Ryobi RPW150-G
VerifiedMPN: RPW150-G21 reviews
very poor quality – 2 1/2 years in, gun broke and Ryobi won't replace it. Don't have the receipt in any case. Terrible quality! Show details
High pressure hose – Where can I source the high pressure hose which is the small hose which connects the unit to the hose reel? Thanks
Very good bit of kit at first use – Buying anything these day s requires s a trained eye to spot the 1 x componet that the manufactures know will result in 100% failure,back to buy another,or worse leaving you feeling the encumbered purchase should have been the marketed model above your income level.Either way Ryobi ,offering there 4 year warranty know 87 % of customers will either… Read more
loose there receipt or won't bother coming back.That being said,the unit is very good thus far.Motor is silky smooth(compared to other crap I've used)pressure is better than the rest and lpm also better.Not interested in the attachments but I've got em.Block you your in and out ports for storage to keep any dirt out and I'm sure you will get 4 years and 1 day out of this unit.thumbs up to Ryobi ,I'm happy with it.only negative ,is when plastic deteriorate s,it turns into fine dust ,so our future kids can be born with autism etc.Bring back brass steel n wood.
Good value, but not the best pressure cleaner I've used – I've had the Ryobi for about 3 years now. Gets used about 4 times a year, so not a heavy user. I've generally been a fan of Ryobi tools. I'm aware that these are handyman level quality tools, but being a handyman, well, that's right for me. Unfortunately this has been a bit more of a budget quality tool. The Ryobi washer works... Sort of. After… Read more
a bit of an upgrade. Like many have said, the hose was terrible. You unwind it and try to pull it, it creates a kind of spring action, and pulls the unit over. Unfortunately, it means I have lost a few of the side attachments when it landed heavily on it's side as a result. The $50 replacement hose is better.
The wand and nozzle it came with also blocked up the second time I used it (So maybe 6 months after I bought it), so I bought a generic steel one, which has been perfect since.
The low pressure side hose connector at the back kept blowing off every time you release the trigger on the high pressure side, which is extremely frustrating. I replaced that, and it's all fine now.
So 3 cheapish replacements later (totaling about $120 - more than 1/3rd of the cost of the unit), I have a fairly decent pressure cleaner. Would I have been better off putting that extra money into a better pressure cleaner in the first place? Most likely.
Onto things I couldn't fix - as others have said, the rate that the detergent is pulled up is either non existent, or very low. I thought it wasn't working at first, but after doing my whole driveway, front and back porch (About 4-5 hours?) I did notice it was about 1/5th lower? Not sure it's picking up enough to be of any benefit.
On the bright side, it does have fairly good pressure, and it gets stains off. Will even strip off flaking paint on narrow angle tips (Aftermarket, not the one that comes with it) For the price, I'd say this is an okay solution, but out of the box, you're going to feel it's pretty poor. Fortunately, it seems the core unit is pretty solid, so it's really just upgrading the accessories.
Ryobi 2000 watt 2200psi Electric Pressure cleaner – Bought mine from Bunnings and have used it about 20 times but now sick of it - for several reasons. 1. The soap dispenser simply wont work. I know all about the hose needing to be at bottom of container and that it only works on the low pressure setting etc etc STILL DOES NOT WORK at all. 2. The wand hose on this Model is just crap. Its some… Read more
cheap plastic based junk that fights the operator like a coil spring and that's after its been stored straight and NOT wound onto the useless winding drum. Whoever designed this "Masterpiece" really needs to seek a different vocation. They have obviously never used it or it would not be designed as it is. It is possible to purchase a proper rubber wand hose (apparently) but alas you are up for another $50. Anyway my advice is steer clear of the Ryobi cleaner as it falls short of being a reasonable product.
Not built to last :/ – At first glance it seems like a good machine but after a while the problems start... 1. The liquid soap container had no suction so the soap stopped coming out. 2. The reel handle is cheap plastic and literally snapped, making it really difficult to get the hose back in place. 3. And worst of all, the hose in the centre of the reel kept twisting… Read more
when reeling back the hose even when turning off the unit and releasing pressure. Big design flaw. Now the soft part of the hose is slightly torn from that. Now there’s no pressure and the machine is useless. Waste of money. Only a couple of years old.
