General Car Conversation 2025 - Part 1
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Please elucidate why an appliance cord with 0.101 ohm of resistance is a problem. These things will very happily run on 122V received at the pump from a 125V outlet.
They do draw high 14.X Amps pretty consistently in several instrumented tests I've seen.
They do draw high 14.X Amps pretty consistently in several instrumented tests I've seen.
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edit - your resistance figure is 2x too low.
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You actually made me go look at the cable spec.
It's 2x16AWG 105C, which has a current capacity of 24A per wire with the insulation factored in. It has a resistance of 4.016 ohms per 1,000 feet, so 0.16064 for 40 feet.Current x resistance x #conductors is 15 x 0.16064 x 2, or a voltage drop of 4.82V. So yes, ~72W dissipated. But still well within safe limits. 1,875W drawn from the wall, 1,800 delivered to the pump. For a couple of 1-3 minute cycles over the course of a 20-30 minute cleaning session, this is not a concern at all.
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Originally Posted by Striker223
I think I'll get one too, seems powerful enough to run a foam cannon. Just want to make sure it's out of the way/hose can be managed well, I have an air reel already and ideally the wash hose can have a similar setup.
This unit is small enough that I would set it on a shelf (that I would have to add to the wall) near the water taps and run its hose to a reel. My fear is water pressure drop from that setup, I have no interest in constantly rolling/unrolling the cord and water line for this since I already have to deal with that and it wouldn't be an upgrade in that case
This unit is small enough that I would set it on a shelf (that I would have to add to the wall) near the water taps and run its hose to a reel. My fear is water pressure drop from that setup, I have no interest in constantly rolling/unrolling the cord and water line for this since I already have to deal with that and it wouldn't be an upgrade in that case
My electric weed wacker has been massively more expensive than gas and it just doesn't have enough charge on one battery. Total system cost was over $700 and it managed to kill a battery that was $230.....
If I did it again I would still buy it though because I hate two stroke engines. It's just massively expensive for lower performance and lifespan, only reason I did it was I upgraded my cordless batteries to the newest standard and had the old extras to power it.
If I did it again I would still buy it though because I hate two stroke engines. It's just massively expensive for lower performance and lifespan, only reason I did it was I upgraded my cordless batteries to the newest standard and had the old extras to power it.
Its a consumer product, I have zero concerns about its safety lol
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Already was tripping the circuit lol! That's why I ran a second one out there for the compressor, the one the house came with is the WHOLE garage other than lights and openers.....I also always have some stuff plugged in so I would probably trip it again if I didn't make sure to only use the washer. Compressor outlet is too far for me to want to use
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Works great with a foam cannon, watch some of the YouTube reviews.
How many weeds are you whacking?! I have electric battery lawn tools and never run out of charge. $700? What unit do you have? I think mine was $150.
Its a consumer product, I have zero concerns about its safety lol
How many weeds are you whacking?! I have electric battery lawn tools and never run out of charge. $700? What unit do you have? I think mine was $150.
Its a consumer product, I have zero concerns about its safety lol