Pressure washer with suction?

[Joel/ak]

I'm looking for a decent pressure washer that can suck water out of a tank for at the property. Just to do a quick clean up on the equipment.

If something needs to be fixed, I can bring it home and do a good cleaning. Right now I have to bring everything home to wash and it's a PIA.

DeWalt has a 20v with suction but talking with a friend that has 1 said it won't work well with our mud.

Gas or electric. I have a generator out there.

Thought about like a transfer pump but currently I have a bunch of those white 30 gallon or so plastic jugs and they don't have removable tops.

Any ideas?

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

I'm looking for a decent pressure washer that can suck water out of a tank for at the property. Just to do a quick clean up on the equipment.

If something needs to be fixed, I can bring it home and do a good cleaning. Right now I have to bring everything home to wash and it's a PIA.

DeWalt has a 20v with suction but talking with a friend that has 1 said it won't work well with our mud.

Gas or electric. I have a generator out there.

Thought about like a transfer pump but currently I have a bunch of those white 30 gallon or so plastic jugs and they don't have removable tops.

Any ideas?

Why not gravity feed the pump? All it needs is positive pressure and volume to operate. Ive power washed many an oil rig location. Completely mobile. No available water except what I hauled in.

 

[Bill Guenthner]

I use this one. It works well for me.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-Kobalt-40-Volt-Handheld-Power-Cleaner-2Ah-Kit/5000182691

 

[Joel/ak]

Why not gravity feed the pump? All it needs is positive pressure and volume to operate. Ive power washed many an oil rig location. Completely mobile. No available water except what I hauled in.

I've thought about that. Make a cradle with fork pockets ( rig a pallet) and just make a bung plug with hose adapter.

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

I've thought about that. Make a cradle with fork pockets ( rig a pallet) and just make a bung plug with hose adapter.

Should be fine sitting on ground and washer sitting on ground. I had it all sitting on a long goose neck trailer. 2 500 gal poly tanks. Usually last entire job.

 

[bdhsfz6]

Check the input pressure requirement for the washer you plan to use. Mine requires 20 psi minimum. I've used it with less but the pump overheats.

 

[RandyT]

After working on pressure washers for over 20 years, the only ones that I have found for using gravity feed, or suction are the belt driven style pumps. The type used on portable pressure washer rigs. The rest require a certain input pressure to prevent cavitation issues.

I have ran the other pumps on a 450 gallon tank for testing but don't want to run for very long because you can tell there is cavitation or will not re-pressure after pausing in some cases.

 

[Raul-02]

how many PSI are you looking for?

 

[Joel/ak]

I'm not looking to take paint off. Just enough to knock mud off our mini excavator (tracks, etc), knock the mud off the sxs and tractor etc.

Friends gonna let me try his DeWalt battery powered at 500psi since I got the mini at my house and the tracks are full of mud. Doesn't hurt to try it.

 

[LittleBill21]

I'm not looking to take paint off. Just enough to knock mud off our mini excavator (tracks, etc), knock the mud off the sxs and tractor etc.

Friends gonna let me try his DeWalt battery powered at 500psi since I got the mini at my house and the tracks are full of mud. Doesn't hurt to try it.

tracks on an excavator? i consider my 2k electric to be the bare minimum. your going to be slow going at 500 psi.

 

[Joel/ak]

tracks on an excavator? i consider my 2k electric to be the bare minimum. your going to be slow going at 500 psi.

Oh I know but I'll give it a try. It's a small mini....lol

 

[sea2summit]

Get the small honda fire pump and neck it down to garden hose size. Cleaned boats for years with one.

 

[Joel/ak]

Get the small honda fire pump and neck it down to garden hose size. Cleaned boats for years with one.

If I was gonna use it every week I would spend the money on a damn good pump/ pressure washer. Our property is usually dry so it will be used occasionally, except for the sxs. Even during a drought the wife will bring it back dripping with mud.

I'll figure it out, you guys have some good ideas and advice. Thanks

 

[Joel/ak]

With that little battery powered DeWalt, took about 5 minutes and roughly 3 gallons of water for 1 track.

It will do what I'm after but still not sold on it. It was worth a try. It's better for knocking road dust off a 5th wheel camper which is what my friend uses it for.

 

[Jstpssng]

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With that little battery powered DeWalt, took about 5 minutes and roughly 3 gallons of water for 1 track.

It will do what I'm after but still not sold on it. It was worth a try. It's better for knocking road dust off a 5th wheel camper which is what my friend uses it for.

The Maine Forest Service has hooked those up to some of their Indian tanks for fire fighting. For some applications they say it’s better than the original. They can do more per tank because it’s a steady, finer spray.
I believe they got the idea from fire fighters out west.

 

[Joel/ak]

Hooked up a hose to a barrel today and pressure washed my wife's truck. Worked good. Pump did get hot so I gotta watch that but I had enough pressure to cut through mud.

I think I'm gonna run with set up. I'll bring my old gas powered generac to the property and buy something new for the house. Not perfect but I can work with it.

 

[Bavarian]

Look into Karcher. We have a fairly small model and it claims to suck water. Never tried.
Would easily run on your generater. The washer itself is lightweight.

 

[Joel/ak]

I've looked at the karchers but no of anyone who has actually owned one for their impressions on it

 

[Sberry]

Karcher is one of the leaders in this equipment. Got a bud just bought a new one, 9 grand, says it works good and is thrifty on heating fuel. I have an Alkota and a Hotsy in a truck.

he hot was a salvage from old parts. Its a sucker.

 

[ishiboo]

I don't think there are any suction pressure washers, you will need a pump. I don't believe simple gravity fed from a few feet is sufficient for all pressure washers. I would use a separate low pressure pump.