Yard Force

Great to use on cars

I bought it to snow foam the car and power wash it off, but tried it in the garden today and it performed reasonably well. It will be ideal for the car but could do with a bit more blasting power for the back garden in my opinion, it does ok for the main but algae can be stubborn and this is where a mains pressure washer will always fair better. But hey, it is still worth it, just depends on your own personal expectations I guess.

I bought this mainly for my car as the one at my local service station always has a queue and swallows €2 coins. Also I dont have an outside tap.This machine is incredible - i've seen reviews say the pressure is no better than a tap. You have to run it for approximately 15 seconds before the hose is full and the pressure improves. They recommend the medium setting for cars.I wet the car, use the snow foam attachment with some Auto Glym polar blast, leave it for 10 minutes then rinse. My car looks new.I have also cleaned my path , wheelie bins and de-mossed the steps . Ths strongest setting has a roatating spray and is very powerful - it stripped paint from the outside wall.The collapsible bucket is handy but can collapse and obstruct the flow when partislly emptied. I actually use a black pedal bin interior, as it holds a lot more water so I dont have to fill up as often.The brush is a little stiff for car paintwork, but i dont need a brush with the pre rinse and snow foam.If you are buying this for your car, dont hold the lance too close to the car or you will bleach the paintwork.I couldn't be happier with my purchase. I keep finding jobs to do with it and it's so handy when I go the get in thr car and discover dried in bird droppings, just quick blast and they're gone.Battery is charged in the box from new and only takes 45 minutes to charge fully. I would recommend charging to 85% to get a better lifespan. There is a button and digital display on the battery to show this.Very sturdy and well made product. So glad I chose this over the Worx in the local store which had no accessories and was a lot more expensive. The flow isn's as much as a corded one, so large areas will take longer. Also I think Aldi sell similar batteries for their Ferrex range which don't coke with batteries (I'd check first that they are compatible). So you can have one charging whike using the other.

This is the result of my initial use of the 2.5Ah battery version using mains water supply. Quite disappointed to be honest. 🙁As you can see, I managed to clean most of the green algae off four pavers before the battery gave up. Given I was using mains pressure water @ 1.1bar (so the machine’s integral pump was barely laboured), you can see the result yourself. 🥴As a comparison, I also have an old entry level Karcher pressure washer (K2 compact) which is immeasurably more powerful and with the rotary head attachment, would have left the pavers completely clean in a fraction of the time. So, I would definitely not recommend the Aquajet for patio or driveway cleaning; you’ll be there all day/ week 😓I really purchased the Aquajet for cleaning garden furniture, car wheel arches, wheels and bikes. To be honest, it wasn’t brilliant at that either. I did find that by using hot water with some washing up liquid in a large bucket 🪣 produced a better result though.As for the supplied bucket and brush, I can’t really see me using them unless I take the kit in the car to wash off muddy boots after a walk. 🥾 🚿 🤔. Probably a bit to faffy.In summary, it’s handy for the very small jobs and avoids trailing mains leads, so I’ll hang onto it.

Easy to use and good quality!