My camper has been sitting beneath an oak tree for 3 years. You wouldn't believe the tree sap that accumulated in that time. When my wife said she wanted it cleaned I immediately ordered a SPX3000. It cut through the sap with no problems, I'm starting on the house tomorrow.
I did a lot of searching for a power washer...gas or electric. My main concern was durability and design.While I started out to buy a gas washer, I was put off by the noise that everyone mentions. I will use mine quite a bit.....40x30 patio plus a 25x9 patio, porch, driveway and of course cars....and that means my neighbors would quickly have a problem with all the noise. I decided to get an electric one although I had concerns about sufficient power Figured if it couldn't do what I need it would go back to Amazon.
It showed up today so quickly assembled it (very easy and good instructions). I decided to give it a test drive so it was my big patio and concrete/brick wall around it and steps up from the yard. I hadn't touched the patio in about 8 years and it looked it. I live in Michigan so get snow and than lots of dirt and muck. Also gets some moss in the bricks.
I spent about 4 hours playing with the washer and trying out different tips. The patio came out great. While a gas machine might have more power, the Sun Joe was more than enough for anything I can see throwing at it as a homeowner. One custom touch I did....all my garden hoses and accessories use quick connects so I put one on the Sun Joe to allow fast connecting of the hose. Other than that I was happy it had a 35' long power cord. The washers hose is 20' and I guess it would be nice to have a 50' but I will see how this works out. Luckily it is light and easy to move around. . In fact that is another big plus for me. ...it only weights a bit over 30# compared to 80# or more for gas washers. It doesn't take much storage space either. I did read in the reviews that it is important to get the water out of the hose and don't leave the tips on the wand for a long time as they will rust and that will jam the tips.
As one who ALWAYS reads the instructions....there is a cleaning pin taped to the back of the instructions. Some reviews mentioned they use tiny screw driver, drills etc. to clean the tip....guess they didn't read the instructions ;-)
Mine also came with the newer metal connection instead of the plastic one some reviewers had issues with.
Since I have only had it for one day and put 4 hours of hard use on it....I think it will work out fine but if any issues Sun Joe has an excellent warranty. I understand from the reviews they are really customer driven and have excellent support. Hopefully I will never have to use it...but nice to know it is there.
I am giving 4 stars out of 5....not that it isn't a 5 star machine....but I haven't had it long enough to speak to durability but thus far I don't see any issues.
The best part....it is not noisy at all...just a pleasant humming souind....and when idling it makes no noise....I won't have to deal with irate neighbors.
I have put the spx3000 washer through it’s paces. So far everything is just what I expected. Many mixed reviews but everything does. Sometimes I wonder about user ability. I would definitely recommend this washer.
This cleans as good as my neighbor's gas powered unit. Much less noise and no need to worry about gas, oil or starting problems. Finally be careful...it has a lot of power...it is not a TOY! Hope it lasts for many years.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have yet to put it through a REAL test so my comments thus far are only from a quick put together, learn how it works which seems fine . I hope to get to really use it shortly