<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000066">My first washer was on special from one of the big box stores. It broke down after a year. After doing some research I found that there are two different pump designs, verticle and horizontal. One is designed to last 50 hours. The other is designed to last 500 hours. My first pump broke after almost exactly 50 hours. I upgraded and have been running for several years with my second.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000066"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000066">The higher pressure and water volume will allow you to purchase and use a rotary disc attachment. It will clean a ~12 inch diameter circular path. Mutch better for scrubbing driveways and other flat surfaces. </div><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p><i style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Lucida Handwriting';color:red">Herb Treuil</span></i><br></p></div></div></div>
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