Sun Joe Electric Pressure Power Washer, 2030 PSI (PWMA Certified), 1.76 GPM, Dual Soap Tanks, SPX3000 (35-FT GFCI Water-Safe, Power Cord)

In a former life I used a pressure washer almost daily. The best pressure washers imho have a Honda GX series commercial grade engine, a CAT pump (which can be rebuilt) and 3000psi+ pressure. They clean well and hold up well over the long haul but are expensive, starting in the $700 to $800 range and out of my budget range.I didn't expect much when I ordered the Sun Joe SPX 3000 but I was pleasantly surprised especially considering the price (Deal of the Day) I paid. Ordered on a Sunday and it was sitting on the front porch Tuesday (thanks Amazon!). It's packed well and that's a good thing considering the box was found upside down- no damage thanks to the good packaging. Assembly is easy ... if you read the manual first, it's clear and concise. I'd use a regular or ratcheting screwdriver instead of a power tool (i.e.cordless drill or impact driver) on the self tapping screws used for assembly- there's far less risk of stripping the hole. Mine came with a metal supply fitting instead of the all plastic one others have mentioned - no leaks.The Good- it works well. The pro style gun tips make it versatile- even at just 2000 psi the 0 degree tip can do some real damage if you're not careful.. No, it doesn't have the power of a commercial grade pressure washer but so far it has done everything I and most homeowners would ask of it- clean siding, concrete walks, the nasty underside of a mower deck or your vehicle. It's quiet especially compared to gas engine powered pressure washers. There's no gas to buy or oil to change. Two year (residential use only) warranty, a better warranty than many. And real live U.S. based humans in customer serviceThe Bad- it's a bit difficult to move with the 35' (iirc) power cord on the rear and the water supply hose on the front. And you WILL have to move it as there's only 20' of high pressure hose. I'm going to order Sun Joe's SPX-25H 25' extension hose later this month- 45 total feet of high pressure hose will save a lot of moving. I disconnect the supply hose before moving- the new supply coupling may be metal but it attaches to a plastic fitting on the machine. Dragging around 25' or more of garden hose can't be good for it.Suggestions- 1. Check your water supply before you buy any pressure washer. Take the hose you're going to use with the pressure washer and fill a 5 gal. bucket for exactly one minute. Check the quantity of water in the bucket- you should have at the very least what your pressure washer is rated for (1.76 GPM in the case of the Sun Joe) and preferably more.. Some older homes with galvanized steel water pipes have id's the size of a pencil due to years of sediment/corrosion and will not have enough water flow as will some homes on wells .... better to know before you buy. And if you have enough water flow, make sure you open your hose bib/wall hydrant/ spigot ALL the way, every time. Using a larger hose can help- I use a 3/4" commercial garden hose on mine instead of the usual 5/8". 2. Read the manual thoroughly before you start, especially if this is your first pressure washer.... you will probably save yourself some aggravation. 3. At first sign of freezing weather get your pressure washer to someplace where it won't freeze unless you want to wind up with an expensive plant stand on wheels.Conclusion- The Sun Joe SPX 3000 is a good machine at a great price and for most residential homeowners, it is as good as it gets. It's quiet, does the job, no gas to buy or oil to change.Update 9/13/20:It's still working and still no complaints. The extra length of hose has been helpful. Store it properly and you should get good life out of it.

I use this electric Sun Joe pressure washer to clean cement patio, wood decking, cars and truck and vinyl fencing. It does an absolute great decent job. No water leakage on washer, motor cuts off when releasing handle pressure, light weight, easy to move, and 5 nozzles for any type of job.….Had only previously experience using gas pressure washers. Now at 70 and with two hip replacements I found the back pressure on the handle wand on the gas pressure washer too much and gas pressure washer too loud and too heavy.The Sun Joe is just what I needed, and my wife as she used it to clean her car. Assembly was easy with easy to read and follow instructions.

For those of you wondering if with the new metal garden hose adapter you should buy anything else, I highly recommend you get a quick-connect kit. I also recommend you are absolutely SURE your extension chord is 14 gauge and not longer than 25'. I would order one with exactly these specs to know for sure, because its kind of hard to tell in looking at your extension chord. You'll notice that several people had units die within a few days when they used the wrong extension chord. I'm pretty sure I used the right extension chord (My extension chord is wider than the Sun Joe chord), but mine died after about 12 hrs of use. I'm assuming it was just a lemon, but I am also buying a new 14 gauge extension chord for the new unit I'm getting just to be sure. Since both Sun Joe and Amazon made it easy to return, I only knocked off one star for this. I returned with Amazon since they would give me 2 day shipping, while Sun Joe was expecting 3-4 days.I had never used a pressure washer before, so this was all new to me; but it is now one of my favorite tools. I was pressure washing everything. My favorite end is the "Yellow". This is the best end for driveways and side-walks, and also works very well on most wood surfaces if you don't put it too close to the wood. Just realize if you put it too close, it will occasionally chip up wood and it will strip some paint in either case. I still preferred utilizing the yellow end and keeping it farther out rather than swapping back and forth over and over again.There were two things I found frustrating that would have changed my purchase slightly:1) The garden hose connector, while now mostly metal, is still a pain to get a garden hose attached to. Its almost like the threading on the adapter is a little off on the standard garden hose. As a result, each time I set it up, I had to run in circles turning the water off, attaching the adapter, turning the water on... watching the adapter fly off after tapping it... rinse and repeat until it worked. After going through this for 2 days, I ordered a universal quick-connect adapter for the garden hose. I haven't received this yet, but I expect it to solve this problem, and for $10 there is no question in my mind its worth the reduced hassle.NOTE: For those of you who want to stick with the standard adapter, I did eventually find I had much more reliable results if I detached the garden hose adapter from the Sun Joe, attached it to the garden hose securely, and then attached the adapter back to the Sun Joe. While it looks like the adapter is designed to be able to be left on the Sun Joe while you attach the hose, it is much more difficult to get the hose attached correctly this way.2) At the beginning of the day it is a pain to get the wand pressure washer hose "unwound" so you can use the full distance. If you spend a few minutes spinning the wand to straighten it all out, its usually good for the day... but it is a little annoying. At the end-of-the-day you have the reverse problem. Its a pain to get the chord all looped nicely on the front of the unit. Its very doable, but I found that especially at the end-of-the-day, the last thing I wanted to do was fight with a hose.As a result when I ordered my replacement unit, I went ahead and got the slightly more expensive unit that has the reel for this extension cable. I expect this will also solve this problem, but I'm still wondering if its worth the extra $40. I went back and forth on whether to get it, but ultimately I'm hoping to have this unit for awhile and I expect it to be worth the $40 in the long run. The verdict is still out on this one.If I remember, I'll try to update this later with more results of my testing.So fare I've found that pressure washers are amazingly good at removing any type of mildew, or dirt without any solvent. They're okay at other plant life, or spider webs, but it often requires a direct shot. On my driveway I have found that they reduce stains, but do not remove them. I'm hoping to test later with solvent and see if that is a place where having a soap of some type helps.