it apart to try to fix. I suspect it's the pump which is a sealed part but unfortunately worx said they didn't have it as a replacement part. It still works but just sounds ropey. When it dies I'll buy a new one.
Good deal that, they are good!
I picked one up a couple of years ago the full kit as an 'amazon warehouse' deal for about £95.
Timely PSA thanks, the full kit on the same page was only £20 more. Ordered.
Yeah, I was considering the full kit, but I just got the unit and the short lance, it will live in the car. There's a lovely rock-filtered pool of water by the carpark at my local trail I can use as a water source. Picture a Timotei advert, but in a cold, damp forest with a muddy bike and a scruffy middle aged fella.
There’s a lovely rock-filtered pool of water by the carpark at my local trail which the outwash from cleaning my bike can drain into. A lovely rainbow hued film of rinsed chain oil delicately shimmers across the surface once I've finished. You can see the little waterskaters sink in when the oil reaches them and eliminates the surface tension.
Not judging by the way. I'm just as bad.
Lol, well our garage at the back of our house opens to a private car park on route the next street along for access, so this means I can use the bucket to collect rainwater from the water butts at the end of the garden and wash the cars/bikes away from the house. Convienently there is a large storm drain with grid cover right in front of my garage door for the excess water to go.
Hence, the remote washer is perfectly justified!
Silly question, would all karcher attachments work with this ?
Anyone tried the cheap Chinese ones Circa £50 on amazon
Not sure how much use it would see - I've got a mobi thing at the moment but it rarely gets used because I forget it. In theory one of these could live in the car but even then I'm not sure it would be used as much but ballast for the car.
Oh the irony, there's a thread over on the "Chat Forum" asking "Is the UK a rich country?"
Oh the irony, there’s a thread over on the “Chat Forum” asking “Is the UK a rich country?”
I assumed that was a parody thread, that or some sort of reception class homework the parent needs help with
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Not judging by the way. I’m just as bad.
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I may have oversold it with the Timotei reference, it's more "a bit of a drain which isn't full of sludge and leaves"
If you want to carry water & will generally be using it when getting back to the car, CRC have a good deal on the Mobi Pressure Washer.
It's showing here at £69 but when I clicked the link it was actually only £50. Bargain, (so long as you are with your car). I've got an original Dirtworker (the yellow one) that must be 15 years old now & stil going strong.
Link here:
https://singletrackmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cheap-things-tuesday-006/
The Ryobi brushless one is good too
Top tip on the Worx. Cable tie a fishing weight to the submersed end of the hose, the end has a habit of floating to the top of the water source and taking in air and this solves the issue nicely.
Daft question maybe but how does it compare to a mains pressure washer, would it blast algae off paving slabs for instance?
The one I linked is a lower power one, they do a brushless version with more oomph, and certainly advertise it for patio cleaning, but if your algae is anything like mine, you want a proper mains one
Ok so basically a pumped up hose that stands less chance of damaging bearings if used carefully
I have a full sized one but is a pita to set up for a quick blast. Anyone know if the basic and full kit have the same charger?
Top tip on the Worx. Cable tie a fishing weight to the submersed end of the hose, the end has a habit of floating to the top of the water source and taking in air and this solves the issue nicely.
Alternatively, a couple of M14 nuts.
I went for the Ryobi at £140 that came with a '12 tools of xmas' free tool offer, so got a £70 leaf blower free, which I wanted anyway.
Can also dry the bikes post wash!!
I went for the Ryobi at £140 that came with a ’12 tools of xmas’ free tool offer, so got a £70 leaf blower free, which I wanted anyway.
I'm very tempted by the same deal.
I went for the Ryobi
Ohhh. Any idea on cross compatability of ryobi batteries. I do not need another brand of battery and charger...
We bought a Hydroshot back in 2017 to keep in the camper to use when we were away but more specifically at race events. It works very well
Its still going strong and we have used water from rivers, streams, lakes and ponds all over the UK and Europe.
We can do 4 bikes easily on a full battery. We bought the impact driver and drill cheap and they are also kept in the van. They all slide away under a ledge in the back
Also used it as a makeshift shower unit with the hose in a mountain stream in the Alps.
If I was to buy one again it would be the Ryobi one on the back of having a lot of their other tools but that wasnt available again
Also used it as a makeshift shower unit with
They say up there it's not strong enough for one's patio slabs but I imagine it's rather too strong for one's slats.
Low power setting and wide angle jet. Worked like a power shower but mountain water is very cold
I think the lance has a 'dog shower' mode too which would work.
I've got the more powerful brushless version and it does put out a fair bit more water with a bit more power - not quite a full mains power washer but not that far off. I'll happily wash my big estate car with it.
Low power setting and wide angle jet.
Wide angle? Wide angle? You leave my weight out of this!
I think the lance has a ‘dog shower’ mode too which would work.
Maybe on a person, not on my dog.
Before I send mine back as dead on arrival- there's nothing that needs to be removed/switched etc before use is there? Charged battery, connected hose and lance, can hear the motor, but there's no action. Can't feel any suction at the bottom or pressure at the top, no water being sucked in the hose.
Any thoughts?
If you can try connecting it to a hosepipe
great bitta kit... its certainly not a pressure washer, it has no more oompf than my normal garden hose so dont use it at home (except as a dog shower with a bucket of warm water) but its class for washing bikes off before they go in the van if theres a river or stream handy! i have a dodgy battery though, could do with replacing it...
Vinny, check the hose has properly clicked into place. If not it will draw in air. Can you feel any suction with the hose not attached? Worth double checking before sending it back!
Couldn't feel any suction at all, but followed Tracey's suggestion, attached it to the garden hose and worked fine, so tried again with the bucket and hose and all was good. Not sure why, maybe the pump needed priming for the first use?
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Before I send mine back as dead on arrival- there’s nothing that needs to be removed/switched etc before use is there? Charged battery, connected hose and lance, can hear the motor, but there’s no action. Can’t feel any suction at the bottom or pressure at the top, no water being sucked in the hose.
Any thoughts?
Make sure the orange hose attachment fitting is tight on the washer unit.
If it's not fully tight it'll struggle to self prime if you're sucking water up with it.
Mine arrived today - there is a card with it that says for first use or after long-term storage, attach hose to tap and make sure water is going through hose with machine turned on. Says do not start working until the water goes up along the hose and sprays out.
there is a card with it that says...
I think you need to surrender your man card and go stand in the corner until you feel sorry for what you've done then come back and apologise.
Yeah, aware we don't RTFM, but was just pointing out there is a note (with mine) that says to attach to tap for first use.
Mine says "delivered" yet I haven't seen it. Amazon chat says "wait until the end of the day Friday 11th".
Either someones nicked it or they went low/out of stock and are making excuses.
Either someones nicked it or they went low/out of stock and are making excuses.
I've had this a few times and it's always arrived next day or later the same. Its been ticked off by the driver as delivered but hasn't actually been. I assume its either completely accidental or its about hitting delivery rates and things. I wouldn't worry.
Yeah, aware we don’t RTFM, but was just pointing out there is a note (with mine) that says to attach to tap for first use.
<span style="font-size: 0.8rem;">Checked all the packaging, but no card with mine (was the full kit), had already resorted to RTFM, but no mention of having to prime it in the 'not working properly section. </span>
When I eventually read my manual it said to start on the 0° setting until water comes out, I don't know if that helps.