Every cottager waits all winter for spring to arrive, but in the back of our minds, we dread our opening-weekend chores and the slog of spring cleanup. Luckily, a pressure washer, like the battery-powered options from Greenworks, can help you conquer multiple jobs both at home and at the cottage, and it’s perfect for washing away the grime and debris of a Canadian winter. Here are five reasons why it’s the perfect addition to your outdoor cottage tools.
A pressure washer is the best way to conquer big jobs
We expect to be busy on opening weekend, but no one waits all winter to spend the first long weekend of spring scouring and scrubbing. With a battery-powered pressure washer, you can make short work of the biggest, dirtiest outdoor jobs at your cottage, and you might even find them fun for a change. Cleaning decks, docks, and walkways is both easy and oddly satisfying with a pressure washer, and it’s the perfect way to quickly clean outdoor furniture. Just be sure to use the proper nozzle setting so you don’t strip the paint off your Muskoka chairs. You can also wash your boat and other cottage toys and vehicles, and after a long winter, it’s the easiest way to clean your gunk-filled gutters and downspouts.
A pressure washer is perfect for unexpected uses
Spraying your deck and outdoor furniture might be obvious, but there are plenty of other convenient ways to use your battery-powered pressure washer at your cottage. Old wasp and hornet nests clogging up your cladding are easy to wash away without a ladder, and the same goes for caked-on cobwebs. And while we love seeing wildlife, the scat they leave on our decks and docks is less welcome. Thankfully, a pressure washer is the perfect fix. It’ll also rinse away slippery mould from ramps and walkways around your boathouse.
Pressure washers are a nature-friendly choice for cottage cleanup
We’re all conscious of our water use, especially at the cottage, but we’re even more cautious about the chemicals we add to the lakes we love. That’s why a good pressure washer is such a powerful tool—the stream of water alone is enough to clean most surfaces, so you can minimize your use of cleaners and detergents, no matter how big the job. With different nozzle settings, you can also limit the amount of water you use for a given task while deciding how gentle you need to be with a specific surface.
A cordless pressure washer offers unbeatable convenience
A hose is inevitable if you’re using a pressure washer, so there’s no sense in adding an extension cord to the mix—especially when you consider all the places on your property where you’ll end up using it. No one wants to drag an extra cord around trees, rocks, and stumps on an unwieldy property. And with their brushless motors, battery-powered pressure washers from Greenworks are quieter options than many corded models with brushed motors. Another feature that makes Greenworks pressure washers perfect for the cottage is the Self-Siphon Hose, which can draw water directly from the lake to make cleaning extra convenient.
A single battery can power an entire cottage workshop
As an added bonus, investing in a battery-powered pressure washer means you can use that same battery across multiple tools that make life at the lake easier, from hedge trimmers and chainsaws to leaf blowers and wet-dry vacuums. It also means you can bring the same battery back to the city to use with Greenworks tools that help maintain your home.
Ready to accomplish more at your cottage? Learn more about the complete suite of Greenworks battery-powered tools.