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08-09-2009, 12:50 AM
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| Husky power washer&foam nozzle/lance at Home Depot
Hi has anyone had any experience with the Husky h1600 power washer from Home Depot?
It is a low end unit that I was considering to use for only detailing my cars. My thought was to get an inexpensive power washer so I could than get one of those crazy foam canons from AG. Isn't that putting the cart be- for the horse LOL.
Well to my surprise when I went to my local Home Depot I discovered that this low end 1400 psi unit came with as a no cost bonus a "power foam high pressure foaming nozzle with lance". The price of the Husky was $99.00. I viewed a video on utube and it seemed to be throwing some nice foam.
Any thoughts from the forum would be appreciated.
Thanks
Stu
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08-09-2009, 04:51 AM
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| Re: Husky power washer&foam nozzle/lance at Home Depot
I see alot getting the Karcher units in similar power and price, so this should work well too.
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08-12-2009, 11:11 AM
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| Re: Husky power washer&foam nozzle/lance at Home Depot
Do you have a link for this?
Usually the optional detergent foamer is mediocre at best, and runs out of soap quite quickly. I bought the Karcher Detergent Foamer for my Karcher Pressure Washer because it was fairly cheap and Autogeek wasn't carrying the Foam Cannon HP Kit yet. I used it a couple of times and now it just sits on the ground in my garage.
Anyways, can you give us a link before I make any judgment? It would help out.
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08-12-2009, 02:25 PM
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| Re: Husky power washer&foam nozzle/lance at Home Depot
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Originally Posted by Emile  Do you have a link for this?
Usually the optional detergent foamer is mediocre at best, and runs out of soap quite quickly. I bought the Karcher Detergent Foamer for my Karcher Pressure Washer because it was fairly cheap and Autogeek wasn't carrying the Foam Cannon HP Kit yet. I used it a couple of times and now it just sits on the ground in my garage.
Anyways, can you give us a link before I make any judgment? It would help out. | Hi Emile,
Thanks for the info. I would be the first to say that this is probably not going to be on the same level as the foam canon. Having never owned a pressure washer and wanting a foam canon to get as hands free of a car wash as posihttp://huskypowerwasher.com/accessoriesmovie.phpble I felt it was worth a try as the Husky will only be used for car washing. To bad AG didn't offer a pressure washer to go along with the foam canon I would have bought that pkg. in a heart beat. Anyway here is a link to a video on utube demonstrating the high pressure foam nozzle and lance for the h1600 pressure washer. Husky Power washer
Let me know what you think as I have not used it yet.
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08-12-2009, 03:58 PM
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| Re: Husky power washer&foam nozzle/lance at Home Depot
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Originally Posted by A4 1.8tqm While we're off topic about cheap power washers... Don't buy a Husky, all three of the Husky's my friends dad bought broke down with just a few uses. You think he'd learn huh?  | I would recommend getting a different brand, they have a bad rep for low build quality from reviews I've read, and the units I've seen in action have a 100% failure rate.
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08-12-2009, 05:52 PM
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| Re: Husky power washer&foam nozzle/lance at Home Depot
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Originally Posted by A4 1.8tqm I would recommend getting a different brand, they have a bad rep for low build quality from reviews I've read, and the units I've seen in action have a 100% failure rate. |
To each his own. We just took care of ours in Tampa, it was used for 4 years all day every day and did great. It was replaced only when someone wasnt paying attention and backed the trailer into it, bending an output pipe for the water.
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08-12-2009, 08:22 PM
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| Re: Husky power washer&foam nozzle/lance at Home Depot
So... after advising against a product that I haven't personally had bad experiences with, I went and borrowed so called "broken power washer". Seems to me that it was more user error over faulty machine (at least his newest one). The machine needs to be tested (as stated on the power cord) ...simple, and you need to be sure that your hose is not full of air before attached and prime the pump with water before turning on (obvious?).  
It works fine! I bet I know why his previous machines had "broke down"  . I apologize for giving advice based on others experiences. Plus he gave me the "faulty power washer", SCORE! 
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08-12-2009, 09:13 PM
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| Re: Husky power washer&foam nozzle/lance at Home Depot
Hey thanks for the retraction. As I didn't take it out of the box yet I was all ready to return it to H D for a refund. Now I think I will at least give it a test run
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08-12-2009, 09:29 PM
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| Re: Husky power washer&foam nozzle/lance at Home Depot
That foamer nozzle doesn't look bad at all. I'm assuming you use the power washer's built-in detergent nozzle?
Either way, you can't do a touch-less car wash with a pressure washer....unless you get some really high-power gas washer then maybe. If it makes you feel any better, I bought my pressure washer only for car washes and it was worth every penny.
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08-12-2009, 10:16 PM
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| Re: Husky power washer&foam nozzle/lance at Home Depot
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Originally Posted by Emile That foamer nozzle doesn't look bad at all. I'm assuming you use the power washer's built-in detergent nozzle?
Either way, you can't do a touch-less car wash with a pressure washer....unless you get some really high-power gas washer then maybe. If it makes you feel any better, I bought my pressure washer only for car washes and it was worth every penny. | Hi Emile and thanks for the feedback. The way I look at it my Porsche never gets no more dirty than a little light garage dust and the Escalade doesn't get much more dirty than that. My feeling was that I could foam up the car and than rinse it off with the pw and than use the garden hose in a sheeting manner and blot dry with my waffle weave towels and a QD if needed. I felt that for the price it was worth a shot. Had I already owned a pw than the foam canon would have been a no brainer. i will post some pics when I use it for the first time.
Stu
Oh by the way what part of NJ are you in? I am down on the NJ shore.
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