Cordless jet wash

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I have just ordered one of these and it has been shipped. I nearly bought a similar Titan one from Screwfix, but they were out of stock. By chance I found this one at half the price at £40 and it comes with a storage case and some other extras. Cannot wait to get it and try it. I know it will not be as powerful as a mains machine connected to a hose, but being able to wash the boat down or washing the chain whilst lifting the anchor when not in a marina must be an advantage. I can recharge the battery from my ship's batteries when not in a marina.

Aqua Jet Pro Cordless
 
Concerto said:
I have just ordered one of these and it has been shipped. I nearly bought a similar Titan one from Screwfix, but they were out of stock. By chance I found this one at half the price at £40 and it comes with a storage case and some other extras. Cannot wait to get it and try it. I know it will not be as powerful as a mains machine connected to a hose, but being able to wash the boat down or washing the chain whilst lifting the anchor when not in a marina must be an advantage. I can recharge the battery from my ship's batteries when not in a marina.

Aqua Jet Pro Cordless
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Please let us know how good it is.

I bought a 12volt powered pump washer thing to clean my chain mainly and it was ok; nothing like a pressure washer.

I gave it away to a friend who had a greater need for a 12volt washer though.
 
I bought the one Lidl were selling. Things I noted:
Not as powerful (which is the obvious thing) as a mains one.
Uses a lot of water, from the boats tank, it goes through a bucket of water in no time. I don't think it would survive to next year if you put salt water through it without putting fresh water through regularly.
The intake hose has a mind of its own, it holds the memory of when it's coiled. I put about 18 inches of copper pipe over the end of the hose as a sheath to keep it straight.
 
I have a similar one...with a spare battery and long lance...I find it very useful....the whole bucket thing is a pain (I prefer to use a garden hose) except during summer when we have water restrictions.... and I can legally jet wash (of course all the neighbors on the pontoon or street just ignore the restrictions).
The battery lasts forever.....very impressive. It’s strong for what it is....but not having to lug around a mains jet washer is the main point. Eventually you say to yourself, I wish it were more powerful......
All in all....very handy to have on boat

Wife washing boat with cordless jet wash….one battery can just about do whole boat…comes with spare battery…can stop if it overheats
 
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I will be interested to hear how good it is. The advertising claims “5 times more powerful than a garden hose” - my garden hose has no power at all and is entirely dependent on the mains water supply pressure.
 
I bought one recently, a cheap one from Amazon. It came with 2 batteries and a charger. But it also runs on Makita LXT batteries, it’s own are very slow to charge. They do last a fair time in use. Clearly it’s not as powerful as a mains one, but better than our garden hose. I use it for washing the cars as well as on the boat. Overall, pretty pleased with it.
 
The cheaper ones all seem to be around the same pressure, about the same as when you put your finger over the end of a garden hose.
Trouble with many things like this is that you have no idea what they are like until you buy one.
They can be very useful though..
 
I just bought a Ryobi 18v one, and it's particularly useful for swooshing crap out of obscure parts of the bilge, which I then suck up with my (equally useful) Ryobi wet and dry vacuum. No more hanging upside-down in the bilges like a bat!
 
Rappey said:
The cheaper ones all seem to be around the same pressure, about the same as when you put your finger over the end of a garden hose.
Trouble with many things like this is that you have no idea what they are like until you buy one.
They can be very useful though..
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They’re powerful enough to get the bird crap off. With our mooring, that is the number one use. Or is that number 2?
 
I've decided that any cordless "tool" item on board needs to run off Makita 18V batteries as I can charge them on board via 12V and it means I only need one battery type. I aso bought an Amazon pressure washer than runs off the Makita batteries, i've used it to wash down the dinghy and car so far - it's been very good and definitely more pressure than a hose. The big drawback is the flow rate but I was expecting that for it's size. Batteries last well enough to do a car and dinghy in one charge (genuine Makita batteries).

I've had my eye on the 2 x 18V Makita pressure washer for some failry big cleaning, but will fit a deckwash pump for the anchor and general cleaning at some stage.
 
Concerto said:
I have just ordered one of these and it has been shipped. I nearly bought a similar Titan one from Screwfix, but they were out of stock. By chance I found this one at half the price at £40 and it comes with a storage case and some other extras. Cannot wait to get it and try it. I know it will not be as powerful as a mains machine connected to a hose, but being able to wash the boat down or washing the chain whilst lifting the anchor when not in a marina must be an advantage. I can recharge the battery from my ship's batteries when not in a marina.

Aqua Jet Pro Cordless
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Let us know if it can be charged from onboard 12V system (may need a DC/DC converter of some type). Looks very handy to wash dog hair out of the cockpit:-)
 
If you have 18v tools then select a pressure washer that is compatible with your batteries and buy naked (no batteries or charger)
£12.89 naked is the cheapest 18v pressure washer on ebay today that i found
Makita sell a charger that runs from a 12v cigarette lighter plug so i would guess others are available for different battery types.
There is an ever increasing range of really cheap battery compatible tools available and they are certainly worth it.
 
It have the worx version. It's fine. It isn't like a real pressure washer but it's miles better than a hose. It shifts muck off decks etc nicely so it has a place on the boat. I run it mostly on seawater then flush it with a bit of fresh after. Has stood up to that for a couple of years no bother.
 
toothless said:
It have the worx version. It's fine. It isn't like a real pressure washer but it's miles better than a hose. It shifts muck off decks etc nicely so it has a place on the boat. I run it mostly on seawater then flush it with a bit of fresh after. Has stood up to that for a couple of years no bother.
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I presume strong enough jet to clean chain as it comes in…?
 
Concerto said:
I have just ordered one of these and it has been shipped. I nearly bought a similar Titan one from Screwfix, but they were out of stock. By chance I found this one at half the price at £40 and it comes with a storage case and some other extras. Cannot wait to get it and try it. I know it will not be as powerful as a mains machine connected to a hose, but being able to wash the boat down or washing the chain whilst lifting the anchor when not in a marina must be an advantage. I can recharge the battery from my ship's batteries when not in a marina.

Aqua Jet Pro Cordless
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Sounds just the job!
 
Bouba said:
I have a similar one...with a spare battery and long lance...I find it very useful....the whole bucket thing is a pain (I prefer to use a garden hose) except during summer when we have water restrictions.... and I can legally jet wash (of course all the neighbors on the pontoon or street just ignore the restrictions).
The battery lasts forever.....very impressive. It’s strong for what it is....but not having to lug around a mains jet washer is the main point. Eventually you say to yourself, I wish it were more powerful......
All in all....very handy to have on boat

Wife washing boat with cordless jet wash….one battery can just about do whole boat…comes with spare battery…can stop if it overheats
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Those foreigners not respecting rules!…..recall a Spanish “medallion” man washing his tiny motor boat,used enough water for an army,and he was only in his swimming trunks🙄😏
 
MontyMariner said:
how long have you been using it like that?
My concern is the salt attacking the internal gubbins (a technical term) which is probably aluminium.
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19 years old, it was new when we left UK. Unlike my old petrol driven one, the small Karcher won't pick up, it needs feeding with pressure water. Always rinsed through with potable immediately after use.
 
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