so before we get going on the unboxing portion of this I wanted to make one
point and that is where to buy it so it's available at Lowe's right but you
don't want to go in the store and buy it what you want to do is go online and
either do a store pickup or have them send it to you and the reasons price
Lowe's.com has cheaper prices than in-store in the case of this
I paid $159 however when I went into the store to pick it up it was on the shelf
for 239 so it's just something to kind of keep in mind even if you're in the
store go ahead and look it up online real quick on like Lowe's.com and
they'll price match themselves so with that let's get going with the unboxing
as is almost always the case the first thing out of the Green Works gpw2006's
box is a set of instructions and warranty cards because this unit
requires some assembly I won't be sending this in the direction of the
rubbish bin just quite yet next out is the spray gun initial
quality impressions are very good from my vantage point it feels relatively
robust and I've certainly handled cheaper I doubt it would pass for
commercial use but for home use I think it'll do just fine
underneath this we have part one of the accessory holders I'm not a huge fan of
the fact it's all plastic at this price point we're getting into the territory
where some competitors make this piece out of steel already attached to it are
the 25 and 40 degree pressure tips plus soap nozzle disappointingly the last one
is all plastic below this and we've got hangers for the wand and extension cord
also all plastic next up is the high-pressure hose it feels just
fantastic unlike many competing models Greenworks provides a genuinely nice
piece of kit here the threads are all metal it has built-in strain reliefs and
the hose itself is braided it just feels high-quality setting that aside and
we've got the stainless steel wand extension out next for me a unit that
came with a metal wand was a requirement they're just so much more durable and
versatile and then cheaper plastic ones that use proprietary fittings out next
is the cart handle the metal is relatively lightweight but at least it's
not plastic the wheels feel solid and weighty the tread itself is made of an
unknown material it's not a hard plastic nor is it a soft rubber
it's like those two mated and the resultant offspring made it into the
Greenworks packaging last thing before getting the big unit out is some
assembly hardware the turbo nozzle and the wire hose hanger the pump and motor
feels very solid you get the impression that under that nice-looking plastic
hood there's a lot of steel and aluminum this was apparent before even removing
it and the entire box with all of its included accessories was much heavier
than you'd expect for a box of that size taking a close-up look at the pump and
everything appears to be very well built little things like in all-metal exterior
and socket cap bolts give one the impression they didn't just build the
cheapest pump possible and send it to market unfortunately but not necessarily
a huge deal is the fact that the water inlet and high-pressure outlet are on
opposite sides of the pump we'll get to why that's annoying in just a minute
before putting everything together I wanted to take just one moment to talk
about warranty protections this Greenworks pressure washer offers three
years this is at the very upper end of what manufacturers offer in this segment
of the market furthermore Greenworks does not appear to exclude accessories
from their warranty as many others do for example Karcher offers only one year
on the pump and motor and just 90 days on accessories a far cry from what they
ambiguously refer to as industry-leading SunJoe what I would consider Greenworks
most direct competitor offers two years finally Ryobi for those who prefer
the orange box over the blue one offers a comparable three years getting the
Greenworks GPW2006 assembled begins with a
glance at the semi poor QuickStart guide wheels go on first here we see a simple
half-inch ish axles and basic bushings no ball bearings but then again I
probably wouldn't expect them on a pressure washer or anything other than
commercial units the handle snaps into place secured with a couple of spring
mounted pins would have liked to see some type of threaded fastener though I
suppose this does make semi-disassembly for storage easier installing the
accessory holder will require the use of a drill or driver here we've got some
pretty aggressive threads into plastic up next are the holders for the spray
gun and power cord I really like how Greenworks has gone ahead and riveted on
some metal machine threads makes disassembly if ever necessary an easier
task the gun goes on the left and the cord bracket on the right the holder for
the cord is a two-piece affair which if thirst I thought was odd however when I
got her together we can see the reason it's done this way so one can rotate the
bracket post assembly nice touchscreen works the final step before snapping in
all accessories is to install the high pressure hose hanger it's just a thin
piece of metal wire being held in place by thin plastic I'm not really a fan of
how the manufacturer set this up after all primary assembly is complete we'll
go ahead and loop on the 35 foot power cord and 25 foot hose like I mentioned
earlier both are very well made I'll also go ahead and assemble the spray gun
and its extension wand and oh check this out
all metal threads with double O rings very nice now that we're all set up
