Worx HydroShot 56 Cordless Pressure Washer review

The Worx HydroShot 56 has been a game changer for me, and is genuinely useful. Put it to the top of your new toys shopping list. Whether you’re cleani …

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Worx HydroShot 56 Cordless Pressure Washer review

I want one of these. Definitely one to jump on on Black Friday. They’re always on sale.

My wife bought me one of these (i think it is the lower powered one) a couple of Christmases ago. I use it now rather than a big mains powered Karcher pressure washer.
However the thing I don’t do is clean my mountain bike with it. I go for much lower pressure with a hosepipe, bucket, brushes & sponge.
The one Worx accessory that definitely is a laugh is the foam bottle/lance. I use it to cover the car in foam when washing it.

Very tempted by the idea of one of these next time the current pressure washer dies – this for bikes and cars, hire a big washer once a year for all the patios and paths.

I take the charge is long enough to do a car, but how long does it take to blast through a bucket of water? Or how many buckets would it take to wash an Octavia estate?

Not trying to be awkward here but what is the advantage of this?

I have a 12V Dirtworker and it’s brilliant, runs off the power supply in the van. If I’m parked near a river then it’s practically unlimited in its bike washing potential.

I’ve seen a lot of battery ones like this about but they strike me as very limited, especially if you are trying to do a few bikes or use over a few days. They are more portable than a 12V one, not needing to plug in, but the size of them means you aren’t going to be using them anywhere you don’t have your van surely? And if you are recharging batteries in the van you might just as well plug the washer itself in.

What’s the advantage of these, why are they so popular?

Not everyone has or wants a van, or has a 12v power supply and the ability to park right next to a river. That’s a pretty specific arrangement you have.

With the Hydroshot you can throw it in the car and use any source of water to blast the mud off a handful of bikes rather than do it at home. Or you can wash the car without trailing hose pipes and extension leads all over the place.

How can you not see the appeal of how easy that is?

Had one for years after someone recommended them on here.

Great bit of kit. One of the best buys I’ve made especially after a winter muddy ride. It’s almost essential for UK riding

I’ve got one of the original ones, maybe 5 years old now, it’s a great bit of kit. I’d replace it straight away with the same if it ever dies. I’ve got a bigger battery and can easily clean 10-12 bikes with it on a single charge.

I have one of these for the camper. Superb bit of kit. Especially if you’re out for a few days. I have 2 of the smaller batteries, which will do 4/5 bikes each (I spend far too long cleaning my bike).
It’s also great in the winter, after a night ride, when the hosepipe is frozen. I can get a bucket of tepid water from the kitchen and still clean the bike off.

@sharkattack
i had a dirtworker before my (lower powered) worx. The hydroshot has considerably more power and does a much better job with less water.

Or how many buckets would it take to wash an Octavia estate?

To wash the car I connect it to a tap & hose, so sorry I can’t say.

Has anyone come up with a nifty solution to the storage question?

Currently discounted to £179 on eBay, direct from Worx

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185779723229

With the Hydroshot soap bottle attachment what sort of distance will it reach, say on a medium spray setting?

It takes quite a few buckets to wash a car and although the pressure washer function works well, it doesn’t have high enough flow to sheet the water off a car like a standard hose can when using the spray function.

Regarding the bottle adapter, I like it. A couple of 2 litre bottles will clean a bike well enough and packs a lot smaller than the hose and a bigger container. You also don’t end up with a massive dirty and wet hose that you need to pack away.

It’s not a nifty storage solution but when I bought my Worx it came with a net storage bag that everything fitted in.

Don’t they provide this anymore?

Bought into the hype from other recommendations in the forum. It works very well with a 25l jerry can for 3 muddy bikes and is efficient at the forest-side while everything is still wet. The battery on the brush less model could do 5 to 6 bikes. You do end up chasing the mud from one side of the bike to another before it goes completely.

I always offer to wash small muddy kids for a fiver, but haven’t had any takers, yet.

Still have to mist the bike again when I get get home coz it gets dirty again from being on a towbar rack.

Ticks biosecurity box as well for canoes and bikes.

I use it with an official short wand, works well and easy to use.

Yeah I have one too, bought it last winter from Argos, they where having a sale at the time.  Some of the guys I ride with have them and recommended it. Not used it yet, It’ll be used this winter for sure.

theyre great bits of kit.. 🙂

If you’re using it to clean patios etc.. a turbo nozzle makes a massive difference!

https://uk.worx.com/turbo-nozzle-for-worx-hydroshot-wa4037/

I use the normal nozzle on the short lance and the turbo nozzle on the long lance.

