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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 KГ¤rcher 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 вЂ“ not something you find with every affordable pressure washer. ItвЂ™s possible I hadnвЂ™t connected it properly, but youвЂ™d still hope it would be more robust than that.ДЄnd if you donвЂ™t have access to a tap, itвЂ™s important to note that thereвЂ™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 isnвЂ™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 handleвЂ™s lack of height adjustment could become a slight annoyance for some, but for me the biggest irritant was the cable spaghetti. ItвЂ™s not particularly attractive, but itвЂ™s not offensive either. READ NEXT: Our pick of the best lawnmowers you can buy Mac Allister 1,800W review: Design and featuresДЄs 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 KГ¤rcher K4 Full Control ( ВЈ165), which offers 1,800W of power, a maximum pressure of 130 bar and a choice of nozzles.

Alternatively, thereвЂ™s the Spear & Jackson S2011PW ( ВЈ150), 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.ДЇor a similar price to the 1,800W model, you can buy the Nilfisk Compact 120 High-Pressure Washer ( ВЈ110), 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 ВЈ188, while the 1,300W model costs just ВЈ58 вЂ“ although this one doesnвЂ™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 ВЈ128.

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