Sun Joes SPX3000 vs SPX3500: Which Pressure Washer to Choose

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Carpets were cleaned, bathrooms were scrubbed, and a power wash to the back patio made the place sparkle like new. In addition to the standard set of included accessories, both units also come with a garden hose adapter. However, the Sun Joe SPX3000 XTREAM also includes utility brush and wheel brush.

Your Sun Joe® SPX3000 XTREAM® is equipped with a 1/4-Inch x 20-Foot high pressure hose with M22 female quick-screw fittings on both sides. The Total Stop System on this jet washer aims to prevent damage to the pump by automatically shutting off when the trigger isn’t engaged. The SPX3000 has a standard handle and the SPX4003 a foam-padded handle, both of which aid in maneuvering. Of course, I don’t the need an industrial-grade model but I really could use something to clean stuff around my home and backyard.

24 lbs is light enough to pick up and carry up stairs or move over boxes. How long the pressure washer is covered by its manufacturer for defects or repairs. Manufacturer recommendations on how to store the unit between uses and to protect it under freezing conditions. Many require the use of some form of antifreeze; manufacturers use different brand names such as Pump Saver and Pump Protector. Alternatively, the units can be stored indoors during the winter. CleaningVersatility and efficiency in cleaning a range of surfaces.

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A little like the reverse of ‘coloring in.’ If you think your house or fence is clean, wait until you take to them with a pressure washer. Right in front of your eyes, long strips of green stuff will be washed off as you tackle it with your wand. I do find it odd that they’ve got the garden hose fitting at the front and the pressure hose at the back, but having a look around, most are like this.

The example below isn’t our best or our worst attempt. Once you start rolling the pressure washer around sun joe spx 3000 the cord quickly comes off of the hook. We like units that have a full cord wrap with a quick release .

The model we picked did not have the hose reel because it requires that you completely detach the hose from the gun and unit. Plus top mounted hose reels make things top-heavy and less stable when moving around. The claimed amount of water being used, in gallons per minute . For reference, a garden hose without a nozzle can flow anywhere from 6 to 10 gallons a minute depending on the hose diameter and water pressure. NoiseA combination of measurements, based on dBA, reflecting the proximity of the operator to the pressure washer.

Best to use a light cleaning soapy chemical on it like you were washing your car and then use a 40° nozzle to wash the chemical off. I should explain here the benefit of a high-pressure water cleaner over your garden hose. Your garden hose will likely shoot water out at 60psi. These days, the lowest pressure sun joe spx 3000 a lightweight electric unit will shoot out is, like the above Greenworks, 1500psi. So straight away you’d be saying, wow, that’s 25 times the pressure of my garden hose, I’ll hardly be able to hold onto that. Portable electric pressure washers down this end of the range sell from $79 to about $180.

Believe me, that’s critical for us as we have a long driveway, but we can also reach the other side of our RV to blow dirt off. So we settled on the Sun Joe SPX3000 about six months ago now. It has 2030psi at 1.76 gpm and a stack of good built-in features that I’ll go into later. The only one I found quite impressive was a new model the PowRyte which came with 2100psi and 1.8gpm and only $160.