Ridgid Pressure Washers

[mdm]

Look what I found:

http://www.ridgid.com/Tools/Pressure...s/EN/index.htm

[chrisexv6]

SWEET!!!

Too bad I bought a Dewalt last year CAT Pump and Honda commercial engine, but Id rather have an orange and gray washer

[lurch]

Originally Posted by chrisexv6

SWEET!!!

Too bad I bought a Dewalt last year CAT Pump and Honda commercial engine, but Id rather have an orange and gray washer

Who in their right mind would by a unit that has a Subaru engine in it? I remember they had a Ryobi unit with a Subaru engine that was not even worth producing.

[PLUMBER RICK]

i would stay away from the smaller unit with that axial pump.

the middle unit with the cat pump is a nice spec and the largest one is also a nice spec.

if i didn't already have more than i could count
i would buy either of the 2

either one of these could easily be turned into a jetter.

nice job ridgid

rick.

[chrisexv6]

Originally Posted by lurch

Who in their right mind would by a unit that has a Subaru engine in it? I remember they had a Ryobi unit with a Subaru engine that was not even worth producing.

Robin/Subaru engines are very good commercial grade engines. Not as well-known as Honda, but good nonetheless. They are used on a good amount of commercial duty lawn equipment, so I cant see them being much worse on a pressure washer!

As with any pressure washer, though, the pump is the big key. When I bought my DeWalt, the display shows the nice blue CAT pump. Apparently DeWalt made a change somewhere along the way, changing to a POS Taiwanese axial "strap" pump (same type of pump on the cheapest Ridgid pressure washer)........and of course without lowering the price. Opened mine up, it had the POS pump, dragged it back to HD and demanded what I paid for. Had to take the display model (all in-box models had the new cheap pump), but I got what I wanted. Just about any small engine will last forever if you take care of it........the pumps will die much sooner (even if you take care of them!)

Looks like the middle line uses CAT, and the high line uses General. I always thought CAT > General, but Ive seen most of the "high line" washers from different companies use the General (including the DeWalt model above mine).

-Chris

[joe_d]

Originally Posted by lurch

Who in their right mind would by a unit that has a Subaru engine in it? I remember they had a Ryobi unit with a Subaru engine that was not even worth producing.

Because a big block Chevy would be hard to get into the truck!

[tmbearden]

Does anyone know where the new pressure washer can be purchased? I looked at HD...no Ridgid pressure washers available as of 2-23-08...the HD was in the Birmingham Al. area....

[canucksartech]

Looks like Ridgid is posting all of this new stuff on their webpage, ahead of the product launches in store - a nice change. Sounds like most of this newer stuff will be available after March 2nd - at least that's what it looks like for the other newer stuff (radio, 12volt lithium driver). Wait and see I guess.

I was looking at getting a power washer this spring, but I'll probably be sticking with getting a Karcher. I just need a little electric one, don't need a big gas powered puppy. I just need something for cleaning the vehicles, spraying down the driveway and siding, and giving the deck a spray once in a while. A little electric will suit me better, I think.

[Woussko]

For anyone that does buy an electric pressure washer keep in mind they need to be on a private circuit and if you do use an extension cord keep it short and heavy gauge like 12-3 or better yet 10-3. If you can, make use of 5/8" ID water hose rather than extension cords.

For safety be sure it's on a GFCI protected circuit. You can get GFCI circuit breakers, receptacles or plug-in (inline) ones that the pressure washer then plugs into.

[canucksartech]

Originally Posted by Woussko

For anyone that does buy an electric pressure washer keep in mind they need to be on a private circuit and if you do use an extension cord keep it short and heavy gauge like 12-3 or better yet 10-3. If you can, make use of 5/8" ID water hose rather than extension cords.

For safety be sure it's on a GFCI protected circuit. You can get GFCI circuit breakers, receptacles or plug-in (inline) ones that the pressure washer then plugs into.

Don't worry Woussko - got myself covered buddy. Got 1/2" copper piping running to my outside water tap in the garage. Got 5/8" interior diameter rubber hose for both outside hose reels. Got 5/8" outlet brass fittings on all my hoses and tools, for quick connects (hard to find, but worth the trouble for the flow rate compared to the standard 1/2" or 3/8" ones out there). Have 12/3 heavy gauge extension cord reel on the ceiling of my garage, 35 feet cord length. It's plugged into the plug on my ceiling for the garage door opener, dedicated plug on a solo 15 amp breaker. So, no, not 100% single use plug, however, I won't be opening and closing my garage door opener when I'm using the power washer, so I'm good to go. And the extension cord reel has a GFCI feature to it.

I've always planned ahead - it's not what my need is right now, but what my future needs may be, that I build and install to.