Making your own homemade pressure washer.
Homemade snow maker pressure washer.
But they don t come cheap.
For a pressure washer this snowmaker is designed to work best with pressure washers that have a gpm gallons per minute flow rating of 2 1 3 4 gpm.
The washer needs to be at rated for at least 1000 psi pounds per square inch but the exact number doesn t matter too much.
Pressure washer own or rent use a fine mist nozzle or use a nozzle specially designed for producing snow snow cannon not affordable to buy but can be rented garden hose with a snow attachment makes less snow per hour than the pressure washer or snow cannon but still fun.
Air compressors and pressure washers do create a bit of noise.
On the long run however they are a great buy.
Output should be about a 6 inches in 4 hous in a 30x30 space.
For this reason it is best to make snow in the evening right after the sun goes down and then in the morning before the sun rises to high and warms the air.
A good brand is teejet.
Once it is done i will be using around 120psi to power 3 nozzels with a new pressure washer.
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To make an effective snow gun you have to match the bulk nozzles to the nucleation nozzles and match both to the characteristics of your compressor and pressure washer.
Operating the sg3 e type snowmaker.
Here are some of.
Before using the pressure washer soap make sure to do a quick preliminary clean of the area moving any significant debris or outdoor furniture.
Use a 22mm fitting on the snowmaker to attach the pressure extension hose.
Add in the dish soap and stir thoroughly.
Even though they are very effective on their own they do even better with a pressure washer detergent soap.
They make spray nozzles for agricultural use and these work great for snow guns.
Homemade snow maker machine.
Use a quick connect air fitting on your snowmaker to attach the air line from your compressor.
If you have an air compressor and pressure washer already this seems like a fun project that would definitely impress the neighbors in areas that are cold enough to make snow 36f or lower but.
A pressure washer is an incredibly effective way to clean outdoor surfaces cars floors etc.