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Re: Got rid of my Overpriced Karcher PW and bought a Cheap Ryobi & Upgraded it... way better setup!!
great thread
this is the route I plan to go very soon
thanks for the writeup
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Re: Got rid of my Overpriced Karcher PW and bought a Cheap Ryobi & Upgraded it... way better setup!!
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Re: Got rid of my Overpriced Karcher PW and bought a Cheap Ryobi & Upgraded it... way better setup!!
Originally Posted by
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Are the MTM spray guns rebranded Mosmetic?
Actually the Mosmatic gun is rebranded Suttner gun with only their swivel inlet. Mtm is Italian brand. Other very good Italian brand is PA.
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Re: Got rid of my Overpriced Karcher PW and bought a Cheap Ryobi & Upgraded it... way better setup!!
Zack- thanks for the time and effort detailing this upgrade. I have the Ryobi and am waiting for delivery of the rest from MTM.
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Re: Got rid of my Overpriced Karcher PW and bought a Cheap Ryobi & Upgraded it... way better setup!!
Originally Posted by
zmcgovern45
Happy to help
I hope you're enjoying the setup - how are you liking it after some time?
Most important question I've got - not sure if you covered it, which size orifice did you end up getting for your machine and how does it feel?
I would be interested in knowing if the 40 deg nozzle would be at a good rinsing/strong enough to remove dirt but not damage paint pressure, and if the 25 deg nozzle becomes a more pressurized/dirt "scraping" nozzle?
Also, I just did research and discovered that you can upgrade the PF22 foam cannon's stock orifice (size 3.5, 1.25 mm) to a smaller sized one (size 3, 1.1 mm) that will yield better/thicker foam for lower pressure machines.
I'm in the middle of putting together a setup similar to yours - would love to hear your thoughts/experiences regarding it.
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Re: Got rid of my Overpriced Karcher PW and bought a Cheap Ryobi & Upgraded it... way better setup!!
If your electric pressure wash has 1600psi and lower you would benefit to get a 1.1mm orifice to your foamcannon. Even the nozzles has different kind of diameter and angle. That's not so easy to say what diameter to use to get the most psi out of them. To big and the PW gets lower working psi and to small the PW begins to pulses. The diagram I go after is in bar and liters/minutes so it's a little hard to convert. But if you have your specs for your PW psi and gpm I can look it up. Or if someone else have a diagram for psi and gpm would be great. The orifice and nozzle diagram and diameter is not the same.
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Re: Got rid of my Overpriced Karcher PW and bought a Cheap Ryobi & Upgraded it... way better setup!!
Overpriced is not a legitimate complaint seeing as you already payed for it. It cost more to get the new one. I am biased though because I have a k5 and it works great.
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Re: Got rid of my Overpriced Karcher PW and bought a Cheap Ryobi & Upgraded it... way better setup!!
My K5 hose lays flat, Why? Because I use vinyl and rubber cleaner and conditioner on it every time I roll it up. Takes 2 seconds and it keeps it nice and supple
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Re: Got rid of my Overpriced Karcher PW and bought a Cheap Ryobi & Upgraded it... way better setup!!
I thought about this thread a few hours ago when I hooked up my Karcher PW and realized it is done! I got my first Karcher early 2016 it lasted until August 2016, got a replacement under warranty. They are top notch about replacing a bad unit, however the replacement died today.
Thanks for the info Zach, I am looking into getting the setup you put together here.
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