However, for the Mac Allister to work at its dirt-blasting best, you really need to position the nozzle within inches of the offending muck – and, even with the extension lance attached, that wasn’t possible with the panes that were furthest away.But please, don't take that as your signal. Climbing a ladder, I expected to be back on terra firma within a minute or two, having left the glass gleaming like a diamond. My third and final challenge was the conservatory roof, which had accumulated plenty of muck. As with my car, the Mac Allister 1,800W pressure washer handled the job quickly and efficiently, and within a couple of minutes I could almost see my face in the shiny plastic. Keeping the vario nozzle on, I stood well back and blasted away at the putrid detritus that had been left to congeal in the bottom for months.
The impact was immediate, and within moments all the ingrained mud, oil and bird poo was nowhere to be seen. In the end, I abandoned the brushes in favour of the vario nozzle, twisting it to the high-powered pencil jet spray (it also offers a wider, gentler spray). Sadly, the fixed brush was just as disappointing. I found the experience frustrating: not only did I have to arch my back uncomfortably to carry out the job, but the shape of the rotary brush meant that the bristles failed to reach the desired nooks and crannies. Starting with the car, I attached the rotary brush to the spray gun, pulled the trigger and starting tackling my mud-caked wheel rims.
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Having recently cleaned my patio while testing the Kärcher K4 Full Control, I decided to put the Mac Allister through its paces by cleaning my car, my wheelie bin and my conservatory roof. Mac Allister 1,800W review: Cleaning performance There is, however, a built-in detergent tank – not something you find with every affordable pressure washer. It’s possible I hadn’t connected it properly, but you’d still hope it would be more robust than that.Īnd if you don’t have access to a tap, it’s important to note that there’s no option to draw rainwater from a water butt. My other main gripe with this Mac Allister pressure washer is that the adapter that connects the water hose to the machine shattered the first time I turned on the tap. To be fair, that problem isn’t exclusive to this particular pressure washer, but at least with the Mac Allister 2,100W you get a built-in cable winder to help keep things tidy. With a power lead, a 6m high-pressure hose and your water hose to contend with, the chances of getting tangled up are high. The pull handle’s lack of height adjustment could become a slight annoyance for some, but for me the biggest irritant was the cable spaghetti. It’s not particularly attractive, but it’s not offensive either. READ NEXT: Our pick of the best lawnmowers you can buy Mac Allister 1,800W review: Design and featuresĪs with all Mac Allister products, this pressure washer sports a utilitarian grey-and-blue livery. Last, but by no means least, for a little extra, you could opt for the Kärcher K4 Full Control ( £165), which offers 1,800W of power, a maximum pressure of 130 bar and a choice of nozzles. Alternatively, there’s the Spear & Jackson S2011PW ( £150), a powerful 2,000W unit that boasts a maximum pressure of 160 bar and onboard storage for stashing away its wide variety of attachments. While all of the models can be used with detergent (the 1,300W model requires an external detergent pump), none come with any in the box.įor a similar price to the 1,800W model, you can buy the Nilfisk Compact 120 High-Pressure Washer ( £110), a 1,400W machine that offers a maximum pressure of 120 bar, as well as two cleaning nozzles and a foaming lance. The top-end 2,100W variant comes in at £188, while the 1,300W model costs just £58 – although this one doesn’t come with any brushes or a patio cleaner. The 1,800W machine sits in the middle of the Mac Allister pressure-washer range, with a price tag of £128.
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