Starting up as addon

Gents looking at including PW as another add on to my Business. My current Karcher is barely up for DIY tasks so will certainly need a new one and perhaps a surface cleaner.   

I don't imagine doing more than 15 /20 jobs a year

What machine would you recommend,  or minimum specs would you recommend 

I've looked at past posts on here first but some seem quite old and may be out of date.

Many thanks

To do a professional job a minimum of 15 ltr per muinit flow and 250 bar pressure 

Pjj said:

To do a professional job a minimum of 15 ltr per muinit flow and 250 bar pressure 

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Thanks for your speedy reply, are there any manufacturers / brands you would go for , or stay away from 

Gasket said:

Thanks for your speedy reply, are there any manufacturers / brands you would go for , or stay away from 

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Honda 15 ltr 250 bar machine is good as an entry level , try giving Ben a ring at Rutland pumps he will give you good honest advice with no hard sell , obviously the higher flow rate machines are quicker but cost a lot more .  

Pjj said:

Honda 15 ltr 250 bar machine is good as an entry level , try giving Ben a ring at Rutland pumps he will give you good honest advice with no hard sell , obviously the higher flow rate machines are quicker but cost a lot more .  

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Thank you, will give him a ring ?

Just out of interest and sorry if a daft question, but what's more important,  pressure ,or litres as my budget may dictate I cant have both.  

Thanks again 

Gasket said:

Thank you, will give him a ring ?

Just out of interest and sorry if a daft question, but what's more important,  pressure ,or litres as my budget may dictate I cant have both.  

Thanks again 

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Doesn't make much difference but if you could get a 21lpm at 250bar like me and pjj then you will never need to upgrade in the future!

Gasket said:

Thank you, will give him a ring ?

Just out of interest and sorry if a daft question, but what's more important,  pressure ,or litres as my budget may dictate I cant have both.  

Thanks again 

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Bit of both pressure will clean faster and high flow will rinse quicker , 

Pjj said:

Bit of both pressure will clean faster and high flow will rinse quicker , 

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I'm thinking of upgrading to the 18hp Vanguard which spits out 23lpm and 350bar.

Ben will take back my old 16hp Vanguard as a trade in. 

scottish cleaning service said:

I'm thinking of upgrading to the 18hp Vanguard which spits out 23lpm and 350bar.

Ben will take back my old 16hp Vanguard as a trade in. 

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That's sounds like a beast of a machine 

Gasket said:

That's sounds like a beast of a machine 

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The 16hp is great but I was thinking of upgrading when all my PW jobs came in at start of year but now i don't have any. So I will probably keep it unless I get busy again. Well worth £2200 that I paid for it new and made my money back in 6 months.

Gasket said:

That's sounds like a beast of a machine 

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It is ????

Pjj said:

It is ????

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They are great, I've had mine in my van since February but haven't used it in 3 weeks, thinking of taking it out again. ?