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Makers and Making: Mini-power washer
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Apr 19th 2006
Anyone seen a commerical or buld a mini-power washer?
Looking for something portable, self-contained water resivour, to
cleans small items.

You might just think the utility sink is the answer but it's high pressure
I'm interested in!

Post some ideas!
Apr 19th 2006
How small of an item? Maybe an ultrasonic cleaner would work? Ultrasonic cleaners are portable and have a self-contained reservoir. The process takes a while, but it's very low effort. Also, the cavitation effect (the method by which ultrasound actually cleans surfaces) works on small nooks and crannies (though I can't recommend that you try to clean a Thomas' English Muffin) and also on the inside of surfaces that are otherwise inaccessible.

I suppose a power washer would work for somewhat larger objects with broad angles. Amazon has a few small units, like this one and this one. I don't think any of them have self-contained resinous because the high flow rate would make this impractical. If you assume a 1.5 GPM flow rate, and you wanted to use the washer for 10 minutes, you'd need a 15 gallon reservoir, which would weigh 125lbs for the water alone. A more realistic 2.0GPM flow rate used for 30 minutes would require a reservoir weighing 500lbs.
Mar 7th 2009
Thinking in terms of a high-pressure spray bottle. Would it be possible to build
a device to shoot out a high-pressure spray from a small reservoir? Possible parts:
small paint spay pump combined with a special nozzle.
Mar 8th 2009
I use a waterpik with an ammonia based cleaning solution to degunk small bits 'n pieces.
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