What do I need to convert a regular air compressor (for power tools) to a power washer?
Posted on November 26th, 2009 by admin
They seem similar but different. Normally you buy either an air compressor or a power (water) washer. I want to buy an air compressor, just wondering if it can be easily converted into a power washer.
A powerwasher does not use air assit to begin with..it is all hydraulic pressure from the hydraulic pump on it…About all you can use on a compressor to make a power washer will be the tires and the frame to mount the motor/pumps etcetera on.. Pressure washer needs no air tank
November 26th, 2009 at 8:26 am
An air compressor will not produce the required pressure needed to use as a power washer. And no it would probably cost more that buying the units separately.
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November 26th, 2009 at 8:37 am
can’t be done
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November 26th, 2009 at 9:23 am
A powerwasher does not use air assit to begin with..it is all hydraulic pressure from the hydraulic pump on it…About all you can use on a compressor to make a power washer will be the tires and the frame to mount the motor/pumps etcetera on.. Pressure washer needs no air tank
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November 26th, 2009 at 10:01 am
Sears sold a power washer gun a while back that would attach to a compressor and you have to hook up a water hose to it as well but it was only about 150psi. Not to strong.
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November 26th, 2009 at 10:18 am
Will not work. Air compressors don’t create the kind of pressure a pressure washer requires anyway. Even if it could be done(which I doubt), it would rust internally.
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Used pressure washers many years as part of painting prep.