AR Blue Clean AR118 1,500 PSI 1.5 GPM Hand Carry Electric Pressure Washer

by AR North America

• 1,500 PSI/1.50 GPM
• Automatic safety valve with pressure shut-off at pump head
• Three axial-piston wobble-plate pump
• Tempered stainless steel plungers
• 30-Foot power cord/20-Foot hose

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 14.5 x 10 inches ; 11.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 19 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B003B6KQZE
• Item model number: AR118
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (165 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #554 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)
  • #5 in Patio, Lawn & Garden > Mowers & Outdoor Power Tools > Outdoor Power Tools > Pressure Washers

Product Description

For over 50 years, Annovi Reverberi has manufactured one of the world's highest quality lines of high-pressure pumps. The experience in design criteria and production technologies adapted for the industrial sector, assure the high performance safety and quality of our electric pressure washers. Models equipped with 3 axial-piston wobble plate pump, long-lasting induction motor, gun-wand assembly with a fully adjustable spray head, detergent tank, water filter, detergent injector kit and high pressure hose. Rotary nozzle and TSS standard/option feature. GFCI and automatic safety valve with low pressure by-pass on all models.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

150 of 153 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent value on a very good power washer May 28, 2011

By Knotscott

Make no mistake about it....you can definitely hurt yourself (or someone else) with this pressure washer. It's capable of tearing up my pressure treated wood deck, so it'll cut through skin too. The comment from another reviewer that you can't hurt yourself with this machine makes me wonder if they adjusted the nozzle correctly....it's definitely not worth the risk to try.

The AR118 may not be in the same league as a $1500 commercial grade gas powered washer, but it's very capable for average residential use, and is an excellent bang for the buck. It's small, lightweight, inexpensive, and very portable. It does an excellent job on vinyl siding, patio furniture, concrete, paint and stain removal from decks, and is great at pre-rinsing major dirt off the car, though you'll still need to wash with soap and a sponge to remove the road film. The adjustable spray nozzle adjusts easily from a light mist to hard cutting beam of water. The attachments go together quickly and easily, and it seems surprisingly well made for the price. I've run it for hours at a time without a whimper from it. For such a low cost unit, I've got a lot of confidence in the build quality of this pump and motor. On a more critical note, the hose is a little stiff, and some water does leak from the hose attachment. The storage compartments for the nozzle attachments are handy, but the cord storage area is far too small for the entire cord that's included....you can only wrap about 1/3 of the cord around it before it's full.

I was a little concerned that a pressure washer in this price range might be nothing more than a glorified high cost squirt gun, but this one is a really useful tool at a great price. Overall I don't know how much more I could expect from an electric power washer in this price range.

63 of 64 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome! March 28, 2012

By DMae

Amazon Verified Purchase

I love this pressure washer!! I'm a 55 yr.old woman who doesn't like to wait for her husband to "get around to it!" This pressure washer is so easy for me to use and it kicks butt! I used a separate little sprayer to apply detergent/bleach mixture (the little bottle that comes with it isn't for big jobs, but it works). Everytime my husband would use his "BIG" pressure washer, he'd strip the paint of the house, fence, etc. I don't like having to paint if I don't have to, so I'd rather do it myself (pressure wash). This little thing will strip paint, but you can control it. If there are any other women out there who want things cleaned up without waiting for or hiring a man to do it, this will be one of the best purchases you'll make! I'm a happy, happy girl :)

48 of 49 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars So far so good October 7, 2011

By RKN

I just used my machine for the first time. The first thing to keep in mind is that, as far as pressure washers go, this is a light duty unit. It is much, much more powerful than a garden hose, but you're not going to do the kind of jobs that a larger, more powerful, and more expensive unit would do.

I would give 5 stars, but the user guide is inaccurate and incomplete. They enclose a couple extra loose leaf sheets that I suppose are intended to clarify things, but those aren't clear or correct either.

Apparently, the unit has shipped with a couple different types of connectors for the water supply (garden hose). Mine came with a plastic quick-disconnect. This is a handy feature, but due to the poor instructions it's easy to hook up wrong. People complain on other forums about a problem with the connection to the unit not sealing and thus constantly spraying water all over the side of the machine. I expected this problem and experienced it. I called customer service, which answered quickly, and they explained the problem. The threads on the unit itself, while looking like standard hose threads, are not. They are a metric thread. Thus, you must attach the clear plastic fitting which they call the Water Inlet Filter to the machine as it has the matching metric thread. The other piece of the quick disconnect, which in my case is a blue and black plastic fitting, has a standard garden hose thread and, of course, attaches to your garden hose. If you mistakenly try, as I did, to attach that fitting to the unit it will twist on, but because the threads do not quite match properly it will leak terribly just like people say. Once I reoriented the fittings correctly I had no problem at all with leakage. Being plastic, I don't imagine the fittings will last forever, but it works well for now.

Other than that, I am very happy with its performance. It does exactly what I was hoping it would do without causing damage.