Sun Joe SPX4000-PRO 14.5-Amp Electric Pressure Washer, w/Turbo Head Spray Nozzle

I have gone through two electric power washers in the past, and they were next to useless. They had no power, leaked, and died an early death. I once rented a gas powered washer from a local hardware store, and it was messy, difficult to transport, difficult to start and the rental price for several hours of use was not much less than the cost to purchase this washer, which is inexpensive. This washer does a good job on what it purports to do. It definitely isn't nearly as powerful as gas powered models, but it is incredibly easy to set up and use -- with no leaking. It effortlessly peeled off layers of mold and moss from concrete landscape blocks, including the rough aggregate edges. It completely removed the mildew from my deck, which is made of composite flooring and powder coated aluminum railing and lattice, without causing any damage. The tip must be very close to the object being cleaned so I was quite limited in what I could clean without using a ladder. I ordered the wand extension although have not yet tried it. I had poor results when I attempted to remove spots of black mildew from white aluminum soffits and the fronts of gutters, but I did not use any kind of cleaner, and will try it next time. Sun Joe has upgraded the garden hose connection to aluminum, so I had no problems with it. The electric cord, which is only 20 feet long, is not really long enough, but otherwise, I have only praise for this product.

I love this thing. I’m not super familiar with pressure washers (I’ve rented gas-powered units a few times in the past), but I honestly don’t see how it could get any better. Good instructions, easy and quick to assemble, lots of spray tips, one-handed quick-connect fittings, clever storage for tips, cord, and hose, excellent pressure, easy to use, and fairly quiet (I know this isn’t a grammatically sentence, but it makes my point). Best of all, everything works great, and the Sun Joe was relatively inexpensive. I spent about 6 hours washing my house’s limestone and hardy board siding, and the walls now look brand new and freshly painted. I started with the 40 degree tip and switched to the 25 to get a little better concentration, and it was just like spray painting—one pass, and all the mold and ingrained red dust was gone. I also spent some time cleaning my very moldy stone patio and walkways with the same result; one pass, and the greeny/blacky stones were bright and colorful. The only minor issue that I noted was that the hose adapter fitting occasionally worked a little loose from the pressure washer. I had only hand tightened it, so a little extra wrench with the channel locks will probably take care of that. I didn’t use the detergent tank, so I can’t rate how that works. By the way, every single lawn tool I own is gas powered—I had sworn off electric lawn tools forever, because I don’t get along well with extension cords—but I took a chance with this tool, and am very happy that I did. I actually prefer it to a gas-powered model.

The media could not be loaded. **Disclaimer, if I could give 4.5 stars I would**First off, I would like to thank Amazon Warehouse deals....I got this as 'Used-like new' and they got it to me in 2-days....from Seattle, Washington to the Orlando, Florida area. Kudos to them, I am sure they lost some money shipping this thing.Ok, on to the pressure washer itself. We picked this up because our old one, which was given to us by friends, sound like it is going to explode and wants a peaceful end. So I found this on Amazon, reviews looked good and Amazon warehouse deals had a good price on this (and a lot of accessories!). I chose this particular model over the next higher version of Sun Joe because of that less than favorable reviews on the hose winch that one has. This one just has the plastic caddy, and it works fine even with the optional hose extension. My old one was a 1500psi, so that puts this one about 500psi stronger. I had no issues putting it together (literally snap on one piece).I ran this thing yesterday (11/10/17) for a good 6-7 hours, with another hour this morning. No issues at all, it performed well the whole time. I have attached a video to show how it worked. The video shows this operating on the one part of my sidewalk that my old pressure washer could not clean (neither could just straight bleach). Due to the shade it gets from a tree, and the fact that water pools in this area really makes the dirt/algae persistent. This was the majority of my day, as most of those 6-7 hours where on these four sidewalk slabs. I have a second video, which Amazon does not let me upload located here: youtu.be/yre0c8HvFJQ Just showing normal grime removal.So why did I give it 4 stars? It is because of the wand attachment pole that it comes with. I am about 6'2" and it is a little short, and would not have been pleasant to use. Luckily from my old washer, I had a longer want piece and it fit and worked perfectly. If I did not have this, I do not think I would have enjoyed using it for 6-7 hours. If Sun Joe could just include a longer one, 5 stars. The picture I attached shows the Sun Joe one on the left, and the one I had on the right.Pros:- Seems powerful enough for what I need it to do, I have bad luck with gas powered things...- Wheels- Holds the wand, nozzles, power cable and the hose nicely- Soap dispenser!! Previously I had one of those little bottles, and it sucked refilling that every 10 feet. this built in one is easy to use and large!- Fairly quiet, although I was listening to music the whole time....Cons- The only issue I have is with the short wand attachment part