Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

This is not going to be used for any commercial applications but we want a gas powered model that will deliver the power we need for deck washing, etc .

1. The Honda engine works fine. There are "consumer" grade and industrial grade, the prefix tells which it is, check the Honda website but I seem to remember GX is commercial;
2. B&S is probably fine as well but I don't have any experience with it. The duty cycle on these things is very low for the average person, you use it less than a lawn mower in terms of time so maintenance is important;
3. If you live in an area that freezes ( I do eh!) then you have to either drain the pump or fill it with anti-freeze. I drain since anti-freeze is only good to a set temperature and one real cold snap and the pump is trash;
4. A selection of nozzles is a good thing, you want something that does the job but doesn't destroy what you are cleaning;
5. Be very careful with the water coming out of the nozzle, it can be very dangerous. I wear steel toed boots when I use it since I want to keep the skin and meat on my feet.
6. The unit is very good for big cleaning jobs, I've cleaned decks, concrete, cars, vans and houses and it was all much easier with the washer.