Power washer petrol or electric

CarPark2

I could do with a power washer for cleaning the patio and possibly the car etc.
I saw two in Lidl today. The electric one is €99 and the petrol is €250!
Apart from the power source the only other difference I could see is that the electric has max working pressure if 110 bar, whereas that is 180 bar for the petrol model.
We have an outside plug top, so power isn’t a problem.

Do I need the higher pressure of the petrol one? The electric seems more convenient and obviously much cheaper.
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Also there are a range of accessories. Do I need these?

CarPark2

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mgn

I got the petrol one last year can't fault it does all the jobs i have to do around the house.Can be a bit noisy but i would rather that than pulling leads around after me.I just use what came with it no need for attachments.

Lumen

I had a petrol one and it could chip concrete it was so powerful. I'd go electric.

chrisire

I bought the electric one there last week and i'm very impressed with it,did the patio and it looks brand new again

dhaughton99

I don’t understand why you’d go petrol because you still have to connect to a water source. Although what I do when I need to go distance with a hose for my electric is that I put a fitting on an old wheelie bin and fill it up. Works a treat.

mgn

Lumen wrote: »

I had a petrol one and it could chip concrete it was so powerful. I'd go electric.

You can put different nozzles on the petrol one to reduce or increase the pressure.

mgn

dhaughton99 wrote: »

I don’t understand why you’d go petrol because you still have to connect to a water source. Although what I do when I need to go distance with a hose for my electric is that I put a fitting on an old wheelie bin and fill it up. Works a treat.

A lot of the smaller electric ones don't have suction function on them.

Lumen

mgn wrote: »

You can put different nozzles on the petrol one to reduce or increase the pressure.

Sure, just pointing out that it doesn't take much pressure to destroy the thing you're trying to clean.

Dr_Colossus

Lumen wrote: »

Sure, just pointing out that it doesn't take much pressure to destroy the thing you're trying to clean.

+1, have read reports of people using both types to clean windows and the pressure breaking the double glazing seal resulting in never ending condensation between the panes.
Be careful regardless and test on an inconspicuous piece before going at it bald headed. Some of the electric ones such as my own K4 have the means of adjusting the force on both the nozel and on the patio cleaning rotating swivel.