Customer Reviews for Westinghouse - WPX 3800 psi 3.6 GPM 274cc Cold Water Gas Powered Triplex Pump Pressure Washer with 5 Quick Connect Nozzles - Blue
Customer Rating
5
So far so good..
on August 17, 2024
Posted by: Ivander
from Houston, TX
I bought this because I got tired of spending an entire day washing my driveway with my electric pressure washer. Assembling it was pretty straightforward, no issues there. The only issue I had so far was getting it to run. I followed the instructions in the manual, line by line, to start it up and I could not get it to run. After several attempts of pulling the cord and releasing the pressure from wand, I was ready to call it quits. I stood there looking at it, thinking to myself that I should've gone with the Simpson, but then I noticed a lever with a yellow tab and stickers of a rabbit and turtle right below it. I saw it earlier when assembling it, but I did not see anything about it or its function in the manual so I didn't think much of it. The lever was position all the way to the right (turtle), so I moved it all the way to the left (rabbit) and pulled the cord and wah-lah...it ran. Did some googling afterwards and found out the lever is to control the Throttle/Engine Speed. It would have been nice if Westinghouse included that in their instructions. With this being my first gas powered tool, I didn't know that it was something I had to do. Anyway, I tested a small part of my driveway to see how strong it was and yes, it will definitely save me time.
This pressure washer is hands down the best one I have purchased yet and I have been through quite a lot. Easy to assemble and get started up. I have found that using NON ethnol gas gives best life to machinee.
This machine works great. I had a different brand pressure washer that did a decent job, but nothing compared to this. The only problem I had is that the dipstick oil cap didn't come with the machine as it said it was supposed to, but Westinghouse took care of me and sent me one. I do wish some of the instructions were a bit more clear though.