Nilfisk E140 pressure washer

Woodie's have an a pressure washer for €45. Obviously an entirely different league but probably enough for a once or twice a year use.

Ordered this evening, thanks.

john_doe. wrote: »

Was wondering did you folks receive yours and what accessories or parts ye use for car cleaning ?

mine came today. came with a little foamy bottle thing that you could use to clean a car. threw a bit of car shampoo into it and tbh it was good enough to get by with but not even on the same level as a proper foam lance

the other nozzles are one is a blade with adjustable power and the other is a very small stream which rotates very quickly

I did all purpose cleaner in the little bottle, let it sit then washed off with the blade at full power but from a bit of a distance away, then car shampoo in the bottle and let it sit and washed off with the blade again. Tried the little powerful rotating one inside wheel arches and it was good but very powerful you'd want to be careful. Used it at a long enough distance from some of the rest of the paint on the car but the blade is better for washing the foam off.

Blew a bit of paint clean off a wall with the small rotating one, will be good for cleaning the liscannor on the ground. Tried all the fittings on a wall first just to gauge the power before using it on a car.

Compared to a karcher k4 I think it was I had before, the nilfisk 140.3 is heavier, but more compact, has a more premium feel, the trigger feels much more premium like you're operating a switch rather than opening a plastic valve like it feels on the karcher.

The hose is good and long and feels high quality and the connections that click into the actual gun feels good when it clicks in. Quieter than the karcher it replaced but that one was old. But really nice and quiet, with the karcher I'd feel like I was bothering the neighbours if I had to do a lot of washing but this is only 86dB it says, and it definitely feels noticeably quieter. But again it's brand new and will probably get noisy.

Power wise I'm not too sure until I get it at some tough stuff like scale on the stone and walls etc. Didn't feel like I would have been blasting the paint off the car so I was actually a bit surprised when I first got it going, doesn't feel any more powerful than the karcher and I was expecting a bit of a boost but not 100% sure yet.

Has little places to click all the bits and pieces into and it was quick to take out and put away. The little thing for managing the power cord is good, a little arm folds down and you can take the spool of cable off rather than unwinding.

and the spool the hose is on is good for winding it up when you're finished.

I'll definitely be getting a proper foam lance (and also loads of other stuff needed to get the cars properly clean..)

overall very happy with it so far

john_doe. wrote: »

Ya I knocked some paint off the wall too.

Need to get some acesssroies for the car.
Had a look at the Nilfisk accessories on Amazon but they seem to get poor reviews.

What do you think you'll get ?

Not sure on pressure , my connection had a leak in it so was dropping pressure.

Detailing shed to a bottle for it well worth getting

What's that ?

Sasso wrote: »

What's that ?

it is for snow foaming a car like this

have a look at 1 minute 6 seconds or so..

frozenfrozen wrote: »

think I'll get this for foam http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Heavy-Duty-Nilfisk-Alto-Kew-Gerni-Pressure-Washer-Snow-Foam-Lance-With-1L-Bottle-/231404993231?hash=item35e0cffacf it was linked by baz who posted on this thread and in the detailing forum

the rest will be 2 bucket method washing so nothing else needed for the pressure washer for me

I'm sure there's better value elsewhere...

Scottie99 wrote: »

I'm sure there's better value elsewhere...

send me a link ill buy it from anywhere I don't mind

useeme wrote: »

i bought this for the car. I feel the 2 nozzles that came with the machine will damage the paint.

Thanks might get too.
I blew paint off wall with existing one.
Just need to get some accessories like snow foam , sponge and brushes etc.

PaulKK wrote: »

Op here. I have that one too.

No complaints.

What foam do you use with it ?

john_doe. wrote: »

What foam do you use with it ?

I use this:

http://www.slimsdetailing.co.uk/cleaning/snow-foam-lances/bilt-hamber-auto-foam-snow-foam-5-litre.html

Not the cheapest but I find it does a very good job of breaking down the dirt from the car and the 5 litre bottle lasts a long time.

Resurrecting old thread. My machine gave up ghost today. Simply wouldn't turn on for some reason. Checked out everything, power, fuse etc. No joy. Had chat with amazon and said problem with main motor on these. Refund no problem

Mind me resurrecting this thread folks? I got this Nilfisk power washer from Amazon back in the day, and recently got this Patio Cleaner accessory. It seems I also need a Lance Extension like in the video below to be able to use it without bending..

Anyone got one or knows where to get one? All I can find online is a replacement of the existing lance piece which has the special quick release blue clip on one end.

https://nilfisk.23video.com/video/50032658/easy-cleaning-with-an-extension

I'm probably taller than average at 180cm but my back killed me first time I did the patio. And I definitely looked like a granny on a stick

yannakis wrote: »

I'm probably taller than average at 180cm but my back killed me first time I did the patio. And I definitely looked like a granny on a stick

Funnily enough that's the exact height of an average Irishman.