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Personal Use
Pressure washers for home use offer the benefit of cleaning better with less effort and in less time. The right combination of PSI (pounds per square inch), GPM (gallons per minute), nozzles, attachments and cleaning solutions let you wash siding and windows, clean walkways, driveways and patios, bring wood decks and fences back to life, power clean vehicles, boats, lawnmowers, ATVs, even cut back vegetation growing alongside driveways and walkways.

Consider purchasing a light-duty consumer, heavy-duty consumer or professional model pressure washer for your personal needs.

Business Use
Pressure washers intended for business use will have greater pressure (PSI), water flow (GPM) and horse power (HP). Plus, you get extra features designed for greater performance necessary for heavy-duty cleaning in a shop, at a construction site or on a road crew. Depending on the model, these features could include a longer-lasting pump with adjustable pressure, easy-start engine, larger tank, wheel cart with large tires, hot water capability, longer hose and industrial-grade gun and wand. Northern understand the needs of the business user, and offers a great selection of professional and industrial pressure washers, in gas-powered or electric, cold or hot water models.

Use-Rating
All of our pressure washer models are identified on the item's detail page by a use-rating icon.

Horsepower (HP)
A higher horsepower engine is needed for higher PSI and higher GPM. The combination of PSI and GPM is what does the cleaning.

Pounds Per Square Inch (PSI)
A pressure washer's PSI rating is the maximum amount of force (pressure) discharged by the pressure washer. The higher the PSI, the more cleaning power available and the more things you will be able to clean. See chart below.

More PSI for More Applications
Application 1500 PSI 2600 PSI 3000 PSI 4000 PSI
Charcoal Grill x x x x
Bicycle x x x x
Automobile x x x x
Deck x x x
Wood Fence x x x
ATV x x x
Boat x x x
Siding x x x
Driveway x x x
Paint Surface Prep x x x
Semi Trailers x x
Farm Equipment x x
Construction Site x x
Paint Stripping x