ScottinSoCal
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- Sep 7, 2019
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- Parrots
- Had a Blue Front Amazon. Now have an African Grey (CAG)
I’ve always thought it was a good idea to patronize small, locally-owned businesses. The profits typically stay in the local area, instead of being shipped out to corporate headquarters and then distributed internationally to stockholders. Plus, they’re more committed to staying in business. That meant that when the pressure washer I use to clean Scooter’s cage decided to go on permanent vacation, I didn’t mind going to my locally-owned home and garden store to get a replacement. But this time the rewards were a lot more tangible and immediate.
They first said they weren’t sure if they had what I was looking for – an electric pressure washer. They had several gas models in the back warehouse, but we haven’t had good luck with small gas engines. Besides, they burn gas, and I generate my own electricity these days. Then hubs spied a dusty, warped box shoved clear in the back, on the ground. The guy pulled it out, the box had obviously been wet, the bottom of it had rotted completely away. He pulled open the lid, and everything was still in there, still neatly packed and wrapped in plastic. He said he didn’t know how long it had been there. He said I’d be doing him a favor if I was willing to take it for $20, but it had been wet, he wasn’t sure it would still work. I pointed out that it was a pressure washer – it’s designed to get wet. And I’d be happy to risk $20 on it.
Brought it home, unpacked it out in the driveway (no silverfish in the house!), and it looks fantastic. Connected it to the hosebib, plugged it in, and it works perfectly. Better than the old one, because it has a tip called a “turbo wash”. 2100 PSI blows through fossilized food scraps and parrot poop without even trying. And it has all standard fittings, so the handles, hoses, and spray tips from the old sprayer will work on this one. And it’s much quieter. Parrot owners – this is the pressure washer you want to clean your cages. It retails for $300, but if you’re lucky they’ll have one in an old soggy box, tucked in the back. Karcher K2100.
They first said they weren’t sure if they had what I was looking for – an electric pressure washer. They had several gas models in the back warehouse, but we haven’t had good luck with small gas engines. Besides, they burn gas, and I generate my own electricity these days. Then hubs spied a dusty, warped box shoved clear in the back, on the ground. The guy pulled it out, the box had obviously been wet, the bottom of it had rotted completely away. He pulled open the lid, and everything was still in there, still neatly packed and wrapped in plastic. He said he didn’t know how long it had been there. He said I’d be doing him a favor if I was willing to take it for $20, but it had been wet, he wasn’t sure it would still work. I pointed out that it was a pressure washer – it’s designed to get wet. And I’d be happy to risk $20 on it.
Brought it home, unpacked it out in the driveway (no silverfish in the house!), and it looks fantastic. Connected it to the hosebib, plugged it in, and it works perfectly. Better than the old one, because it has a tip called a “turbo wash”. 2100 PSI blows through fossilized food scraps and parrot poop without even trying. And it has all standard fittings, so the handles, hoses, and spray tips from the old sprayer will work on this one. And it’s much quieter. Parrot owners – this is the pressure washer you want to clean your cages. It retails for $300, but if you’re lucky they’ll have one in an old soggy box, tucked in the back. Karcher K2100.
