Portable Power Washer
The new DeWalt Power Cleaner can be hooked up to a garden hose or conveniently set up to pull water from a bucket if there's no nearby water source.
I’m a framer on a crew that builds new homes in the rainy state of Kentucky, which means our job sites are often a muddy mess, and so are our tools and equipment. Most of our equipment stays in a storage container that we move from job to job, and because the majority of our sites aren’t set up with running water, it’s hard to give them an occasional cleaning without bringing them home, which is inconvenient. So, when I saw the new DeWalt DCPW1000 battery powered power washer, which can be hooked up to a garden hose or pull water from a bucket, I knew it was the solution I was after.
While this is not the tool to remove paint from a 100-ft.-long fence or to wash down an entire house, it has lived up to my expectations. It has plenty of pressure to remove caked-on mud and takes about five minutes to empty one 5-gal. bucket of water with the green nozzle. That’s enough water to clean off three or four pieces of equipment. DeWalt says it will run for 37 minutes on one fully charged 3-Ah battery. While I’m not sure about that, I’ve been running mine on a 9-Ah battery and so far have drained four or five buckets of water and still have a couple bars remaining on the battery charge indicator. The tool can be operated with one hand and takes up very little room in the trailer. The DCPW1000 Power Cleaner comes with four nozzles and a soap dispenser and costs $200 without the battery.
— Ian Thompson, a framer in Richmond, KY.
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