Best pressure washers

Make cleaning the patio, deck, and even the car easier with a pressure washer. Our picks will take the effort out of your chores.

Sun Joe SPX3000 High Pressure Washer
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Cleaning outdoor surfaces can be a tough task. Get yourself a pressure washer, and you can eliminate the kneeling and hard work. These machines blast water to remove the dirt, getting results with little effort on your part. Our selection includes more sophisticated and straightforward designs, so you select the right model to suit the exterior cleaning you need to do.

Best overall

Sun Joe SPX3000 High Pressure Washer

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Sun Joe SPX3000 high-pressure washer

Safety lock switch

You can tackle everything including, grease on concrete, mildew stains, oil, and rust as well as grime with this electric model. There are two detergent tanks so you can store different cleaners onboard and switch between them. The total stop system trigger shuts off the pump when it’s not engaged to save energy and prolong the machine's life.

Best value

Westinghouse ePX3000 Pressure Washer

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Westinghouse ePX3000 pressure washer

Extendable wand

If you want to speed around a variety of garden cleaning tasks, this washer has your name on it. It’s compact at just over 16-inches tall, and light, weighing 19 pounds. It has a low center of gravity to avoid tipping over, and the 360-degree wheels make moving it around a breeze.

Best for saving water

AR ANNOVI REVERBERI Blue Clean, AR383 Pressure Washer

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AR ANNOVI REVERBERI Blue Clean, AR383 pressure washer

Onboard accessory storage

Swap from a garden hose to this model and cleaning will be an easier job. This pressure washer even promises to tidy with 80 percent less water. It’s suitable for use on surfaces such as concrete, stone, and stucco, plus garden furniture, and outdoor equipment as well as cars. There’s a 14-ounce detergent bottle to help you get everything clean.

Best adjustable

Karcher K5 Premium Pressure Washer

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Karcher K5 premium pressure washer

Integrated hose reel

It’s simple to adjust from high to low pressure to suit the job you’re doing with this model. All you need to do is twist the wand. It has a hose reel on board to keep things neat, and the hose is 25-feet long. For really dirty jobs, you can swap to the DirtBlaster wand to increase the effective pressure.

Best portable

WEN PW19 electric pressure washer

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WEN PW19 electric pressure washer

Easy to carry

If you want to be able to clean paving and decking, garden furniture, and your car, this model could be all you require. It’s light at just over 14 pounds and can be easily carried like a briefcase for optimum stability. The hose reaches over 16-feet long for reaching where you need to and is reinforced to handle the high power of the water stream. Its nozzle has four different stream settings to tackle a multitude of jobs.

Best for car cleaning

WHOLESUN 3000PSI Electric Pressure Washer

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WHOLESUN 3000PSI electric pressure washer

Powerful model

The cannon that’s included with this design produces a dense foam that’ll get dirt and debris off your vehicle. It has a hose reel with a hand crank to keep the 20-foot hose kink-free. The metal connectors are even designed to avoid water leakage.

Our verdict

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A pressure washer can make light work of a whole host of exterior cleaning jobs, keeping your garden looking spick and span. Our top pick is the Sun Joe SPX3000 high-pressure washer. It has the power to tackle a large range of surfaces, removing stains, mildew, and dirt. There are two detergent bottles on board, too.

For an easily portable model for all your garden surfaces and furniture, take a look at the WEN PW19 electric pressure washer. It includes a four-setting water nozzle to clean everything from oil stains to patio furniture and even your boat. It’s easy to store away and move around the yard since it’s compact and lightweight.

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At GardeningEtc we recommend the best products to enhance your life. As expert curators, we handpick products based on quality and usefulness to positively impact your day-to-day, from cart to doorstep. We take our responsibility seriously — testing products, reading reviews, and sourcing knowledgeable outlets to ensure our selections are worthy of your time and money. We deliver detailed product overviews, balancing objective information with subjective opinions, so making the best choice for your home and lifestyle is as easy as possible.

Sarah Warwick
Freelance writer

Sarah is a freelance journalist and editor writing for websites, national newspapers, and magazines. She’s spent most of her journalistic career specialising in homes and gardens and loves investigating the benefits, costs and practicalities of home improvement. It's no big surprise that she likes to put what she writes about into practice, and is a serial house revamper.