This is a nightmare - worst tool ever – I've had mine for 2 years. This is the worst designed device ever, I doubt the engineers who made it have ever tried to use it. The main problem is it has an extremely stiff hose which acts like a spring, always pulling the user towards the device itself. This is because the hose has been coiled, and it is virtually impossible to 'uncoil', ie… Read more
straighten. And because the coiling mechanism is high up at the top of the device, it easily pulls the whole thing over crashing to the ground. This happened on day 3 of using it, and the flimsy winding handle broke off, making it even harder to re-coil the hose back in, in fact I've given up. However even before the handle snapped off, the stiffness of the hose made it impossible to coil back on anyway. The next problem is the gun mechanism. Its too big to grip easily, it is hard plastic and always wet and slippery making your wrist sore very quickly. One weird aspect is it has a 'lock' button, which you'd think might lock it 'on' to save the pain in your hand having to squeeze it all the time while operating it. But no, it locks it 'off', which is useless! It is so useless, i can't help wondering id the gun was assembled incorrectly in the factory. Strangely, my only other Ryobi device is a brush cutter, and it has the same illogical feature. The third problem is the plastic water inlet nozzle. It is too weak to accept a hose under pressure, and hose would just pop off as soon as i turned the tap. I had spent hours thinking all my hoses had warn out fittings because they kept popping off as soon as i switched the pressure on, but decided to replace to the inlet nozzle on the device with a brass one and it stayed locked in. Why would Ryobi supply such a weak nozzle? Anyway I'm over it, next water pressure cleaner wont be a Ryobi.
So far so good, BUT!! – The high pressure plastic hose has to go, it drives me crazy with constant kinking.Tried softening in the sun and straightened out only to continue kinking.The generous length of the hose is wasted due the kinking. The hose reel has a short length of flexible rubber hose, this should be continued for the full length. Other reviews have also… Read more
expressed similiar hose issues, is Ryobi listening? The trigger is also frustrating due the high pressure required to depress and hold.It becomes very tiresome and probably would not suit a female user. The surface cleaner is not an effective attachment. The overall plastic construction of the case etc looks flimsy and time will tell if it is durable. Would I buy another one ? Not if there is another brand with a rubber pressure hose.
Hose needs replacing immediately – Good pressure washer, but the standard hose that comes with it is a complete piece of @#$*. It is hard plastic that is constantly kinked from being wound up in the spool. The true cost of these units is the purchase price PLUS an rubber replacement hose. Show details
Great machine. Long hose comes in handy – Great pressure. 8 meter hose makes life really easy. Turbo nozzle cleans the concrete floors really good. Quality built. Great value for money. Also, 4 years warranty for peace of mind. Show details
Powerful and does a great job – I looked up the main brands of pressure washers and found they all seem to have good and bad reviews. I didn't want to choose one that couldn't do the job. In the end the 4 yr warranty won me over. It was easy to assemble and worked great. Cleaned all around the pool area and patio. Glad I went with this one. Show details
good bang for buck – my karcher K3 slowly lost power over the years and to be honest was always pretty disappointing. so went for the ryobi to clean around the house. first thing i recommend is take the drum spool off and throw it away, lay the hose in the sun and straighten it out. the drum is useless. simply coil the hose up in large loops and hang it on a hook to… Read more
store it. gave this a good work out on my pool area and found it to be pretty good. plenty of power, the floor scrubber works well once you realise u just have to hover it over the concrete and slowly drag it backward but its not that easy to use. the lance seems good, the power head was awesome, heaps of grunt. heaps more than the K3 ever had. also i bought the braided ryobi replacement hose which is so much better and actually gives it more power, its $40, and you can join it with the original one to give you 16m. for $260 and a 4 year warranty its good value, the equivalent gerni was $500. aluminium pressure head on the motor is much better than the plastic karcher use as well. its not perfect but once u work it out its good for the money and i get 4 years to break it. the first pressure head on my karcher lasted 1 year.
Thank goodness for the four year warranty – I went to Bunnings in December 2017 to buy a Karcher and the sales assistant convinced me to buy the Ryobi instead. Initial impressions were that the hose reel is awkward and the setting on the end of the wand tended to shift. I went to use it the other day and the small metal fitting that attaches the flexi-hose to the gun handle had corroded and… Read more
the small washer had failed. I took it back to Bunnings under warranty expecting them to repair or replace the broken part and they replaced the whole machine. I used the machine over the weekend straight out of the box and the same washer that connects the flexi-hose to the gun failed. I will return to Bunnings to see whether I can purchase replacement washers. All in all I cannot recommend this machine.
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The hose is the worst – Overall the machine is good, but every time I try to wash my car I am continually wrestling with that stupid hose (from machine to spray gun hose). It then takes me more time to wash the car which is really frustrating. Purchased this product from Bunnings for about $350. Plastic bits on it like the handle to wind back the hose broke off because the machine fell over while trying to untangle this hose! Show details
sturdy easy to use efficient electric pressure washer – We bought the pressure washer from Bunnings Bundamba Qld, It is a well made, sturdy machine weighing around 15 to 16 kg depending on attachments. It has an in built detergent tank and comes with a brush for surface cleaning and other attachments as accessories. The hose winds up easily above the aliminium and plastic/ rubber andle and the gun part… Read more
sits in a holster attachment on the side, with the power cord looped on a holder on the other side. It is fairly quiet yet extremely powerful. Easy to use, is sturdy and sits without toppling over when used. Easy to assemble and comes with a small wire to clean blocked piping. Works well, pressure is effective on dirty windows, eaves and external walls. Very pleased with this cleaner.