I use my 5yr old one to wash my car.
I have 1 bucket with detergent and a sponge.
Then 2x20L to rinse the car off. That’s for a subaru forester.
If mine stops working, I’ll buy the same again.

What does it say about singletrack readers that a review of a pressure washer gets more comments than articles about actual mountain bikes.

Has anyone come up with a nifty solution to the storage question?

I bought a medium size plastic box with a lid, it all fits in there.

A flexi bucket would do as storage for me, with added bonus of holding water when needed…

Am I the only one disappointed with one of these (not the 56 just the normal version)? I got it after a PSA on here and its useless. Water does come out of it, but I think I’d be better off with a couple of old pop bottles of water and a watering can, it would give me more water at higher pressure and wouldn’t need recharging!  The zero degree setting on mine is like the jet from one of these: 

 

 

I’ve never taken it with me to clean the bike after a ride because it would be a complete waste.  There’s barely enough power for it to move twigs on the patio, let alone blasting algae etc away.

What does it say about singletrack readers that a review of a pressure washer gets more comments than articles about actual mountain bikes.

That we are out riding our bikes, getting them muddy, not looking to buy the latest bling thing that we can’t afford ?

Keep looking at these for the van. Should really get on with it. Thanks for the review

Am I the only one disappointed with one of these (not the 56 just the normal version)? I got it after a PSA on here and its useless. Water does come out of it, but I think I’d be better off with a couple of old pop bottles of water and a watering can, it would give me more water at higher pressure and wouldn’t need recharging!

I sometimes get this if the the hose isn’t screwed on securely enough. Might be worth checking (if you haven’t already) that everything is nice and tight. The hydroshot is a bit of a gamechanges for cyclocross I’ve found. We’ve got no garden so have to wash the bikes on the street, and its great for that.

Used to have one of the 12v dirtworkers too, big advantage of battery ones is in a busy carpark you can go a bit further away rather than blasting dirt over your (or other people’s) car.

I got one of the generic chinese ones instead that works off my Makita batteries, works well. Have a 10l water container and that’s usually enough to do 2 bikes.

Am I the only one disappointed with one of these (not the 56 just the normal version)? I got it after a PSA on here and its useless. Water does come out of it, but I think I’d be better off with a couple of old pop bottles of water and a watering can, it would give me more water at higher pressure and wouldn’t need recharging!

You are letting the water run all the way through aren’t you? It can take a while to pick up enough flow.

Instead, dunk a bucket into the stream – or water butt at home perhaps – and use the hose clip to keep the hose in place

I put a couple of M14 nuts on mine to weigh it down. Just temporarily remove the filter and stuff them on.

Packed into an old fishing seat box with a 15litre water tank. Does a couple of bikes easily (not done enough to run it out yet).

Any idea if this will run ok on a bosch 18v pro battery with an adapter, or does it get upset with the loss of 2v?

I have the Ryobi 600psi 18v version of this, works well to (although I mostly use it for a final car rinse using filtered water from spotlesswater.co.uk…)

I keep mine in the van, mostly used for the dog. Plus hosing down the paddleboard depending where it’s been used. Has been used for the bike but not that much to be honest

All stored in a trug so I can lob in wet towels etc too. I use an old 10l AdBlue container to keep the water in.

Very handy device, had mine a few years now

Have the original one, 5 years old, second battery. I’d buy the same again

I got loads of use out of my HydroShot, but the charger seems to have packed up.

Anyone else had that happen?

Anyone got a functioning charger but dead HydroShot and want to sell me a charger?

I bought one based on reviews off here. At first I was a bit underwhelmed by the power, but I’ve grown to like it. I’ve used it for bikes, removing algae from paving and cleaning windows, facia boards and the conservatory roof.

My charger died last year too, but I’ve an Aldi Ferrex cordless fan that uses very similar batteries made by the same manufacturer. The Ferrex batteries work in the Worx tools, but not the other way around due to a slight difference in the battery casing. Although this could be fixed with a file or Dremel, it’s just an extra rib above the battery terminals.

Love mine (prev version and definitely tempted by the short lance attachment – would make bike washing easier with one hand.

To answer questions above, it uses about 10ltrs to rinse my Leon, and I’ve gotten an entire puffer out of half a battery and 30lts of water.

The Karcher/Hose combo comes out only for deep cleaning patios and washing the van, mostly because the brush make reaching the roof easier.

I’ve gotten an entire puffer out of half a battery and 30lts of water.

Again, another phrase that makes perfect sense here and nowhere else ?