Notes from Maddy · A PressureAus founder journal

I Wouldn’t Spend Thousands on a Pressure Washer. What I Tried Next Was Even More Frustrating.

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Maddy Connors
Melbourne · Founder of PressureAus

A note for anyone who has put off cleaning because getting started felt too hard…

“By the time it was all set up I'd lost half my Saturday. And forget about cleaning the ute at the campsite or the boat at the ramp.”That was my experience with the old setup.

I knew I did not want to spend thousands of dollars on a pressure washer.

What surprised me was how quickly the cheaper cordless option became frustrating too.

The short version

I wanted no cord, no fixed tap and no power point without giving up real pressure. The big machines asked too much. The cordless washers I tried gave too little. Then I found a real 48V option.

Maddy Connors cleaning pavers with her cordless pressure washer
I wanted cleaning to fit around my day rather than take it over.
01 What I wanted

My list was not unreasonable.

I was not asking for a complicated machine.

I simply wanted these four things in one washer:

Why did every option seem to make me give up one thing to get another?
02 What went wrong

First the price stopped me. Then the pressure did.

The expensive route

More machine than I wanted

The price could run into thousands while the setup still tied me to the old routine.

The cheap cordless route

Less cleaning than I needed

The cordless washers I tried were weak or flimsy. That was not a real answer.

I was not looking for the lowest possible price.

I wanted the price to make sense for the pressure and freedom I would actually get.

I did not need another compromise.
I needed a third option.

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03 What I checked next

The battery was the first thing that caught my attention.

I found a washer with a real 48V lithium battery.

Then I looked at the practical details that would decide whether it was genuinely useful.

1Could it clean properly?It offered up to 1800 PSI with three settings: 500, 1000 and 1800.
2Could it work away from power?Yes. No power point was needed.
3Could it work away from a tap?Yes. It could draw from a bucket or connect to a garden hose.
4Would the runtime suit real cleaning?It offered about 18 minutes non-stop or 30+ minutes stop-start.
The washer running from a bucket in a driveway
A bucket or a garden hose meant I could choose the setup that suited the location.
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04 Why this felt different

Convenience was no longer code for compromise.

The difference was not one dramatic promise.

It was a group of useful details finally working together.

My checklistBig washerWeak cordless48V option
Useful pressureYesNot in my trialsUp to 1800 PSI
No power pointNoYesYes
Bucket optionNot my setupPortableYes
My verdictToo expensiveToo weakWhat I wanted

I started selling the washer to Aussie families.

Every unit is hand tested before it ships.

Cleaning a muddy ute wheel
This was the kind of cleaning I wanted to do away from home.
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05 Why I said no

Then big retailers asked to sell it for $500.

Big Australian retailers and hardware chains emailed twice in one month.

They wanted to buy the brand or stock the washer.

I had started this because I would not overspend on the wrong machine.

Asking Aussie families to pay a $500 retail price would work against that.

PressureAus stayed direct online only.

06 What owners can expect

The third option found its people.

108,500+sold
4.9 ★2,358 reviews
3 timessold out in 4 months
#1cordless washer in Australia

If you have been caught between a machine that costs too much and a cordless washer that does too little, I understand.

That is exactly why PressureAus exists.

I hope this makes your choice a little easier.Maddy x

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