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To wash an ordinary passenger car now costs 300-400 rubles. We chose devices for the test worth from 5, 000 to 10, 000 rubles. This amount will be beaten off during a weekly wash for about a year and a half (we exclude the winter months). The pluses are the known accuracy and the ability to wash everything in a row, from great to fence. The downside is time and wet clothes.
High-pressure apparatuses deliver a jet under a pressure of 120-150 bar, not a single dirt can resist. However, a very fine, finely dispersed coating remains on the surface. It can only be removed with a brush or sponge.
In all sinks, nozzle adjustment is provided that changes the shape and working pressure of the jet, there are special nozzles with rotating brushes, the so-called mud cutter, foam generators … The list can be continued, but if you need these options, we advise you to purchase them immediately with the sink: individually, they are very expensive, in addition, each fits only to the apparatus of his company.
When choosing a sink, one more important factor should be taken into account: some can work only from the water supply system, and, say, they do not suck in water from a barrel! Although we were convinced: if you put this barrel on a stool, that is, create at least a minimum pressure, all the sinks are one better, the other worse, but they work.
Well, if there is no barrel, no electricity, but still want to wash the car? In this case, we checked the Berkut sink outside the competition: it has its own water tank, there is a cord for connecting to a 12-volt car outlet and even a built-in battery: what if you need to wash a trailer or … a dog without a cigarette lighter?
"Sorokin 14.17" (Choice SP)
“Made for Sorokin Russia”
Estimated price - 5500 rubles
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Main settings:
maximum pressure - 150 bar
weight - 16.8 kg
power consumption - 1.7 kW
water consumption - 6.7 l / min
hose / power cord length - 5/5 m
the source of water is plumbing
Detergent supply is initially switched - with an easy longitudinal displacement of the nozzle. It works relatively quietly, equipped with large convenient hooks for the electric wire and high-pressure hose. There is a built-in tank for detergent. The assembly is a neat, three-plunger pump in an aluminum casing driven by a powerful asynchronous motor. But the equipment is poor: only a mud cutter was added to the box. The best price / quality ratio.
Kärcher K 4.200
Germany
Estimated price - 9600 rubles
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Main settings:
maximum pressure - 130 bar
weight - 13 kg
power consumption - 1.9 kW
water consumption - 6.7 l / min
hose / power cord length - 6/5 m
source of water - water pipe or barrel
In addition to a big name, this sink has a feature hidden in its bowels: an asynchronous electric motor with water (!) Cooling. This made it possible to sharply reduce its dimensions and increase reliability - it will not overheat. Three-plunger pump, aluminum. Of the nozzles, an adjustable nozzle and a mud mill were put in the kit. The sinks of this company traditionally offer a wide variety of options, but they are not cheap. The washing works quite noisily, we write down the non-rotating connection of the hose (it may twist) and the lack of hooks for storing it and the wire as disadvantages. In the asset - quick-release hose. For suction of detergent from a separate container, a tube with a filter is provided. The most expensive car wash.
DeFort DPW-1800-VAC
SBM-Group, Germany
Estimated price - 8300 rubles
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Main settings:
maximum pressure - 100 bar
weight - 14 kg
power consumption - 0.8 / 1.8 kW
water consumption - 5.0 l / min
hose / power cord length - 5/5 m
the source of water is plumbing
It would be more correct to call this unit a combine harvester: it consists of two independent parts - the sink itself and the vacuum cleaner. Convenient for blowing a washed motor. The nozzle sink only has an adjustable nozzle. But in the case there are already two containers for detergents, with a switch that you can’t even turn with slightly wet hands, except with pliers. The aluminum three-plunger pump is driven by a commutator motor. The most versatile.
Berkut Smart Washer SW-17A
Russia
Estimated price - 5300 rubles
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Main settings:
maximum pressure - 9.5 bar
weight - 6 kg
power consumption - 0.06 kW
hose / power cord length –6/3 m
water source - own capacity
An indisputable plus is the ability to work where there are no sources of energy. Even a small (4 Ah) built-in battery is enough to wash a car, let alone a 60 Ah battery, which is always at hand, that is, under the hood. The removable tank allows you to draw up to 17 liters of water at a time. It turned out that if you take a spray gun (with a jet regulator, by the way) in one hand, and a brush or sponge in the other, then you can do without hundreds of atmospheres. But to bring down dirt in the wheel arches - the task is not for the "Golden Eagle". The most autonomous.
STIHL RE 108 (Select SP)
Germany made in China
Estimated price - 7000 rubles
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Main settings:
maximum pressure - 120 bar
weight - 18.5 kg
power consumption - 1.7 kW
water consumption - 7.3 l / min
hose / power cord length - 8/5 m
source of water - water supply or pond
Included is a filter for the supplied water. There is also a mud cutter, and a standard nozzle can adjust not only the width of the stream, but also its plane (for example, horizontal is more convenient for washing the hood, and vertical spraying for doors). But the adjustment itself is not too convenient - it requires the participation of two hands. They also took care of several adapters for connecting to the water supply. The foam generator is not forgotten. A built-in detergent container is provided. Aluminum three-plunger pump driven by an asynchronous motor, very carefully assembled. The sink has the largest mass, but this is an indirect confirmation of its reliability: the materials clearly did not save! Weight adapters and filter.
Lavor STM 160
Italy, made in China
Estimated price - 8500 rubles
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