Are your pressure washer accessories harming your electric pressure washer?

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Are your pressure washer accessories harming your electric pressure washer?

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Күн бұрын

Sometimes trying to save money isn't all that's cracked up to be. In this video I describe my issues with a recent purchase and some tools you will want to purchase for yourself so that you can be sure you keep your washer investment working well into the future. This is especially important if you have a 15amp breaker that you are connected to, or have a washer for your detailing business that you rely upon to make a living.
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0:00 - intro
0:20 - backstory about Big Boi Washr Pro purchase
1:20 - Cars with Keav channel mention about Big Boi Washer Pro
2:08 - Cars with Keav channel mention about Washr Pro pressure and GPM solution
3:20 - Personal test results on stock unit and accessories purchased
6:00 - Adjustment of pressure regulator for higher pressure
7:00 - Ridge Washer nozzle purchase from Amazon
7:42 - Ridge Washer nozzle issues and testing with amp meter
9:36 - Testing stock Big Boi 3.5 nozzles and comparing to the Ridge Washer 4.0 nozzles
10:00 - Making point about testing your accessories
10:30 - Showing proof of difference in testing Ridge Washer nozzles against others
10:55 - explaining the importance of testing your pressure washer with new accessories
14:00 - Final thoughts about importance of accessories and testing
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@jeroen_w905 5 күн бұрын

Love your thoroughness. Title is nowhere near click bait, so no need to defend it

@CarsWithKeav Ай бұрын

Orifice accuracy is a widespread issue even MTM ones have been off. Foam cannon orifice nozzles are worse. Great video! Also, bucket markings are sometimes off by 10% which is why I switched to weighing the water with a certified calibrated scale. I have pin gauges now to know for sure on size, but it only works on foam cannons and 0 degree nozzles. The other angles such as 40 degree you can’t measure with a round pin. Thanks for the kind words as well. $15 amp meter is your best friend.

@TheOutdoorDetailer Ай бұрын

Yeah, at least with those buckets I measured out with my 32oz marked pitcher I bought. The home depot one was surprisingly on target, though I likely wouldn't catch 10%. In any event it was more about the power draw and repeatability of results.

@tinkerscorner54 29 күн бұрын

If you would want to test the angles, Plumbers Putty (or modeling clay, or even clay bar) can be used to make an impression of the angle (like the casts that cops make of footprints in the dirt). A digital camera, separate or the one on your phone/device, A graphic editor (Photo Shop, Paint Shop Pro, or The Gimp (Open Source, download and use for Free) or CAD program, and a decent computer and monitor or a laptop, and you're all set to test. Take the dough/putty and press a small ball of it into the face of the nozzle. Carefully remove the putty from the nozzle. (a thin film of coconut oil may help keep it from sticking and ease removal without distorting the piece. (Make sure that you remove any putty that may have clogged the hole with your pin gauge.)) Take the picture of the impression left in the putty/dough from the side. Hopefully there is no distortion when you removed the putty. Upload the Pic to your device Open the picture into your graphic editor or CAD program. Zoom in and use the graphics editors angle measuring feature to get the precise angle and record your results. Then there is the easy way. Take a picture with your phone and pull out your handy-dandy protractor and measure it. I also think they have an app for that, too. Have a great day!😁

@CarsWithKeav 29 күн бұрын

@@tinkerscorner54 That could work, but sounds like a lot of work for this lazy guy. LOL I understand it would give you angle, but for the orifice size itself how do they measure that. Just like a tv it’s measure diagonally. How do you measure the mold? Is it length? Width? A formula of them together maybe with the angle involved. I am not sure.

@tinkerscorner54 29 күн бұрын

@@CarsWithKeav Beats me. I figured out how to measure the angle from working with graphics and CAD programs in different weird projects.

@CarsWithKeav 29 күн бұрын

@@tinkerscorner54 We appreciate the insight it really helps us go that extra mile to check manufacture accuracy.

@imjoshv 25 күн бұрын

Hey bro great video!! That’s an important topic for people. I reviewed those ridge washer nozzles and compared them to the mtm as well as the mckillans nozzles with the guards on them and during my test you could see a big difference in the gpm between the ridge washer nozzle vs the mtm and mckillans. I agree that there 4.0 is probably closer to a 3.5

@PaulCortezfactory140 Ай бұрын

Thank you for posting good job and I love that you’re doing it for the community as we all should be and thank you for mentioning that we are doing this for the community as it is a tough way to make a living, but also very rewarding and satisfying. I never did for the money always did it because I loved it.

