You can, its essentially the same theory. The suds wont be anything like a foam cannon, hence the name, the end result will be the same.
It will soak and loosen the dirt. I did it for a long time without issues, but the foam cannon creates a wow factor that customers love.
I have the greenworks pw from Lowes, and I use onr in mine for the final rinse.
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