High pressure output appliances are important tools that are used in industry, construction, farming, ranching and even in homes. The manufacturers of pressure washers as they are also known have classified high pressure output appliances into three distinct groups namely light duty washers, medium duty washers as well as heavy duty or professional pressure washers.
One of the most important market drivers of pressure washers are home owners. As a result manufacturers of washers have developed smaller models of washers which are electric powered in order to meet the requirements of home owners. There often a particular challenge faced by lay home owners when going out to look for washers. There is an apparent gap between what home owners known about pressure washers and the standard the industries uses in marketing pressure washers.
This in other words this means there is some challenging jargon that is used in the industry that has the potential to mislead new home owners from acquiring the correct pressure washer equipment. Unlike other industries, it is important to be well versed with terms and technical issues around pressure washers to avoid bad deals and buying inappropriate models. The following is some industry jargon explained.
PSI
This is a very important industry jargon. PSI stands for pound per square inch. It is the one of the key indicators used to establish how much output a pressure washer has. Pressure washer models on the market today range from 1000 psi to as much as 3000 psi. There are a variety of pressure washers with an output of 2500 psi. These are middle of the range pressure washers.
There is generally a positive correlation between PSI values and pressure washer prices. Washer models with higher PSI values generally cost more with units of output 4000 psi costing as much as $4000.00.
GPM
This is also an equally important value associated with pressure washers. It stands for gallons per minute which is the water flow rate from a given pressure washer. The higher the PSI value and GPM value the greater output power can be expected of a pressure washer.
Quick Connect Spray Tips
Sometimes used interchangeably as quick connect spray nozzles, quick connect spray tips are essentially pressure washer nozzles. These are attached or detached from the tip of the pressure washer wand. They are what makes a pressure washer what it is by restricting water output and varying degrees.They are shipped together with a pressure washer particularly gas powered pressure washers.
Spray tips are color coded for safety and ease of identification whilst on the job site. they usually range in degrees from 0 to 40 degrees and some in-between.
HP
HP stands for hose power. This is the measure of how powerful a pressure washer engine is. A higher horse power value indicates a more powerful engine. A pressure washer with a very high HP value has greater output compared to one with a lower HP value
When looking for a pressure washer knowing PSI, GPM and Hp values is important in buying the correct appliance.