@haikuancheoh2418 Ай бұрын

I have had oem nozzles. Then I bought mtm blue nozzle. Expensive but Wao what a huge difference. Most noticeable is the water flow of the fan. It’s very consistent and even. Gpm is also on point.

@TheOutdoorDetailer Ай бұрын

Yes, going with the 4.0 or 4.5 is the way to go with most washers in the professional category.

@user-zt6ee5iz6o Ай бұрын

This is a valuable lesson that I hope everyone takes the time to watch. And here is my experience with Ridge nozzles. I have three different sets of nozzles for my pressure washer, each a different size. One set is the OEM from SunJoe, the second set is from Vevor, and the last is the 3.0 size from Ridge. When I tested the pressures for each set, all the nozzles in a set tested within 25 psi of each other. However, one of the Ridge nozzles was 200 psi different than the rest, so I returned them for a replacement set. The replacement set is worse. Two nozzles are 200 psi higher than two others. I am not concerned about damaging my SunJoe because I plan to replace it with an Active 2.0 very soon. Any extra nozzles I but will be Veloci. I will just have to forego the nice rubber shroud.

@dogtrainerstuart Ай бұрын

Great video. Enjoy the content you have been putting out. Seem very genuine and never gushing.

@matsudakodo Ай бұрын

With my Greenworks 2700, I'm also around 800 psi with a 4.0. I use them for work that tends to splash back at me (cleaning out trash cans, cleaning wheels that are off the car) but prefer the 3.5 for about 1200 psi for car washing. I would recommend this PW to anyone. It has a beefy motor and isn't that expensive. I paid $250 on sale.

@chrisjones6913 Ай бұрын

Great video and great advice. On occasion, (mostly when cleaning tires/wheels) I was using the Ridge nozzles with my pressure washer. I may recreate your test for myself, but most likely, I will simply just use the higher quality nozzles in the future. Thank you for the video and information. Very informative.

@TheOutdoorDetailer Ай бұрын

I'm not saying they're all bad. Your set may be perfect. I returned mine as defective and am waiting for a new set, which I will test. Still, QC seems low and one should always test changes like this to be sure.

@trifin5772 Ай бұрын

Great video, as usual! I will be getting an amp meter and will be doing some testing. It is much better when you understand what’s going on.

@EgelCarigma 5 күн бұрын

I bought these same Ridgewater nozzle (same orifice size as my mtm) from Amazon. For the first time ever my breaker tripped on the 25 degrees geeen nozzle and not on white nozzle. I returned them on amazon and just kept on using my mtm nozzles.

@TheOutdoorDetailer 4 күн бұрын

Exactly. They seem to have a quality control issue. My replacement nozzles were closer to the MTM nozzles but still slightly smaller. I was within the amp draw though so I kept them.

@rubenharris9241 Ай бұрын

First time seeing a video from you. Excellent recommendation!

@TheOutdoorDetailer Ай бұрын

Thanks and welcome

@Bull1the1Great Ай бұрын

Really good lesson

@mechaet33 27 күн бұрын

Keav used the orifice pins. I forgot what video it was, but that seems like a good buy as well.

@tinkerscorner54 29 күн бұрын

Definitely not "Click-Bait" (even though it worked for me) it's more of a well appreciated "Public Service Announcement". Thanks for posting this. As much as I monitor most of the major, and minor, appliances around our house, I had never really thought about checking the pressure washer out. And I surely never would have given nozzle differences a thought. I just "Assumed" that all that stuff was good to go. I already have a watt meter that I have been using for years and have a water pressure gauge around here somewhere in the black hole in my garage. I don't have a massively powerful pressure washer like yours, just a little 2100 psi /1.2 gph model that I picked up on sale at Lowes for around $80. But it does draw electricity and I have purchased a few items that are rated for larger units than mine, higher pressure and higher gpm ratings than I have. Everything seems to work just fine, some even better than expected. I think I might need to follow your lead and test what's going on with mine. Thanks again and have a fantastic day!

@TheOutdoorDetailer 29 күн бұрын

Thank you for the very kind words. Those meters are super cheap these days and worth the money for sure.

