Work Hydroshot - Poor water pressure

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Worx Hydroshot - Poor water pressure

Hey all. Just did my first detail with the Worx Hydroshot and I was underwhelmed by the water pressure. I used the more powerful 4 amp battery combined with the turbo nozzle, and even on the high setting the Hydroshot barely managed enough water pressure to sufficiently rinse the car after a foam pre-rinse. It took forever!

Could I have been doing something wrong? :confused:
 
i've got the same user experience and i think it only comes in handy for some areas like :
- engine bay
- door jam
- pre rinse for RW or WW

For rinsing away foam i much prefer using a hose
 
I have the turbo head too but decided not to use it ....I get better results using the standard head, but I agree for flooding and rinsing, a hose is better, I use it on the wheels most of the time, with mixed rinseless in the 1 liter bottle attachment.
 
I would think for rinsing soap/foam, you’d need volume, not pressure. The worx is only rated at 1/2 gallon per minute, so I’d guess that’s why it’s not clearing the foam.

Plus, I’d wonder if the water pressure would be agitating the foam and actually creating more?
 
And another miracle tool bites the dust.

Thanks for the review.

I got to say, at the top of my list to compliment a hose now is the Kranzel 1322. Just not sold yet on needing more to spend $1000+.
 
I haven’t bought anything from Works that actually works. Their customer service is the worlds worst.
 
As a user of it and a fan of it, I will say that it's not a tool that I would use to detail a car in the traditional fashion. For me it's strictly a rinseless wash tool for use in the winter while inside my heated garage. I don't have a floor drain so being able to use it in place of a pressure sprayer and as a replacement to another previous battery operated system that I damaged, this one works great. Again, keep it for rinseless situations or for the use around the house to apply things like Spray and Forget or law weed and brush treatments. All of those it's been great for as well.
 
I use my Worx Hydroshot to blast as much dirt and bird crap off as I can before I start the wash process. You have to keep in mind that it does not replace a pressure washer and the absolute best pressure you can hope for is 300 psi. This is assuming that your household water pressure is 30 psi. I really like the Hydroshot but I am not impressed with the power nozzle. All it does is spin the concentrated jet around.
The Hydroshot is a great tool in the winter as you can draw water right from a bucket. I can fill three buckets with hot water and do a complete wash without dragging out the hose.
 
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Thanks for the replies.

The Hydroshot was a very disappointing purchase. I didn't need it to be as powerful as a pressure washer, but it would have been nice for it to at least be as good as a hose. I think in some ways it was more wasteful than a pressure washer, as it took far more water than it should have to rinse the soap off my car.

As I mentioned in another thread, our HOA has stringent guidelines about water usage. There are no external hose hookups and running a line from inside the apartment to an outside pressure washer isn't an acceptable workaround. So I am still looking for an alternative solution. I found these two items on Amazon, neither have glowing reviews, but I am getting desperate. Does anyone have positive experiences with these?

Sun Joe SPX6000C-XR iON Cordless Pressure Washer

Pure Clean Portable Spray Washer
 
Re: Worx Hydroshot - Poor water pressure

Saw the info yesterday on it. Am I correct in saying it can also be hooked up to a regular garden hose to greatly increase pressure? At least they showed it that it can be done.
 
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mightypudge said:
Thanks for the replies.

The Hydroshot was a very disappointing purchase. I didn't need it to be as powerful as a pressure washer, but it would have been nice for it to at least be as good as a hose. I think in some ways it was more wasteful than a pressure washer, as it took far more water than it should have to rinse the soap off my car.

As I mentioned in another thread, our HOA has stringent guidelines about water usage. There are no external hose hookups and running a line from inside the apartment to an outside pressure washer isn't an acceptable workaround. So I am still looking for an alternative solution. I found these two items on Amazon, neither have glowing reviews, but I am getting desperate. Does anyone have positive experiences with these?

Sun Joe SPX6000C-XR iON Cordless Pressure Washer

Pure Clean Portable Spray Washer
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The second link is similar to one I had originally a few years back. It's good and works well but beware of the hose connection to the unit as it's plastic. I dropped mine and broke it in several places but was always concerned that it was fragile where the hose connects. Overall, meh...

