DEWALT DCPW550B Power Cleaner, Yellow/Black

Brilliant piece of kit. I use it to was my caravan when on site, my MTB after a ride and before putting it on my car. It is more expensive than most but it is a quality product. If you already have the 18V DeWalt batteries it's worth getting. You will need a minimum of the 5Ah batteries though as it is a bit heavy on power. Powerful enough to remove green weathering from my caravan and thick crud from my bikes. It comes with several different heads for different power settings. I wouldn't give up my 230V power wash for it for home use, but anything else it's brilliant.

Brilliant.

Pressing the tube connector on is very stiff, but it must be fully in, or air leaks will prevent priming. Self priming is very poor…I had to pre fill the hose, but once underway it did suck from the bucket ok. Cleaning with any efficacy requires the full power setting and turbo nozzle, which is then a little better than the power squirt you get putting your thumb across a garden hose. It removed the green algae stains from an old car, but you have to get the nozzle close…like three inches away and work patiently in narrow strips of clean. The instructions warning of paint damage are a laughable farce. My 5Ahr DeWalt batt lasted about 6-7 mins or about one side of the small old car. On the plus side this tool is great for powering away mud and dirt, cleaning out vehicle radiator fins, fluff filled tumble dryer condenser units, house windows and loads of other washing jobs especially where mains power and hoses are inconvenient/impossible. On low power with the wide fan tip (or no tip), you have a good water feed for hanging baskets. I might halve the length of the supplied suction hose which should help with the self priming. On balance I remain fairly content with the product, just not bowled over…….Edit Two days later…..halving the feed tube length to about ten feet did help priming. The 15 degree fan tip IS also ok for effective cleaning, but you still need to it be just a few inches from the surface being cleaned. The unit IS capable of Driveway cleaning I found, however it will take a minute to clean a patch the size of a tea tray, but if one has the time I guess it is possible to do the whole thing….

Bought this in early december, the power was non existant. I asked for a refund, which i got but the seller did not want the item returned. Strange, would they have known there was a problem with this item.

Bought primarily for car & bike washing. No good for domestic stuff Performance is OK, it's definitely better than just using a hose but don't expect massive water pressure for cleaning patios etc. The soap bottle seems a bit useless - maybe I need to try it again but I've used an Autoglym one connected to the end of the wand for snowfoaming and it's much better. Needs a big battery, and seems to take time to build up pressure if the water source itself isn't pressurised (ie from a bucket, not from the tap) Seems well built etc. If you have easy access to an external tap and hosepipe AND a power source then a normal wired pressure washer will definitely be better and cheaper. Unfortunately I do not have those things. At least it's likely to be friendlier to hub seals, bottom brackets, fork seals, stickers etc on bicycles than a mains-powered cleaner. This and its portability are the only reasons to buy.

Am very impressed so far! Very impressive power from a battery operated unit! Thanks

Great product. Does exactly what it needs to. Fabulous seller who was quick to resolve a minor issue. Thank you.

Omg this is a game changer onsite for cleaning out floor latexing equipment

Solo le haria falta un poco mas potencia

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Assembly was a breeze. Battery install was easy. changing nozzles was easy. My initial use was to clean part of a painted deck and vinyl siding. It did an adequate job on the deck using either the turbo or 15 deg, nozzles. Siding was not as successful. It removed everything but scattered spots that my larger washer would. I didn't use cleaner in either case. I disregarded the use of a bucket from my initial reading about this sprayed. The pump has a designed capacity. It can either use that to increase the city water pressure or lift out of a bucket. The spray pressure is greatly reduced when suctioning out of a bucket. I did not find battery life to be concerning. It was about average compared to my other Dewalt tools. The tool is somewhat heavy when the hose is attached. I did not find it limiting just noticeable. My intent for this is to clean up for short periods of time as they are available. I can accomplish part of a task in a half hour when it would take that long to set up my larger electric sprayer. My only concern is that the hose connection is plastic, We are accustomed to using the sprayer to drag the hose along. With this tool I was consciously grabbing the hose to pull it along with me. There is a lot of weight in the hose. I am considering using a 90 or 45 degree adaptor to somewhat reduce the strain. And a strap attached to the hose and my belt to further reduce that stress. I will be using a more flexible section of hose, like washer hose to reduce the effort required to direct the spray. I truly feel I got what I expected.

This product is exactly as describes its not a pressure washer but it’s excellant for small jobs washing the car to deck and siding since it’s not over pressurized No damage to what I’m cleaning easy on the water 5 gallon bucket last 5 minutes of non stop cleaning 60v battery last about 15 minutes. You need to have extra batteries if you want to run longer