So, there's been a lot of threads (and PMs!) about this topic - upgrading hoses, guns and lances on "normal" PWs, and extending home setups (hose reels, water butts and pumped water setups) etc. So I thought it was worth kicking off a thread where folks can post their own setups, ask questions about upgrades they're thinking about and get inspiration and ideas from what others are doing. I'll kick off by copying my post from this thread...
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Mine is a bit of a mongrel of a setup:
Kranzle HD7/122
Kranzle M2000 standard gun, adapted to 19.5mm inlet quick release and Kew outlet quick release
MTM Hydro "Astra" wash gun adapted to same connections as above
Standard Kranzle flat jet, Dirtkiller and underbody lances adapted to Kew quick release
Pressure Washer Parts UK "cranked" lance 450mm with interchangeable nozzles
DIY "Shortie" lance with female QR straight into Kew probe so interchangeable nozzles can be attached straight onto the end of either gun
Foam lance adapted to Kew QR (again, for use on either gun)
15m hose on a reel with Mosmatic swivel at gun end
Original Kranzle 10m hose with 19.5mm QR fittings - can be used standalone if I take the machine elsewhere or as an extension to hose on reel if needed.
DIY mobile platform for PW to allow for easier movement (some large castors attached to a piece of plywood, essentially)
All sits on / hangs off a DIY bracket / hanger / system organiser in the garage.
Pics:
DIY bracket
DIY bracket, other side.
Both guns
Lances - top to bottom, underbody, flat jet, Dirtkiller, cranked, shortie Vario, shortie (interchangeable nozzles)
Foam lance adapted for Kew QR
Platform rear view - shock cord secures the machine on top
Platform side view - the grubby MF is by way of insulation to keep the warmth in from the trace heating cable wrapped around the pump head
QR for machine outlet. You can see the camlock inlet and the trace heating cable as well
Original Kranzle hose adapted for 19.5mm QR
My Mosmatic swivel :argie: on the end of the 15m hose on the reel
Adapted hose so I can connect a normal hose to the machine (normally it runs off a 25mm ID hose from the water butts, to a camlock connector on the inlet)
Edit - I've added some of the recent (and not so recent!) threads that made me think to start this one, which may also be useful:
Rob D 88's K4 Change Of Gun Thread
andyfish's PW upgrade thread (specifically regarding DIY options for a new PW build)
Whizzer's shortie lance thread
steelghost's running a PW off a waterbutt thread (with particular emphasis on parts and fittings needed to achieve sufficient flow rate)
bigbruiser's K4 lance upgrade thread
Any others you think would be useful to include here, PM me and I'll edit this post.
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Mine is a bit of a mongrel of a setup:
Kranzle HD7/122
Kranzle M2000 standard gun, adapted to 19.5mm inlet quick release and Kew outlet quick release
MTM Hydro "Astra" wash gun adapted to same connections as above
Standard Kranzle flat jet, Dirtkiller and underbody lances adapted to Kew quick release
Pressure Washer Parts UK "cranked" lance 450mm with interchangeable nozzles
DIY "Shortie" lance with female QR straight into Kew probe so interchangeable nozzles can be attached straight onto the end of either gun
Foam lance adapted to Kew QR (again, for use on either gun)
15m hose on a reel with Mosmatic swivel at gun end
Original Kranzle 10m hose with 19.5mm QR fittings - can be used standalone if I take the machine elsewhere or as an extension to hose on reel if needed.
DIY mobile platform for PW to allow for easier movement (some large castors attached to a piece of plywood, essentially)
All sits on / hangs off a DIY bracket / hanger / system organiser in the garage.
Pics:
DIY bracket
DIY bracket, other side.
Both guns
Lances - top to bottom, underbody, flat jet, Dirtkiller, cranked, shortie Vario, shortie (interchangeable nozzles)
Foam lance adapted for Kew QR
Platform rear view - shock cord secures the machine on top
Platform side view - the grubby MF is by way of insulation to keep the warmth in from the trace heating cable wrapped around the pump head
QR for machine outlet. You can see the camlock inlet and the trace heating cable as well
Original Kranzle hose adapted for 19.5mm QR
My Mosmatic swivel :argie: on the end of the 15m hose on the reel
Adapted hose so I can connect a normal hose to the machine (normally it runs off a 25mm ID hose from the water butts, to a camlock connector on the inlet)
Edit - I've added some of the recent (and not so recent!) threads that made me think to start this one, which may also be useful:
Rob D 88's K4 Change Of Gun Thread
andyfish's PW upgrade thread (specifically regarding DIY options for a new PW build)
Whizzer's shortie lance thread
steelghost's running a PW off a waterbutt thread (with particular emphasis on parts and fittings needed to achieve sufficient flow rate)
bigbruiser's K4 lance upgrade thread
Any others you think would be useful to include here, PM me and I'll edit this post.