1.9 GPM / 2000 PSI Small Quadro Cold Water Electric Pressure Washer

I bought my Kranzle K499TST from SuperKleen Direct about 5 years ago.While its initial cost seemed quite high when comparing it to the $150 to $300 pressure washers available from Home Depot or Lowes, it's overall longer term cost of ownership may actually be quite reasonable. I'm expecting it to last for at least another 20 years (or longer). Terrific commercial quality -- built like a tank. I can't say that for ANY of my previous pressure washers -- whether gas or electric.Prior to buying my Kranzle I was buying the low-cost electric pressure washers from Home Depot and Lowes -- but they never seemed to last for much more than a year or two. And that's just using them several times a year. Usually the first or second time time I used them, they always worked fine. Then after that something would always happen. When I turned them on, their circuit breaker or fuse would sometimes blow. Resetting the circuit breaker or replacing the fuse didn't always fix the problem. Additionally, they would often run for only 30 minutes or so before they would overheat and shut off. At that point, they'd have to cool down for a half hour or longer -- and sometimes after they cooled down, they would never start again.They seemed to always fail just after their warranty period expired. On one occasion, they failed while still under the warranty but I was unable to reach the manufacturer to obtain a replacement. They wouldn't respond to phone calls or emails. So I would toss the cheap unit in the garbage, and go back to HD or Lowes to purchase another one. And the same cycle would then happen again. Over a period of 7 years I went through 4 of these cheaper pressure washers before I finally decided the break the cycle and find one that would last longer. After researching electric pressure washers to death for 2 months, I finally splurged for this Kranzle.Well, I've had the Kranzle for 5 years now. It runs off of a dedicated 20 amp circuit in my garage. Every time I use it, it always runs. While not the most powerful pressure washer in the world, it works just fine for all of my homeowner needs. I use it for: washing our 2 cars; cleaning my lawn tractor; washing 50 feet of stone walls near our garage; and cleaning our vinyl siding, patio, outdoor deck, and steps & paved walkways.Unlike cheaper pressure washers, the Kranzle comes with a pressure gauge to easily adjust the pressure from minimum to maximum by simply turning a knob. And you can add liquids (soap, etc.) to your spray and spray them at the "full pressure" of the pressure washer. In contrast, most (if not all) of the cheap pressure washers will only let you spray soap or other additives at a very low pressure.At the beginning of this past winter (after a major storm), we had three 150 to 175 foot tall oak trees fall down near our house. Two of them were adjacent to each other and had intertwined root balls. Those two root balls, when they popped up, formed one giant root ball about 25 feet wide by about 18 feet high. Estimated weight of the root ball was well over 3 tons. None of the tree people that I contacted had the heavy equipment needed to handle anything close to this size. What I had to do first was to powerwash all of the dirt off of the root balls, and then trim the protruding roots with a chainsaw to make the root ball far smaller. To accomplish that I powerwashed the root ball for about 5 hours a day non-stop for 3 days. Our soil is mostly clay and large rocks. The Kranzle never overheated, it just kept on going and going and going. In case anyone who is reading this is wondering, I used a 12 foot spray extension wand that I bought from Northern Tools to put some distance between me and the root ball. Otherwise, I would have been covered in mud.Two tips for using the Kranzle: 1). Always keep it upright, never lay it down on its side. Otherwise, some of the motor oil in the pump reservoir may leak out and make a mess. 2). Always turn the water on "before" you start the pressure washer. Running dry won't ruin a Kranzle pump (unlike the cheaper washers), but you may have to re-prime the pump. Easy to resolve -- just open the two bolts (with O-rings) on either side of the pressure gauge, fill with water, and replace the bolts. Use a 19mm wrench to do this. Once I realized that I hadn't turned on the faucet of the water hose, it took me less than 15 minutes to be back in operation again. With any of my previous cheaper pressure washers, that definitely would've been the end of them.