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nlel1975 said:
I have just connected mine to the long lance as its supposed to be better for applying soaps etc.

Even when using the long lance the multi head/nozzle comes off easily, which suggests yours is indeed faulty.
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Mine is definitely faulty, completely stuck solid. Pulling back on the QR collar and pulling with my entire strength it doesn't budge. Not an issue as I say because I have the Greenworks. Really happy with the Greenworks as the motor/pump isn't in the trigger gun itself like Worx, so you can change the hose and trigger to a more traditional setup.

However, the Greenworks is ridiculously expensive for what it is. Brand new the unit is .c £149 (can go down to £100 to £125 on deal) but that's without any batteries or charger - being 40V batteries they're expensive and you need min 1 x 4aH. You're looking at £250 to £300 for the unit with 1 x 4aH battery and charger, which is decent Karcher mains powered territory.
 
worx do a 40v variant too, but only in the US, came out in 2018 i believe


i wanted a light weight one, so i didn't get the hydroshot "brushless" one, as that's more powerful than mine, but heavier as i suffer with back and hip problems
 
I’ve ordered one of the MJJC foam cannons from Amazon priced at £ 58.50 inc VAT here...

https://tinyurl.com/3mt3b5mc

As I’m in Jersey I get it excluding the VAT so it came to £ 48.75. It’s despatched from Amazon so thought it was worth a few quid extra for that peace of mind.

Couldn’t order from here as it wouldn’t accept my Jersey post code...

https://autorae-chem.com/products/foam-cannon-pro?_pos=1&_sid=573b2bdbb&_ss=r

Was contemplating the Amazon own brand one but thought sod it I’ll get the best. I’ll let you know how I get on.
 
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nlel1975 said:
I’ve ordered one of the MJJC foam cannons from Amazon priced at £ 58.50 inc VAT here...

https://tinyurl.com/3mt3b5mc

As I’m in Jersey I get it excluding the VAT so it came to £ 48.75. It’s despatched from Amazon so thought it was worth a few quid extra for that peace of mind.

Couldn’t order from here as it wouldn’t accept my Jersey post code...

https://autorae-chem.com/products/foam-cannon-pro?_pos=1&_sid=573b2bdbb&_ss=r

Was contemplating the Amazon own brand one but thought sod it I’ll get the best. I’ll let you know how I get on.
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that auto rae Chem company

just found it on ebay actually , £45 OR BEST OFFER , FREE postage, so probably £40 inc free delivery (UK)
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/393616632105?hash=item5ba5612929:g:CiQAAOSw0vhhsIv3
 
ShiWarrior said:
that auto rae Chem company

just found it on ebay actually , £45 OR BEST OFFER , FREE postage, so probably £40 inc free delivery (UK)
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/393616632105?hash=item5ba5612929:g:CiQAAOSw0vhhsIv3
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Yeah I’d seen that but it was £ 45 and on their website it was £ 39.95 but when I tried to order it wouldn’t accept my post code. Later found out it was £ 3.99 UK delivery so £ 43.94 in total and not much different to eBay.

If you can get them to knock as much as £ 5 off then good luck to you.
 
Received the MJJC Foam Cannon today and while it fits the Hydroshot I wasn't impressed with the results. Its not the foam cannon but the pitiful 22 bar 320 PSI Hydroshot at fault.

Its not much better than the supplied soap dispenser if at all, so I wouldn't recommend getting one unless you have a more powerful pressure washer to hand.

The foam cannon has two settings, how wide the spray is and in which direction. In this video I have it set to wide spray at a horizontal angle...

https://youtu.be/am76O-yBTRo
 
nlel1975 said:
Received the MJJC Foam Cannon today and while it fits the Hydroshot I wasn't impressed with the results. Its not the foam cannon but the pitiful 22 bar 320 PSI Hydroshot at fault.

Its not much better than the supplied soap dispenser if at all, so I wouldn't recommend getting one unless you have a more powerful pressure washer to hand.

The foam cannon has two settings, how wide the spray is and in which direction. In this video I have it set to wide spray at a horizontal angle...

https://youtu.be/am76O-yBTRo
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hmm that looks disappointing !


im assuming you turned the dial up top to the +

looks like you might need to up the ratio on the snow foam more ?
 
Well that was my second attempt at using it, just firing it into the bath. When I first tried using it on my car I had to reverse out of a parking space which left my car blocking the way.

Not good at 13:30 in the afternoon, I also had problems with the hydroshot hose as it needs to be straight in order to get a good flow of water from the bucket and mine was curled up a bit so I wasn’t getting a very good spray at all.

At least when I tested it by firing it into the bath I got the full spray rate so I know there’s not an issue with the connection to the foam cannon. I also figured out how to adjust the foam cannons settings which helped.

I need to set my alarm and get up one morning at 4am when I won’t be obstructing anybody and use it then. At the end of the day it’s only a 22 bar 320 PSI unit so you can’t expect miracles.

It works as best as it can with the tools at my disposal and it’s better than nothing.
 
Did you replace the orifice to the smaller one? That helps with lower PSI washers, but I still think the Worx won't be strong enough for a foam cannon.

I used the Greenworks today on my partner's car with the MJJC Foam Cannon and was really impressed with the foam. Promised to do her car which I kind of regretted as my car has plenty of road grime on it after travelling to family for Christmas, plus the house next door but one was being emptied of furniture a few days ago and they decided to burn all the furniture which has covered my car in ash.

Not entirely sure how it's accepted to have a fire that's 1) 6ft from a wooden fence 2) 20ft away from a car and 3) burning painted furniture which is usually not allowed.

Will give mine a clean on new year's day so I'll post the Greenworks in action.
 
In reality, having used both, it's just as portable in regards to cleaning a car.

With a Worx, you'll still need to carry a container of water to siphon from. Obviously the Worx can siphon from a near by water source such as a lake if you're cleaning down your paddle board for example, so more portable for that use.

There's also the benefit that the Greenworks doesn't have the motor in the lance/trigger gun, so it's lighter when using the machine. The bucket when full of water is heavy though, heavier than a 5 gallon bucket full of water which is surprising as the bucket is advertised as being 20L.
 
While it may not leave a thick layer of foam on the car it does leave some nice suds...

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Its better than nothing and what is good about the foam cannon is that it holds much more liquid than the soap dispenser.
 
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