Blew the Kartcher away – My chinese Sydney tools 2500psi washer packed it in last weekend. I read a whole heap of reviews on these, Gerni and Kartcher before deciding to buy a Kartcher K3 from Bunnings. Brought it home, assembled and fired up. Instantly thought 'nope' this is pathetic. Plastic, flimsy and lacked any power at all. Promptly returned and swapped for the… Read more
Ryobi (with a $140 difference refunded). Powered up the Ryobi and it blew both the Kartcher and my old 2500psi out of the ball park. Turbo head is brilliant and the std lance you can actually dial down to an insane pressured pinpoint which actually started stripping concrete!
The reel can be a pain to wind up, which is the same with every reeled washer i have used. However the Ryobi actually feeds water to the reel so you dont have to pull the hose off and connect to the bottom like most. The tile washer does flip around when pushed back and forth, but if you use it side to side like a mop it works well.
I don't usually write reviews but after shock from the Kartcher to the smile from the Ryobi, i kind of had to.
Can not imagine there is a product anywhere near the bang for buck!!!
Good for small jobs – Purchased Bunnings for $129 (with patio cleaner kit). Comes with a few spray nozzles which is good and also a soap tank (never used it). I share it with my dad and we clean out 3 Toyotas with it (Hiace, Kluger and Camry) so fairly large cars, I got this to replace our old Karcher K1 which lasted about 6 years and a busted hose which became too… Read more
costly to replace. If you lower your expectations then this product it's really only designed for light duties like the weekly car wash then it will be decent backed up by a 4 year warranty. Everything is plastic but the plastic here seems flimsy compared to my old Karcher, the ON/OFF switch plastic looks like it belongs to some kid's toy. Power seems to be a notch up from the old Karcher which is also good, but it will struggle against larger jobs.
Best bang for your buck – i was amazed at how much difference 600psi makes, i upgraded from a karcher with 1600 psi. huge difference in performance with the ryobi,it was purchased from maryborough bunnings, the customer with issues from bundy must have got a dud or didn't operate it properly cause this thing kicks butt on my cement drive, needs to be turned down for the… Read more
boat and 4wd, i LOVE the onboard detergent storage/dispenser, only downside is its a bit top heavy when the cord is rolled up
Perfect nightmare! – I purchased this washer yesterday, put it together and used it on concrete caravan pad covered in sugarcane black burn off, it's like black algae, the pressure this machine exhibited was useless you had to go over the same spot 4 to 5 times and it still wasn't clean. I got out a 35 year old Meco (Repco brand) unit 1200psi half the advertised… Read more
Ryobi pressure it still worked perfectly 1 to 2 passes all gone. I had used the washer for no more than 10 minutes and my wife said give it up, I stripped it and dried it re wrapped it back in all it's plastic bags in the original box and took it back to Bunnings Bundaberg. I was directed to the girl on the returns desk who started the return process, then out of the tool store came a woman, why are you returning this and have you used it ? I answered her yes and for how long and was bluntly told I couldn't return it, BEEEEEP wrong thing to say to me, she started quoting Bunnings policy and ACCC consumer law, I politely informed her it was not fit for advertised purpose I got my refund.
Very disappointed – Bought this today and as title says very disappointed. The only good thing i can say is that it has a 4 yr warranty and basically that's what got me to buy it over others this time. Pressure is apparently 2200psi and i very much doubt it as my old karcher which i thought was on deaths door smokes it for pressure and is only 1595psi. When you… Read more
can hold your hand under the water jet it says it all.
Let my son have a go and the unit fell over and the wind up handle has snapped in half and has never been wound up yet, looking at the plastic there looks like a poor molding design for sure.
So all i can say is very disappointed and will steer clear of ryobi again.
Cheaper with more PSI and great warranty – After reading all the negative reviews on Karcher and Gerni I decided to give the Ryobi a go. $199 at Bunnings with a 4 year replacement warranty was too good to pass up. The Gerni and Karcher were $299 for 1850PSI while this model is 2200PSI. It came with two (plastic) nozzles. One is a "turbo" nozzle for car washing etc. The other is adjustable… Read more
from free flow to a thin jet. It also came with a deck washer head. I was a bit dubious the deck washer would clean my sandstone pavers and I would have to clean slowly with the jet but it worked to perfection. 5 years of grime on the sandstone disappeared within seconds. I used the jet to clean the spots the round head couldn't get to.
I used the unit for a few hours almost continuously without issue. Very glad I went with the Ryobi. I have a lot of the 18v plus 1 tools and I think they're great for the price. The 4 year replacement warranty gives you peace of mind.
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