Raften wrote:
Gotta say that after owning a Generac generator I would never buy anything from Generac again.
I have a Troy Built that I am pleased with. When you do get it buy some extra O rings for the hose.
What was the problem with Generac?
Was it the product quality or bad customer service?
I agree that the pump quality is the key factor in longevity, but the cat pump units are too expensive for me. I looked at just the cat pump prices at Northern tool and they are more than I want to spend on the whole PW. I usually spend the extra for high quality but I just can't afford it here.
I have borrowed friends' PWs and noticed the strain it puts on the pump/engine when you release the trigger on the sprayer with the PW running. One of the PWs even stalled sometimes. I would tend to avoid doing that even though there would be a little more waste of water. I imagine the more expensive PWs have some sort of bypass to prevent the pump/engine from straining.
Like I said before, I almost never buy the service plans but I might in this case as several friends have had pump failures on their lower-cost PWs.
Steve