They’re also simple to start because they don’t need pull cords or to fiddle with a choke. I’ve been reviewing tools and garage gear since 2007, and I spent 10 years in the building trades constructing high-end homes in the Boston area. For Wirecutter, I’ve written guides to lawn mowers, string trimmers, leaf blowers, and snow blowers, so I’m very familiar with the ins and outs of residential lawn and yard equipment. This recall involves Sun Joe cordless walk behind lawn mowers with model numbers 24V-X2-17LM and 24V-X2-17LM-CT.Snow Joe is printed on the side of the mowers and on the mulching bag.
The RY142300’s induction motor adds a number of advantages. Induction motors are quieter and last longer than the smaller universal motors found on the majority of residential pressure washers. In the case of the well-balanced Ryobi, the added weight acts as a stabilizer. Even when we gave the hose a good tug, we were unable to tip over the unit. How you use the washer also affects how well it cleans. As Kramar explains on his site, “A little trick is to remember moving 2x further away will 1/2 the force the surface feels.” So just moving the nozzle lets you control the pressure.
It has a 12 amp motor that cuts a 13.4-inch-wide path, and it comes with a 9.2-gallon rear collection bag for convenient and easy grass disposal. Plus, you can customize your cut with three adjustable height settings. The SunJoe mower could definitely sun joe lawn mower use a larger grass bag. The one supplied is rather small (only 9.26 gallon capacity) and had to be emptied more frequently than some other mowers we tested. And because it’s not a mulching mower, you have no option but to use the grass catcher.
The storage space even has an additional hole in case you add a nozzle later on. The RY comes with three nozzles (rotary, 15-degree, and soap), and among those we don’t think there is any normal cleaning task that the RY can’t handle. A pressure washer makes fast work of big cleaning projects (and small ones, too).
It’s such a long (and annoying) process that we had to fully crouch down to avoid the onset of back pain when we tried to do this from a bent-over position. We also didn’t like how the DWPW2400’s wand holder hardly works at all. The spray wand seemed to fall off every time we touched the washer. The DeWalt has the same roll-bar design, with a padded handle and a low center of gravity.
The batteries are covered in full for 90-days from the date of purchase. This is an electrical device and should not be used in wet weather or severely wet lawn conditions as you risk getting a nasty electrical shock. The grass bag indicator window lets you easily see when the bag is full. Brushless motors also tend to have a higher torque to weight ratio, meaning you get great performance in a lighter mower.
In our tests, it managed to get blobs of pine sap off a car and push away a graying layer of mildew on patio furniture. Most rental centers have pressure washers available by the day or hour, so if you’re cleaning your siding once every two years, there’s no sense in buying one just to have it take up space in your garage. Once you start using it more than that—say, a couple of times a year—owning one begins to make sense. We checked a few rental centers around the country and found that the per-week rental charge was typically the cost of a new washer.
Equipped with a durable steel blade, Sun Joe cuts a 14-inch wide swath with each pass. Tailor the grass cutting height with its 3-position manual height control, which adjusts from 1.18 inches to 2.52 sun joe power washer inches. Its 10.6-gallon hard-top rear bag conveniently collects grass clippings and detaches easily for quick disposal. A collapsible handle allows for easy and compact storage when not in use.
To store the Ryobi RY142300, both the hose and cord are looped and attached to the washer with either a Velcro strap (the hose) or a bungee (the cord). Because they’re not stored in a tight loop, as on so many other pressure washers, when unwound they lie flatter. The Ryobi’s cord and hose are also of higher quality than those on most of its competitors.
Because water sprays from a washer’s nozzle with such intensity, it can lift up and remove dirt, mildew, and grime that a regular garden hose simply can’t handle. Cleanup jobs that would normally take 20 to 30 minutes with a garden hose and a sponge or wire brush take a fraction of the time with a pressure washer. During our testing, we cleaned a manure-covered wheelbarrow in a matter of minutes, and a set of ancient Adirondack chairs took maybe three or four minutes apiece. You get better results for less work, and the benefits increase as the jobs get bigger.