let's get some water into this machine and see if it does or does not suck
actually I guess blow would be the correct and negative or positive
adjective depending on the context turning on the water at the spigot and
that's an oopsie forgot that what water enters it will exit unless restrained
let's install the high-pressure hose and give the
another try much better before powering on the instructions mentioned one is to
purge air from the line for approximately 30 seconds after this it's
finally time to depress the power button and get a feel for the unit so it may be
a little thing but it's nice that a power indicator light is included on the
switch a minor touch for sure but it does
provide evidence that Greenworks didn't manufacture this unit at the cheapest
possible price first operating impressions are very positive the unit
feels more powerful than other electric pressure washers I've used but obviously
falls short of anything but the most underpowered or half-broken gas units
speaking of power let's talk about that for one second
one reason I bought the Greenworks GPW2006 was because of its advertised 14
amp motor this is at the higher end of what's available in 120 volt electric
powered units to test if this figure was accurate I used my AC clamp meter here
we see a current draw of 13.5 amps give or take a few hundredths this
outlet also tested at 123 volts meaning the Green Works pressure washer is
drawing approximately 1660 watts or 2.22 horsepower
for comparison's sake the Honda GCV160 engine a model very commonly used on
lower-end gas pressure washers produces 4.4 horsepower or roughly twice as much
power so this should give one a good idea of how this unit from Green Works
compares power wise to its liquid teawrex fueled competitors just spraying
the driveway without any soap and it appeared to do a good job of dislodging
ground in dirt far better than just a garden hoses done
from what I can tell so far I think it will do a great job around the house
before putting it away for the night I also thought I should go ahead and try
answering several burning questions things like can one remove dandelion
weeds with a Greenworks pressure washer as it turns out yes
yes you can is this pressure washer able to remove the painted lettering from my
recycled in Tanner no Noah cannot will this unit remove bird poop from my
driveway yes with ease now remember earlier when I mentioned how the unit's
placement of the power cord water inlet and high-pressure outlet on opposite
sides of the pump was problematic let's demonstrate why when all hooked up
moving it around is really awkward one is required to perform this little
shuffle thing while holding hoses very annoying before putting everything away
for the night I wanted to give this unit a little sound pressure level aka volume
test the main reason I went electric over gas was noise really hoping I made
the right decision I'll place the sound meter about four
feet away in all likelihood one will be working
further away than that so consider this a worst-case number firing it up and we
get eighty four point five decibels for those without a frame of reference this
is almost exactly what I recently measured on my dyson ball animal so for
comparison's sake it's about as loud as a vacuum cleaner before putting it away
for the night I went ahead and threw on the turbo nozzle and then tried to put
my hand in the high-pressure stream it hurt much more so than the 25 or 40
degree tips I then tried to do it again in the process attempting the same thing
and expecting different results proving my insanity after day one I'm
very happy with the unit however as it wouldn't be a couple of days until I got
the chance to use it again I went ahead and ordered a quick disconnect kit off
of Amazon it became apparent after only one disassembly this would be pseudo
required for anyone planning on using it frequently for less than half the cost
of Lowe's the Amazon version also came with some quick hose disconnects also
worth noting is that not all hosts of pump connections are the same thankfully
the Greenworks line uses the industry standard m22-14 coupling other brands
often use the less common m22-15 or even worse proprietary connections I'll
place a link to the exact kit I bought down in the description it works great
with this unit it's an affiliate link so the channel will earn a small Commission
which is greatly appreciated our first real test for the Greenworks GPW2006
is a little truck washing action I've always been intrigued by the idea of a
touchless wash with a pressure washer so I thought I'd give that a go in
preparation I also went ahead and bought a shorty gun and foam cannon not at all
required like the quick disconnects but pretty fun link for this is also in the
description the 25 degree nozzle provides plenty of power to blast off
any dirt followed by a bath of suds and a rinse for what it's worth when it
comes to rinsing I found a good old garden sprayer works better than the
pressure washer overall I'm completely satisfied with the Greenworks GPW2006
and I'm not one to fawn over products easily it's competitively priced comes
with nice quality accessories isn't too loud and appears to have all the power I
need for around the yard type tasks my only real complaint comes from the
placement of the inlet and outlet hoses annoyingly being on opposite sides of
the pump other than that this is a highly recommended product just make
sure to check lowes.com before purchasing in store