- Electric pressure washers are used for tasks that don't require too much water pressure. Most electric pressure washers used for household tasks, such as cleaning gutters or fences, push water out at a rate of one gallon per minute with a force between 1,000 and 2,000 pounds per square inch.
- Gas-powered cold water pressure washers are used for everything from occasional light work around a residence to everyday industrial use in a shipyard. Prices vary as much, ranging from a couple of hundred dollars to tens of thousands of dollars, as of 2010.
- Gas-powered hot water pressure washers are mostly used in commercial and industrial applications, such as cleaning petroleum-based products from any of a number of surfaces.
- Generally, electric pressure washers are the lowest priced type of pressure washer, followed by gas-powered cold water washers and gas-powered hot water pressure washers, respectively.
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Electric pressure washers are outfitted with alternating current electric motors, whereas gas-powered pressure washers are outfitted with motors that use gas, air and oil. Electric motors on most electric pressure washers are rated in fraction amounts of horsepower, whereas gas-powered motors are rated in whole number amounts of horsepower.
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