Borrowed a pressure washer from our library and it leaked everywhere

Took home the DeWalt pressure washer from our tool library near Elm Street. Turned it on and water shot out from a loose hose connection. Almost flooded my driveway before I shut it off. Good reminder to always check fittings before you pull the trigger?

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matthewross14d ago

...and that's exactly why I always run a quick test with the nozzle off (or at least pointed away from anything important) before I actually start spraying. A loose connection can turn a simple wash into a soggy mess real fast. The fact that your library's pressure washer had a bad hose fitting makes me think their maintenance is kinda spotty, you know? Libraries around here are great about checking things back in, but who knows if they actually test each tool before it goes out again. I'd probably mention it to them next time you go back, just so they can tighten it up and save the next person from a driveway flood. Tool libraries are amazing but they live and die on people returning stuff in the same shape they got it.

matthewross14d ago

Testing a pressure washer with the nozzle off is how you send water blasting into your own face or straight up a wall if the trigger lock is busted. The library might not catch a loose fitting every time but neither would most people unless they work with tools daily. You'd have to be pretty unlucky for a hose to just pop off mid job and even then it's just water, not a disaster. I'd rather deal with a soggy driveway than risk the library charging me for a broken part because someone like you cranked it too tight for the next guy to get loose.