Yes, laundry soap is your answer. One that smells like something will make everyone happy. I have used good soaps for pressure washing. You can use almost any type of soap or liquid detergent with a pressure washer, although there are detergents specific to pressure washers for all kinds of jobs.
Your pressure washer will have a siphon hose or a container of some kind, which you will fill with the desired soap. Make sure that all of the detergent shutoff valves are open, and then you can run the pressure washer as it normally would. Hotsy detergents are designed for high pressure and high temperature cleaning. As the temperature of the water increases, they become more effective.
This is quite the opposite of what happens with substandard detergents, which begin to break down at high pressures and temperatures. Every pressure washer, electric or gas, has a pump that pressurizes water before sending it to the spray rod. Still, it's a good idea to consult the manual to determine the best solution for each type of pressure washer. The trick to getting such high psi with a normal garden hose connected to your pressure washer is the pump.
Pressure washing is a great way to
clean and restore all types of surfaces around the outside of your home.Assuming you've properly configured your pressure washer, there should be no real limit to the amount of time you can use an electric model. A pressure washer is useful for cleaning any outdoor surface that has dirt, grease, plant debris, or other materials accumulated on a large surface.
Most units have some type of siphon hose for detergents, and any electric pressure washer will have
a power cable. If you want to save time and back pain cleaning your sidewalk, deck or patio, or maybe you're looking for an easier way to wash your car, look for a pressure washer with specifications of less than 2000 psi and 2 GPM.Pressure washing is also useful because it can remove some of those hard-to-clean stains, such as grease, tar, chewing gum, wax, or even rust. You can use a pressure washer to spray a wooden deck, siding, car, or concrete surface, such as a patio, walkway, or driveway. Since pressure washers are primarily used for larger or dirtier jobs, it doesn't make much sense to use them in very small areas either, unless it's a stain you can't remove. Hotsy pressure washers are unique because they suck detergent through the heating coils and thus activate the cleaning agents to the maximum. For comparison, a standard garden hose probably has a pressure of about 60 psi, fire hoses start around 100 psi, and a medium-duty pressure washer can have a maximum pressure of 2,800 psi.
If you're not sure, if you're going to use a new pressure washer or if you're washing a new surface for the first time, it's always best to start with a wide spray tip and switch to one that has a more direct angle, as needed. For example, Floor Wash and Ripper II are a pair of Hotsy detergents that are very effective to clean concrete. The pressure washer itself has a connection for a standard garden hose to carry water to the pump and another connection that connects the pump to a high-pressure hose that has the spray rod on the end.
