Sun Joe SPX4000-PRO Electric Pressure Washer

I would not have considered buying an electric power washer before this if my wife had not ordered a lesser unit which I used briefly and then returned. It was purchased from another shopping site. I studied the reviews of the SPX4000 and similar units, so I pretty much knew what to expect going in. I have been using the SPX 4000 all weekend and have decided it is a keeper, with limitations. I find it to be perfectly suited for about 80% of what I need to use a power washer for, but fully understand that it is no replacement for a gasoline powered unit. After reading the reviews on this unit and the many suggested hacks and upgrades, I have decided to use it as is with the SunJoe accessories. The reason being that I'm not going to buy adapters to use other brands of equipment, like I thought I would, is because I don't think it would significantly improve performance given the power limitations of this particular unit. I did order the additional 25 ft.HD hose since using this unit with the too short 20 ft hose that it comes with. That, I think is an essential upgrade. The unit works pretty good for medium duty tasks like washing cars, cleaning lawn furniture and other equipment. It will clean a deck or concrete patio/sidewalk/parking area, but very slowly. It is not going to power wash your house very well, no matter what mods or accessories you buy. The lower power setting is rather useless unless you are cleaning something delicate like outdoor fabrics and such. The flip side is you are not liable to tear anything up unless you use the red tip. Most of the detractions made in the more reasonable reviews are valid. The hoses and power cord placement are not very well thought out. But a longer hose takes care of that. Although the soap container can not be removed easily, the current design has a drain plug on the bottom. Plastic hose fittings have been replaced with aluminum, but I wish they were brass. So I will occasionally rent a gas powered unit when I have a heavy task, but I'm glad to have this unit for everything else. I doubt any electric power washer can compare to even a low end gas unit, and a low end gas unit still costs at least 4 times as much as this one and there is not a gas engine to have to maintain. I have enough of those in weed eaters, brush trimmers, chain saws and lawn mowers. I don't want or need another one. Update as of 8/17/2021: Down graded to One Star (formerly Four Stars) After about three years of light to moderate use, my unit has finally given up the ghost. It began leaking water from inside the housing, pouring out the bottom and not generating sufficient pressure for washing anything. I opened up the plastic external cover to see if I could find something repairable. Discovered a crack in the alloy (Zamack?) pump body that sprayed water with just hose pressure without the electric motor being on. I doubt that's repairable, but I may try some JB Weld just for the heck of it.