Pressure Washer

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I need all the help I can get when it comes to keeping things clean. Was given a little portable electric pressure washer years ago. It only worked long enough to convince me the gas one was a pain, its never been started again. The one I have now is sufficient, but by the time I dig it out of the back of the shop, hook up the hose, find the wand plug it in drag it out side its usually easier to leave things dirty. Thats what happened the last time I had the atv's out. So I decided to have a permanently mounted one by the door. Started looking at pumps, some junk then looked at commercial ones, then industrial. In the end bought a made in Italy Comet brand triplex.
Was going to post it in what came in the mail but thought we'd start a thread.



Nice little pump, 2 gallon a minute at 1900 psi, ceramic pistons, forged brass rods, brass head, stainless valves, should last me a long time.

Someone gave (agh another freebee) me a pump off a jacuzzi. 220v 15 amp so probably about 3 hp. Its two speed but will just use the 3400 rpm winding. The shaft was turned down to 1/2 inch with a 3/8 thread on the end for the impeller. Already tore the pump off.



Decided to use it so built the shaft up with weld. No pictures, it wasn't pretty. As usual the end warped, so I dug out the steady and re centered the end to match the bearing surface.



Turned it down between centres, it now in the mill ready for a keyway after coffee.