Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought this with my own money, because I needed a power washer and this one checked off all the boxes. First off it appears that this one is very similar to the Lowes only version of Greenworks GPW2200. I’m a big Greenworks fan and have several Greenworks cordless tools, which I love. I have visions of my garagemajal with a Greenworks wall of tools!! But the Sun Joe has twice the warranty, and is available from Amazon, so no trip to Lowes. Also the Sun Joe is priced slightly better. The biggest bonus is the Sun Joe warranty though. 2 years versus 1 for Greenworks. I did opt for the Amazon warehouse offering. It was $40 cheaper, because of damaged outer packaging, as seen in the photo. When it arrived I discovered a brand new power washer with all contents still sealed in plastic, and completely unharmed. However the outer packaging had been damaged during original shipping so it was likely returned by the shipping company, to Amazon, and then offered as an Amazon Warehouse deal. I’ve had this happen to me on past orders. I would expect something to arrive, only to get a notification that it had been rejected by the shipper for damage. So in this case the product inside was fine, and the damaged packaging is already in my recycle bin. So I’ll take the savings. Don’t be shy about taking a bargain from the Amazon warehouse deals. If it turns out to not be what you expect you still have the same great Amazon return options. On to the power washer. I am very pleased with this washer. I previously had a 13 hp Honda power washer. It was a power house, but it was huge, heavy, awkward, noisy, and just plain inconvenient to use. I seldom got it out because it was a mess to deal with. Plus storing gas, or constantly going to get new gas, and the general mess from gas and oil. I decided I need a powerful electric power washer. This Sun Joe is not as powerful as my 13 hp beast, but it is plenty powerful. I used it to wash the dreaded lovebugs off both cars, immediately after assembly. You do need to use the 0 degrees tip for bug removal, but it has the power to do it. Now with the Honda, if you put the zero degree tip in and found a rock chip, you were stripping paint. This Sun Joe did not seem to threaten to strip paint, just powerfully remove the bugs, and most of the guts. I call that winning. Assembly was simple and quick and only requires a Phillips head screw driver. Mt he hose is a bit short, and that may be the only minor downfall. A 35 foot hose would be a huge bonus. But the hose, and the other parts of this unit all seem to be high quality. I did add a quick connect with flow stopper PLG Quick Release Garden Hose connectors Set for the supply water hose. I’m planning on ordering a swivel Ultimate Washer UW16-PA54A3 Gun-hose Swivel Joint, Kink Free Hose Fitting, Anti-Twist Hose Brass Fitting for Pressure Power Washer Hoses for the pressure hose, so the hose does not twist and tangle. I also ordered a foam cannon, and I’m very excited to do a YouTube video with this pressure washer, and the foam cannon Tikteck Car Wash Pressure Washer Jet Adjustable Foam Wash Gun Bottle Car Wash Gun Snow Foam Lance, Foam Cannon Foam Blaster With 1/4 Quick Connector with Wash Glove. I’m planning on washing the cars and the house. This unit does have the onboard soap tank. I’ll be testing and comparing it to the cannon, but typically the onboard soap tanks don’t throw foam. You need the stickiness of foam soap to release dirt, for a closer to touch free washing experience. Touch free is good!! I’ll update this review after I have more time behind the sprayer.