@tinkerscorner54 29 күн бұрын

@@TheOutdoorDetailer A video of doing the actual testing would be cool, too. Maybe a project for another day when you're looking for ideas. Pressure washer Tips & Tricks, too! Take care!

@TheOutdoorDetailer 29 күн бұрын

I had actually recorded everything leading up to the day I took the photos I show in the video, but I couldn't figure out why I kept getting different GPM with the different nozzles or why the pressure adjustment didn't really change anything. So no point in showing a video where nothing made any sense. Saving them just in case I have to speak with Big Boi. Maybe a how to test video would be good, though other channels have really nice scales that they use.

@zeroconduction Ай бұрын

I think that this is a pretty wide spread issue because your average consumer buying these products doesn't have a good way of testing them. These cheap companies are free to stamp whatever they want on whatever size orifice they want and many consumers will be none the wiser.

@sixkings7831 Күн бұрын

Great video . I have a sun joe 2800 psi 1.3 gpm. Getting 2.5 orfice does smaller orfice draw less power or more . Tyvm for help . Liked and sub

@TheOutdoorDetailer Күн бұрын

Generally speaking a larger orifice size will flow easier and cause less amp draw so a smaller size decreases output and makes the motor work harder. However, that easier flow with larger nozzle size comes at the cost of pressure, and often very diminishing returns of increased output flow.

@sixkings7831 23 сағат бұрын

Tyvm for explanation. You should be a teacher.

@UndressforAndres Ай бұрын

Had my active 2.0 for over a year worked fine with an Uber flex hose mind you. I lost my regular nozzle and had some spare ridge nozzles from my previous ve52 and sure enough my hose blew a hole in it from the pressure this happened this past week and I had no idea why that was…. Good lord

@TheOutdoorDetailer Ай бұрын

The amp meter doesn't lie. If you have a 15 amp washer or less, spend the 8 bucks. It's amazing what they can tell you.

@69HemiRoadrunner Ай бұрын

I am hoping you do an update on your WASHR PRO to see if you have any issues with it popping the GFI or you breaker like I did. In my experience and many others it is not an outstanding machine. The adjustment procedure you are referring to officially came from BigBoi as a lot of their units were not meeting the specs they listed, mine was one of them. I received the procedure from them and it did not help with the performance. My unit would also not turn on when you pulled the trigger, again called tech support and received another bulletin from BigBoi on stretching the spring for the TSS. Worked for a short time before the spring returned back to its original length. In order to get my unit to come close to the 1.99 original specs I had to set the regulator so my pressure gauge read 1250-1300 PSI but that caused it to pull over 15 amp and when I connected their foam cannon, it went over 17 amps With the same 4.0 Veloci nozzles you used I could not get over 850PSI while adjusting the regulator with BigBoi tech support on the phone, at that PSI I barley produced 2.0GPM BigBoi just kept blaming the power system in the US. There is a reason they pulled it off of their website and now have a new unit labeled as the MKII which is now listed at a maximum 1200PSI and 1.88GPM with the .35 nozzles I ended up having to start a charge back with my credit card company after 2 month of trying tp get BigBoi to take this unit back. So the reason I posted was to say you are correct on testing your pressure washers, and all of the accessories to make sure you are running with in the manufacture's specs. If I would have not tested mine I would not have known I got a unit that did not meet specs and wasted a lot of money. I would also recommend trying the PN2500 NEMA 5-15 power monitor as this unit has a max of 25A 3000W @ 120V, it cost more but I don't recommend constantly taking units that are rated at 15amp over 15amps.

@TheOutdoorDetailer Ай бұрын

So if I unplug the unit when done and plug it back in, I always hit the reset on the GFI. It never fails I need to do that. As far as amp draw and performance I am amazed at the draw with the 4.0 nozzles.

@CAPTJ696 Ай бұрын

So early on I purchased BIGBOI WASHR PRO and as others who also purchased has undergone the same over arching amps and shutting off. I now have a heavyweight paperweight . Now manufacture has came up with an updated model MKII. So this company really jerked USA consumers with up to 700 dollars in their pockets. Lastly question are you experiencing the same issue?

@TheOutdoorDetailer Ай бұрын

I am not. In fact my amp meter is low using the 4.0 nozzle. I made sure to share the photos. No issues yet, thank goodness.