Sorry to hear the Hydro isn't working out.
 
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TTQ B4U said:
The second link is similar to one I had originally a few years back. It's good and works well but beware of the hose connection to the unit as it's plastic. I dropped mine and broke it in several places but was always concerned that it was fragile where the hose connects. Overall, meh...

Sorry to hear the Hydro isn't working out.
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Thanks. I am probably overthinking this. The Wolfgang Rinseless seems the way to go for someone in my situation. I could visit the local coin-op to do a quick pre-rinse with their pressure washer to get all the pollen or hardened bugs and bird dookie off my paint. The Hydroshot is probably good enough to rinse my wheels after a Sonax or Wolfgang treatment.
 
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It's just not that powerful
 
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mightypudge said:
Thanks. I am probably overthinking this. The Wolfgang Rinseless seems the way to go for someone in my situation. I could visit the local coin-op to do a quick pre-rinse with their pressure washer to get all the pollen or hardened bugs and bird dookie off my paint. The Hydroshot is probably good enough to rinse my wheels after a Sonax or Wolfgang treatment.
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Exactly what I was going to post. Go to the coin-op to knock off the heavy stuff and come back and use the Hydroshot with what ever rinseless product you decide to use.
 
I really like the Krause and Becker airless paint sprayer for this. Its got enough power to knock dirt off the car (up to 3000psi rating - it has a pressure control knob). I mix my rinseless solution in the bucket and use it to pre-rinse the wheels, paint etc. Then follow up with my rinsleless wash with the BRS/ MF towels but it really knocks most of the dirt off the panels.

I think the only difference here is that it has to be plugged in for power. It is not battery operated so may not be a viable option for mobile washes unless you have a generator.

Airless Paint Sprayer Kit
 
RaydiantDetail said:
I really like the Krause and Becker airless paint sprayer for this.

Airless Paint Sprayer Kit
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Wow, interesting. I never thought of using a paint sprayer. I'll have to look into this. Power is no problem; I have an outlet in my driveway, just no hose hookup. This may be perfect. If it saves me a $10 trip to the local coin-op every Saturday, it'll pay for itself in no time.

Thanks!
 
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pro 4x said:
Saw the info yesterday on it. Am I correct in saying it can also be hooked up to a regular garden hose to greatly increase pressure? At least they showed it that it can be done.
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Yes you can connect it right to the garden hose. It is supposed to increase the water pressure 10x. Good pressure from a garden hose is 30 psi.
 
RaydiantDetail said:
I really like the Krause and Becker airless paint sprayer for this. Its got enough power to knock dirt off the car (up to 3000psi rating - it has a pressure control knob). I mix my rinseless solution in the bucket and use it to pre-rinse the wheels, paint etc. Then follow up with my rinsleless wash with the BRS/ MF towels but it really knocks most of the dirt off the panels.

I think the only difference here is that it has to be plugged in for power. It is not battery operated so may not be a viable option for mobile washes unless you have a generator.

Airless Paint Sprayer Kit
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Raydiant, do you think this works better in the engine than the Hydroshot? I was talking to a guy that said the Airless Pain Sprayer is too weak....he said it's like a bit stronger than the mist setting on a hose. I'm torn between the Hydro and Paint Sprayer for engines.

Hydro looks good here:

YouTube
 
I use the hydro shot for rinsing the car with DI water after washing it, followed by blow drying to remove DI water then towel dry ( we have really hard water in the mountains of NE , PA)
 
Markymapo said:
I use the hydro shot for rinsing the car with DI water after washing it, followed by blow drying to remove DI water then towel dry ( we have really hard water in the mountains of NE , PA)
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i do this too. I find that I don’t even need a towel.

The Hydroshot is great for what it can do, but expecting a true pressure washer replacement is a mistake.

My favorite use for it is road trips. I can take some distilled water and the HS in my trunk and it’s great for removing fresh bird crap and bugs! I get a kick out of the looks I’ll get in hotel parking lots. 😂

For the OP, I’m surprised it doesn’t work for you at least as a RW pre rinse.
In your situation, I’d pre rinse with the HS, then do a RW and rinse with the HS.
 
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